Ubuntu Forum Help

[teejay17]

I just run into something strange this morning, and I was wondering if someone else has seen the same problem. I went over to my Dad's house visiting, and while I went on the net to check Ubuntu Forums, because this site rocks!
Anyway, I tried logging in, but for some reason I couldn't--I kept getting the message saying that there was either an error in my login name, or that a mod disabled my account, etc. I became worried...I didn't think I wrote anything that would constitute getting booted off the forum.
When I came back to my machine, however, running Ubuntu Edgy with Firefox, I can log in no problem (as you can see :D ). On my dad's machine I was using Firefox 2.0.1, on Winblows XP. Does this have something to do with it?

[teejay17]

Actually, this also happens on another machine running Windows that I just tried. I guess it's a Windows thing?

[teejay17]

Seriously though, does anyone know the reason for this?
I'd like to be able to access the forums from a Windows machine when I'm at work, or somewhere where Ubuntu is not readily available.

[Lord Illidan]

As far as I know, there is nothing fishy about Windows and Ubuntuforums.org.

it could be a problem with cookies.

[thomasa93]

Nope, sorry man. I have never had this problem:???: .

[teejay17]

As far as I know, there is nothing fishy about Windows and Ubuntuforums.org.

it could be a problem with cookies.

Or the fact that it's Windows, lol.
It's ridiculous...I've tried accessing Ubuntu Forums now, on three different PCs, with both Firefox and crappy IE7, but I get the same problem every time: my login is not recognized, and basically I go back to the login screen, an endless loop.
Or it says that I've failed at logging in, I might be banned, blah blah blah.

[dorcssa]

I can login from windows with firefox 1.5 with no problem. :)

[EZ-man]

I had the same problem... But, it was on my computer. Which only has Ubuntu 6.06 and I use only firefox. I thought, I was bannded... I could go anywhere, surffing the net, even ubuntu sites. But when I tried, anything that had a ubuntu forum in the browser it wouldn´t work...

I could go and I even asked a couple of people while I was using X-chat if the forum was down.

I think it has to be a logon thing, using your e-mail adress as a verification or mac address some how.

I contacted the administrator also...

[teejay17]

I think it has to be a logon thing, using your e-mail adress as a verification or mac address some how.

I contacted the administrator also...

What did the administrator say about this; did s/he give any reasons?

[teejay17]

As far as I know, there is nothing fishy about Windows and Ubuntuforums.org.

it could be a problem with cookies.
Could it be a problem with cookies on that many computers? So far I've tried accessing the forum on 4 different Windows boxes, variously trying Opera, Firefox and IE7, even from different ISPs, to no avail.
I get that continuous loop: log in to post, but instead of posting I have to log in...log in to post, but instead of posting I have to log in again...and on and on.
In the end, all this is doing is making me want to convert every Windows machine I see into an Ubuntu box! That's not all that bad, really:)

[aysiu]

I've moved this thread to a more appropriate forum.

[MkfIbK7a]

are you logged in on another computer at the same time this mght create problems

[teejay17]

are you logged in on another computer at the same time this mght create problems
No, I wasn't...my Ubuntu box was off the whole time I was trying on other machines. Nonetheless, I figured out what the problem was...and it's really simple, and yet weird.
On the Windows machines, for some reason I was being directed to ubuntuforums.com instead of ubuntuforums.org. the .com site works just like the .org, you can see all the posts, etc. except you can't log in.
Now, imagine my confusion, not looking at the actual address (because everything was displaying properly](*,)) and that's why I couldn't figure out the problem was all in the address.

[teejay17]

Just thought I'd add a little to this topic. Does anyone know why there is an ubuntuforum.com and an ubuntuforum.org?
Why two versions, and one not allowing logins?

[PriceChild]

Just thought I'd add a little to this topic. Does anyone know why there is an ubuntuforum.com and an ubuntuforum.org?
Why two versions, and one not allowing logins?.com is just a placeholder... there so no-one tries to imitate us and steal passwords etc.

Pricey

[teejay17]

Ahh, I see. That makes total sense.