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Eircom website "problem"

SouperComputer · 2003-08-07 11:15:50

some of you may have come across this...... I have 2 proxys here, one netsource DSL and the other eircon ISDN went to signup for an email addie on eircom from netsource: Forbidden and apparently the page was not found. Change proxy server, BING webmail signup easy as pie. Back to netsource proxy, the page was not found…

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07-08-2003 12:15pm

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SouperComputer

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some of you may have come across this......

I have 2 proxys here, one netsource DSL and the other eircon ISDN

went to signup for an email addie on eircom from netsource: Forbidden and apparently the page was not found.

Change proxy server, BING webmail signup easy as pie.

Back to netsource proxy, the page was not found again!

more than a coincidence methinks!

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#2 07-08-2003 12:22pm
MiCr0

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not really a problem
you arn't allowed sign up for an email address unless you are connect via eircom (which is what your proxy settings say)

QED

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#3 07-08-2003 12:24pm
dahamsta

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They don't allow access to their support pages either, which I always thought was notably Eircomesque.

adam

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#4 07-08-2003 12:32pm
therecklessone

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Originally posted by MiCr0
not really a problem
you arn't allowed sign up for an email address unless you are connect via eircom (which is what your proxy settings say)

QED

T'is the same if you try to access their "build webspace" section. Crafty I tells ya.

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#5 07-08-2003 12:49pm
BKtje

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Same with some isp's not allowing u to send mail through them unless your using their network. Seems reasonable enough to me.. (unless u payed for the webspace /email)

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#6 07-08-2003 1:14pm
wicklah

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Originally posted by dahamsta
They don't allow access to their support pages either, which I always thought was notably Eircomesque.

adam

Adam,

Which page?

Eircom.net allows most Irish ISP's addresses to connect to the sign up services.

SouperComputer,

What was your IP with netsource?

Wicklah

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#7 07-08-2003 1:30pm
SouperComputer

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What was your IP with netsource?

he he.

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#8 07-08-2003 1:34pm
SouperComputer

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Originally posted by MiCr0
not really a problem
you arn't allowed sign up for an email address unless you are connect via eircom (which is what your proxy settings say)

QED

technially I am on eircom, bearing in mind they own all the lines!

also, using oceanfree I had no problem acessing the signup page.

eircom crack me up man

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#9 07-08-2003 1:57pm
dahamsta

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http://support.eircom.net/

I don't know if they still block access to it, I'm (kind of) on an Eircom netblock.

adam

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#10 07-08-2003 2:01pm
PiE

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Nope, it all seems to be freely available now.

From the i-stream support part
What Operating System are you using?

Windows 95.
Windows 98.
Windows ME.
Windows 2000.
MAC

:rolleyes:

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#11 07-08-2003 7:04pm
Páid

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Not long after this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=91620&highlight=not+irish+according+to+eircom was the problem fixed by €irscum.

Its standard practice to only allow outgoing mail be sent through an ISP's mail servers if you are connected via their dialup, etc. This is to prevent mail relaying.

If you could you would never get to check your email from all the spammers trying to hack passwords and send mail out through your account.

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#12 08-08-2003 9:53am
wicklah

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Originally posted by Páid
Not long after this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=91620&highlight=not+irish+according+to+eircom was the problem fixed by €irscum.

Its standard practice to only allow outgoing mail be sent through an ISP's mail servers if you are connected via their dialup, etc. This is to prevent mail relaying.

If you could you would never get to check your email from all the spammers trying to hack passwords and send mail out through your account.

Not entirely true. You can relay mail through most ISP's if you have validated your username and password to prove you are a customer no matter what IP you are using.

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#13 08-08-2003 10:41am
Frank Grimes

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Originally posted by wicklah
Not entirely true. You can relay mail through most ISP's if you have validated your username and password to prove you are a customer no matter what IP you are using.

Or pop before sending type authentication.

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