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Hi Shadow.. I had a few of my members tell me they had the same problem. I send them this. I don't remember where I got this from but it has worked for everyone (so far) who I sent it to. Hope it helps.
For security reasons, when you post a reply etc, the site checks that you have actually come from a page on the forum using what is called a HTTP_REFERER. This ensures that database entries can only come from the right page, and stops any external scripts (and would-be-if-they-could-be hackers)from entering info from souces OTHER than the forum reply page itself.
Unfortunately, some firewall and web filtering software, such as some versions of Zone Alarm, block HTTP_REFERER's by default.
# Disable WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter
# Disable any "ad blocking" software
# Disable any Pop-up blockers
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Zone Alarm Pro:
1. Click Privacy
2. Click Cookie Control
3. Click Custom
4. Uncheck "remove private header information"
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Windows XP's Internal Firewall
1. Open XP's Control Panel
2. Double-click Networking and Internet Connections
3. Select Network Connections
4. Right-click on the connection to disable, then select Properties
5. On the Advanced tab, clear the Protect my computer or network checkbox
6. Press OK
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Norton Internet Security 2002 (or earlier)
1. Open NIS or NPF.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Internet Security or Personal Firewall. (This step is not always needed.) The Options window appears.
4. Click Advanced Options.
5. Click the Web tab.
6. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
7. Enter the URL of the site and click OK. The site name now appears in the left frame of the Advanced Options window.
8. Click the name of the new site.
9. Click the Privacy tab.
10. Check the "Use these rules for..." box.
11. Change the Referrer from "Block" to "Permit."
12. Click Apply, and then click OK.
13. Click OK to close the Options window.
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Norton Internet Security 2003/2004
1. Open NIS or NPF.
2. Do one of the following.
* In NIS/NPF 2003, click Options > Internet Security or Personal Firewall (This step is not always needed), and then click the Web Content tab.
* In NIS/NPF 2004, double-click Privacy Control, and then click Advanced.
3. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
4. Enter the site URL and click OK. The site name now appears in the left frame of the Options window.
5. Click the name of the new site.
6. Click the Global Settings tab.
7. In the "Information about visited sites" section, clear "Use default settings."
8. Click Permit.
9. Click OK to close the Options window.
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Techincal Information about HTTP_REFERER's
(for the geeks who care)
When you click a Web page, your browser notes the current page that you are on and sends that information to the server of the new Web page. This way, the server for the new Web page knows the last Web page that you viewed.
For example, if you are on www.symantec.com and click www.microsoft.com , the browser sends www.microsoft.com the information that you are currently viewing www.symantec.com. If you block referrer information, the server of the page you are requesting to see does not know what page you saw last. By default, Norton Internet Security (NIS) and Norton Personal Firewall (NPF) block this information. Some Web sites require this information before they allow you to see their pages.
