dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Receiving intermittent errors trying to reply here: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=3067&st=20 So, I tried a post to Test and a reply to it. Worked damn fine, naturally. So, I tried more tests in the thread. Got ONE time it accepted a test that it won't let me edit or reply to. Maybe someone can tell me what a 403 Forbidden error on accessing /index.php means? Is it just a temporary database error and I should try again later? Or something else. Cleaning out the cache doesn't help.
LIGHTNING UK! Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 It means the same thing it's always done (this is a long standing problem on this server).... you're posting some characters in a combination that's seen to be a potential security issue. It's NOTHING at all to do with the forum or the forum software. It's low level apps kicking in and stopping you from (what could be) hacking the server. Just go 'Back', amend your post and then submit it again. I've not have one of those errors in Aaaaaaaaaaaaages now, you just have to watch that you're not doing things you wouldn't normally do with the English language.
lfcrule1972 Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 I've not have one of those errors in Aaaaaaaaaaaaages now, you just have to watch that you're not doing things you wouldn't normally do with the English language. You're saying that to an American Ok ok I am only joking...
lfcrule1972 Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Oh yeah We know EXACTLY what you mean mate !!!
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 It means the same thing it's always done (this is a long standing problem on this server).... you're posting some characters in a combination that's seen to be a potential security issue. It's NOTHING at all to do with the forum or the forum software. It's low level apps kicking in and stopping you from (what could be) hacking the server. Just go 'Back', amend your post and then submit it again. I've not have one of those errors in Aaaaaaaaaaaaages now, you just have to watch that you're not doing things you wouldn't normally do with the English language. I tried Back, Refresh, Add Reply, Fast Reply, etc. it always does the same thing. I didn't use anything out of the ordinary, unless M_o_n_t_y__P_y_t_h_o_n__s_k_e_t_c_h. without the underscores, of course, is considered somehow a character combination that's a potential security issue. I tried it just with those 3 words and the period at one point and still got the error. And only on that post.
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 I would wager my English is better than yours! I'm the one who, thanks to idiots raising the curve, scored 130% on my English mid-term in 11th grade.
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 Still can't reply to that one thread with the simple phrase <DELETED PHRASE> Testing it here.
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 GOOD GOD! The phrase M_o_n_t_y__P_y_t_h_o_n__s_k_e_t_c_h. without the underscores IS the cause?!
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 I need someone else to test this for me. Please try to make a reply with the term "Monty Python" without the quotes BUT include the space and any of these letters after it: s, k, e, or t. My tests have returned 403 errors trying to post those 4 tests.
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 I need someone else to test this for me. Please try to make a reply with the term "Monty Python" without the quotes BUT include a space after "Monty Python" and any of these letters after it: s, k, e, or t. My tests have returned 403 errors trying to post those 4 tests.
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 Never mind... The problem is with the word Python if some things follow it, apparently. Like a space. So, try Python_ but replace the underscore with a space. SHEESH!
dbminter Posted January 19, 2007 Author Posted January 19, 2007 Hey, er, sorry I easily fly off the handle like this. But, I think you can understand my frustration. A string phrase like Python_ being flagged as a false positive security issue. I'm just trying to use a simple word from English that is not ending a sentence in my case and it causes me all this trouble. Little things like this that keep building unrelentingly for 23 years have just taken their toll on me.
jack Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) It's ok db, it's the same for me. Bloody Pythons!! There always was something subversive about them!!! Edited January 19, 2007 by jack
digidragon Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 The pythоn sat on the mat! Works for me... Actually, the o is a Russian o - the word python spelt normally (without any formatting) gives me the error too. It seems like it's a security precaution as apache webservers can work with the Python programming language.
dbminter Posted January 20, 2007 Author Posted January 20, 2007 I thought it might have something to do with the Python language, as well. Strangely, I believe I tested Python by itself and it worked... oh, well. We can always add Python and Python control codes, too, I suppose.
kirk1701™ Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 I ran across this also in the joke thread last week. It did not like the last sentence of the joke which read something like one...two...three
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