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#13592 locked out yesterday and again today

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 06:48 CDT

user40075
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? YES
Have I searched the tickets before posting? YES
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Lockout guide
Joomla! version: (unknown)1.5.26
PHP version: (unknown)
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)Rochen
Admin Tools version: (unknown) 2.2.10

Description of my issue:

Hello Nikko!

I was locked out yesterday so I disabled main.php and fixed it. Now the same thing has happened today.
My ISP has started floating my IP. For three years it never changed. Now it appears it could be changing daily. I can't afford what they want for a fixed IP. I haven't time to repair Admin Tools everyday. I am sure there is a simple fix but you know how it is. When you are in a hurry you just don't think clearly! : )

I turned off the bad behavior filter pending a solution.

Any Suggestions appreciated.

Lowtech

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Bad Behaviour has a very itchy trigger finger. I'd suggest keeping it turned off. What you experienced –getting blocked all the time– is also what your visitors will most likely experience due to BB's false positives.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Greek: native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§English: excellent πŸ‡«πŸ‡·French: basic β€’ πŸ• My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

user40075
Thanks Nikko!

I was looking at other IPs of visitors blocked for bad behavior. They all looked perfectly innocent to me!
Perhaps Bad Behavior needs some fiddling.

Best,

Lowtech

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Bad Behaviour is very keen on blocking requests. OK, it's geared towards blog comments and that makes perfect sense. I originally included it for its Project Honeypot integration. I left it in there because some of my users find it useful and doesn't cause much problem on their sites. I still recommend not using it on most sites, though. Since it's a third party library I can't modify its code to make it less eager to block requests.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Greek: native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§English: excellent πŸ‡«πŸ‡·French: basic β€’ πŸ• My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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