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Old 10-02-17, 07:36 AM
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Whilst visiting archaeological sites in Israel I got a forum notification saying I did not have permission to view the forum. All other forums worked fine.

Anyone know why?
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Old 10-02-17, 10:39 AM
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It is because of the huge number of bots trying to get onto the forum to offer non badge services by Russian ladies.

Bots break through many a forum's barriers quite frequently and take a lot of resources to clear.
I remember a Yahoo military button forum which was overrun. The owner gave it up and it is there, viewed by bots only.

One of our senior members once showed this forum to his grandchildren and ended up apologising to his children. He posted a furious message on the forum.

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Old 11-02-17, 08:34 AM
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But why only Israel and why not any of the other forums, just seemingly this forum and Israel?

Spambots are a problem everywhere as far as I know.
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I probably blocked Israel at some time in the past. Normally I can block a range of IP addresses but sometimes it does not work. There will have been a persistent spam issue or something for me to do that. I'll have a look at the file and if I can find the Israel block I'll remove it.
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I guess you were in this lot somewhere.
-now removed.
We will now see if Israel has anything to offer other than spam.

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To be honest I could probably remove more county blocks. I see we have Moldova & Ukraine blocked, and a few other eastern countries because of spam.
We do have a sign up spammer checker installed now but it still lets a few through; I can give it a go anyway, see what happens.
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I probably blocked Israel at some time in the past. Normally I can block a range of IP addresses but sometimes it does not work. There will have been a persistent spam issue or something for me to do that. I'll have a look at the file and if I can find the Israel block I'll remove it.
Thanks Mike. Obviously if there is an issue reblock it.

I am not sure how soon I will return there.

The country is full of lots of very impressive archaeological remains. A very small selection of some of the nearly 700 pics I took.
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I am moving to Israel within the next two weeks and I hope that access to the forum will still be available...Going for one year but who knows after that.
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So you need to rehouse your headgear collection.........?
You need my address - I'll pay postage.
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So you need to rehouse your headgear collection.........?
You need my address - I'll pay postage.
Brilliant Leigh, it was a quandary for em what to do with it all.....

Sadly I will be paying a lot of money each month to store it, and the uniforms, the medals, badges, photo's etc....

To ship my collection to Israel would cost about £2000.

Possibly cheaper to just post it.

If it is not Welsh or SF/Para, I would probably sell it if anyone is interested in anything from my collection, it won't go into storage until this coming Thursday at the earliest, and I have to itemise it for insurance before it goes into the unit.
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I think the block is still removed. email me (or someone who can pass the message to me) if you have any problems.
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I think the block is still removed. email me (or someone who can pass the message to me) if you have any problems.
Mike, can you message me your email and I can save it in my email contacts?

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Hi Jerry,

Good luck with your trip. Hope you can still have access to the forum and keep in contact.

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Maybe just use a VPN during your travels?

That should help circumvent blocking issues.

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Good luck with your adventure in Israel. Hope you can continue to contribute to the forum.

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