is it impossible to post a new thread??

edit - ah, seems to happen randomly

Cookie needed ?
 

Recently on OS X Safari I get the following message every time I go to my flyer talk page:

Checking your browser before accessing flyertalk.com.

It stays up for a few seconds then I get my flyer talk page. It adds to browser history. It is new feature that is rather annoying and seems like it could be solved with a cookie setting.

Oh and this is hilarious, I got the above after trying to post the message.

Will move this from the Suggestion Box to the appropriate thread in the Technical Support forum.

cblaisd, Co-Moderator

FlyerTalk will get a small amount of money for every advert you could have seen on the page. They get paid more if you click through, whether it is intentional or not. And possibly more again if that click converts to a purchase.

I don't understand the Cloudflare implementation. I use dozens of websites protected by Cloudflare and none of them require me to wait for 5 (or more) seconds while it checks my browser. Is this some kind of throttling?

I'd guess that's just what happens when you go to a Cloudflare-protected site during a heavy, active DDoS attack.

NOT DDoS / CF Security Threat
 

Because it's a potential security issue and whilst i'm sure everyone here are all nice people as it is a potential hole that places account integrity at risk maybe it's best to talk about that potential hole behind closed doors to the correct people so they can fix it rather than telling the whole world what it is and where to go to find it It has NOTHING to do with the cloudflare message but as I was ignored / nobody approached me i'll crack on and leave y'all to it.

Their focus might have been distracted elsewhere with the DDoS. Try sending a PM to [MENTION=2612]JDiver[/MENTION] or any other mod on here.

Understandable of course and with a few names i'll fire one to them. TY for your help.

The staff at IB are the true administrators of this site; moderators are volunteers and have no oversight over technical operations. The IB staff normally are active during US business days and hours in the Pacific Time Zone. I suggest you either use the generic "Contact Us" function https://www.flyertalk.com/help/feedbacktxt.php or reach out to [MENTION=359244]IBobi[/MENTION] or [MENTION=790438]IBJoel[/MENTION].

Opera
 

For some, this Cloudflare thing may be more than just annoying. I've been using the Opera browser on my phone to access FT and Cloudflare is blocking entry completely. Seems it cannot "check my browser" at all.

Moreover, when trying to post this on FT using Safari, the post was lost and a blank screen appeared instead.

Yes that part maybe came across a bit more salty than intended. Thank you as well and I have fired off a PM regarding it.

I'll take the security Sometime last year, I tried to logon to FT to find out I was permanently suspended-I guess in high school terms that meant expelled. :) The issue was that a ton of fake accounts had been set up to spam FT the night before. One with a very similar handle to mine. I got caught up in the sweep to get rid of them. Fortunately, Mrs. Vker has an account and was able to help get me "freed" very quickly.