Can't login to Rubyforge, just says "cookies must be enabled

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Samantha wrote:

:slight_smile: I thought he said he had even tried using links. (as in a href=
Hyperlinks, as the Lynx browswer isn’t spelled links.) :slight_smile:

There is an alternative browser to lynx, called elinks, or sometimes
just links.

–Deniz D.

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On 3/2/07, Chad P. [email protected] wrote:

Maintainer: Peter G. [email protected]
Description: Character mode WWW browser
WWW: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links/
I’m beginning to think it’s an ISP issue, yeah.

–
CCD CopyWrite Chad P. [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
“The ability to quote is a serviceable
substitute for wit.” - W. Somerset Maugham

Nice! Ya learn something new everyday. :slight_smile:

I’ll have to check Links out!

Samantha

http://www.babygeek.org/

“Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all
things are at risk.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For what it’s worth, I can’t log in to Rubyforge either.

I’ve tried using Safari and Firefox but I keep getting redirected back
to the login page. This is in Spain, I’m not aware of any transparent
proxies set up by my ISP (Telefónica), and cookies are turned on. I
was previously able to log in fine but over the last few days no
luck…

Greg

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I’ve managed to solve the problem! It was an issue with Telkom’s
transparent proxying. I managed to find a list of alternate Telkom
SAIX proxies at User:Dewet/SAIX proxies - Wikipedia
and one of them worked! For other SA users who can’t log in to
Rubyforge check out that page and find one that works for you.

Thanks for all your help.

Farrel

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Farrel L. wrote:

I’ve managed to solve the problem! It was an issue with Telkom’s
transparent proxying. I managed to find a list of alternate Telkom
SAIX proxies at User:Dewet/SAIX proxies - Wikipedia
and one of them worked! For other SA users who can’t log in to
Rubyforge check out that page and find one that works for you.

Anyone else in the UK on NTL/Virgin Media having this problem as of the
last week or two? - and any suggestions for a fix?

thanks
alex

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Greg H. wrote:

For what it’s worth, I can’t log in to Rubyforge either.
I’ve tried using Safari and Firefox but I keep getting redirected back
to the login page.

I had the same problem here, but if you entered the right password,
you have the login cookie and are in fact logged in. It’s just that
the page didn’t direct you back where you wanted to be. If you enter
the RubyForge URL again, you’ll find that you are already logged in.

Clifford H…

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Clifford H. wrote:

I had the same problem here, but if you entered the right password,
you have the login cookie and are in fact logged in. It’s just that
the page didn’t direct you back where you wanted to be. If you enter
the RubyForge URL again, you’ll find that you are already logged in.

With a bit more poking, that’s not quite what’s happening for me (on NTL
UK, which uses transparent proxies).

When I login, the session cookie is set correctly, but then immediately
after, rubyforge sends a ‘deleted’ cookie to expire the login. If I
accept the first cookie but reject the subsequent ones I can wriggle by,
but it’s obviously not right.

I’ve tried explicitly setting my proxy to one only of the five possible
ones, but thsi doesn’t help. I’ve also confirmed that the proxies are
setting the X-Forwarded-For http header to my IP address, so there
should be a unique IP to latch onto.

I’m stumped and would appreciate any help - especially b/c we’re
currently trying to put out a new release of wxruby…

cheers
alex