I am NOT a leecher!

rattus · 24 February 2003, 01:04

while browsing through the HOL it suddenly gave me a request to type out some numbers/text as it appears in a box to the left...this is fine, but after I type in the code it will not let me continue! I have tried everything and it won't believe me!

24 February 2003, 03:19

Here! here! We caught the leecher!!

Codetapper · 24 February 2003, 03:55

Damn, I tried to simulate a leecher by doing a search for US Gold then opening a bunch of pages (about 40!) and it didn't prompt me for anything! I feel let down!

RCK: I'd be interested to see when you popup the leech requester - is it based on a certain number of page requests in a certain amount of time or something? If I closed the window as soon as the page appeared does that circumvent the leeching code or that runs before any of the page is sent?

jmmijo · 24 February 2003, 06:08

Yes we found you out girl, now behave

Twistin'Ghost · 24 February 2003, 06:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Codetapper
Damn, I tried to simulate a leecher by doing a search for US Gold then opening a bunch of pages (about 40!) and it didn't prompt me for anything! I feel let down!

Is it possible that you are logged into Admin?

RCK · 24 February 2003, 14:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Codetapper
Damn, I tried to simulate a leecher by doing a search for US Gold then opening a bunch of pages (about 40!) and it didn't prompt me for anything! I feel let down!

Twist is right, admin don't see the anti-leech protection.

Quote:

RCK: I'd be interested to see when you popup the leech requester - is it based on a certain number of page requests in a certain amount of time or something? If I closed the window as soon as the page appeared does that circumvent the leeching code or that runs before any of the page is sent? [/B]

Yes, the protection is based on how many pages one IP have requested / day.

Close the page ? lol
no it's a server side protection, if your quota is excedeed, all the hol pages will ask you to proove that you are not a bot.

rattus: if you type the correct strings, the HOL will be unlocked.

Codetapper · 24 February 2003, 20:27

Yes, I was logged in as myself - silly me! By closing the pages as soon as they started to appear I closed them so as to not download a bunch of files that I didn't need... so not too much bandwidth wasted I hope!

rattus · 24 February 2003, 22:34

I tried again today and it gave me a different string, this time I got it right after 3 tries and I'm allowed back in! and honestly I was just browsing not leeching (i.e downloading dats, screenshots etc or whatever else defines a leecher). besides...

rant/
I WAS JUST LOOKING! LOOKING BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS! LOOKING! NOT LEECHING! LOOKING!
/rant

<wipes foam from mouth>
surely I'm allowed to browse the HOL, thats what it's there for right? I just wanted to see what other cool games there were that I didn't know about.

*pleads innocence*

Honestly if you want a good leeching demonstration then just give me your FTP details to add to my collection

24 February 2003, 22:41

rattus:
Sorry to say, but this all happened because girls have cooties

7-Zark-7 · 25 February 2003, 15:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Amigaboy
rattus:
Sorry to say, but this all happened because girls have cooties

LOL!
Hey, maybe RCK's infamous anti-leeching device is a mouse-trap!

Where's APFelon to document this new rodent war?!

Frootloop · 26 July 2003, 10:22

Yikes! Now I don't feel so bad because I just got the leecher warning too. I've been typing in lots of searches so maybe this is the reason, though I don't know how much bandwidth I've used. I have cable so it's fast. :-(

It'd be cool if we could see how much bandwidth we've used up while browsing the archive.

Feeling guilty....

RCK · 26 July 2003, 11:35

if I indicate the user's limit in real time, it would be easier for leecher to leech

one warning is not so important, but too much warning is auto-ban.

Marcuz · 14 October 2003, 15:59

whops.... while i was leechin from a FTP

AND documenting from HOL, i've got warned! so i cannot even profess my innocence!

24 February 2003, 01:04	#1
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	I am NOT a leecher! while browsing through the HOL it suddenly gave me a request to type out some numbers/text as it appears in a box to the left...this is fine, but after I type in the code it will not let me continue! I have tried everything and it won't believe me!

24 February 2003, 20:27	#7
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	Doh! Yes, I was logged in as myself - silly me! By closing the pages as soon as they started to appear I closed them so as to not download a bunch of files that I didn't need... so not too much bandwidth wasted I hope!

26 July 2003, 10:22	#11
Frootloop Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada, Eh Posts: 167	Uh oh Yikes! Now I don't feel so bad because I just got the leecher warning too. I've been typing in lots of searches so maybe this is the reason, though I don't know how much bandwidth I've used. I have cable so it's fast. :-( It'd be cool if we could see how much bandwidth we've used up while browsing the archive. Feeling guilty....

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Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	Damn, I tried to simulate a leecher by doing a search for US Gold then opening a bunch of pages (about 40!) and it didn't prompt me for anything! I feel let down! RCK: I'd be interested to see when you popup the leech requester - is it based on a certain number of page requests in a certain amount of time or something? If I closed the window as soon as the page appeared does that circumvent the leeching code or that runs before any of the page is sent?

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jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	Yes we found you out girl, now behave

24 February 2003, 22:34	#8
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	I tried again today and it gave me a different string, this time I got it right after 3 tries and I'm allowed back in! and honestly I was just browsing not leeching (i.e downloading dats, screenshots etc or whatever else defines a leecher). besides... rant/ I WAS JUST LOOKING! LOOKING BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS! LOOKING! NOT LEECHING! LOOKING! /rant <wipes foam from mouth> surely I'm allowed to browse the HOL, thats what it's there for right? I just wanted to see what other cool games there were that I didn't know about. pleads innocence Honestly if you want a good leeching demonstration then just give me your FTP details to add to my collection

24 February 2003, 22:41	#9
Amigaboy Posts: n/a	rattus: Sorry to say, but this all happened because girls have cooties

26 July 2003, 11:35	#12
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,092	if I indicate the user's limit in real time, it would be easier for leecher to leech one warning is not so important, but too much warning is auto-ban.

14 October 2003, 15:59	#13
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	whops.... while i was leechin from a FTP AND documenting from HOL, i've got warned! so i cannot even profess my innocence!

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