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Title: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Lardman on January 17, 2019, 10:08

I've made a couple of replies to posts which haven't appeared. Is there any IP based filtering going on as I'm using a VPN service.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 17, 2019, 10:28

We do have a little IP filtering in use due to attacks by spammers from around the world, mainly in the far east and old russian states.  But that is mainly done through a system which prevents registration (Stop Forum Spam), rather than posts.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Lardman on January 17, 2019, 16:07

The first time I thought I might have pressed preview rather than post; but I'm pretty sure I didn't this morning though. Multiple senior moments ?  :unsure:  ::) PEBKAC ? I'll keep an eye on it.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 17, 2019, 17:28

Or perhaps PICNIC  :nowink:

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Lardman on January 18, 2019, 16:00

Nope its definitely not me - it just swallowed another one in the "what's for tea" thread.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 18, 2019, 16:50

You must be using some dodgy IPS  :ohmy:

I'll have a look down stairs and see what I can find.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Plot 1 Problems on January 18, 2019, 18:45

What VPN are you using Lardman, if you don't mind me asking?

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Lardman on January 18, 2019, 19:39

NordVPN or IPVanish depending on which system I'm logged into.

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Aunt Sally on January 18, 2019, 22:28

Why do you need to use a VPN while visiting this forum Lardman ?

Title: Re: Posts not appearing.
Post by: Lardman on January 19, 2019, 09:15

Quote from: Aunt Sally on January 18, 2019, 22:28

Why do you need to use a VPN while visiting this forum Lardman ?

I don't -  I just don't turn it off to visit  :nowink:

It's not a problem if that's the cause, I just haven't noticed it before and wondered if it was related to the lock down over Christmas.