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bamabama · 09-10-2006, 20:06

Stuart,
You a Mod from the board in question ? ? (there is a Stuart there too).

Curiouser and curiouser...though

Paste of email contents-----
"Your account on XXXX Forums has been locked because someone has tried to log into the account with the wrong password more than 5 times. You will be able to attempt to log in again in another 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 62.252.64.31

Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Use the link below:"
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not the .32 address. But then again I doubt that NTL run just one proxy, at least I hope so.

I did a practical test on the board in question and used invalid passwords enough to suspend myself. The automated e-mail promptly arrived and it shows the NTL cacheing proxy as the source address, NOT my real IP address. Changing my proxy will not alter this.
Advice from the board in question was obviously off-target. It does not record the real IP address. Sorry I passed on the misleading statement - at least I checked and have corrected things now.
Kudos to the guys here who nailed it.

09-10-2006, 20:06	#18
bamabama Inactive Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40	Re: logon attempts from 62.252.64.31 Stuart, You a Mod from the board in question ? ? (there is a Stuart there too). Curiouser and curiouser...though Paste of email contents----- "Your account on XXXX Forums has been locked because someone has tried to log into the account with the wrong password more than 5 times. You will be able to attempt to log in again in another 15 minutes. The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 62.252.64.31 Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Use the link below:" ---------------------------- not the .32 address. But then again I doubt that NTL run just one proxy, at least I hope so. I did a practical test on the board in question and used invalid passwords enough to suspend myself. The automated e-mail promptly arrived and it shows the NTL cacheing proxy as the source address, NOT my real IP address. Changing my proxy will not alter this. Advice from the board in question was obviously off-target. It does not record the real IP address. Sorry I passed on the misleading statement - at least I checked and have corrected things now. Kudos to the guys here who nailed it.