yoyoma wrote:I think there is a problem with shared IPs and IP banning on KGS. It looks like someone got IP banned while using GoUniverse, and now I got banned also because everyone using GoUniverse use the same IP from KGS' point of view. I sent an email to
admin@gokgs.com asking about this. Haven't heard back yet but I've confirmed this is the problem because I asked someone else with a different IP to try GoUniverse and they got the same ban message.
From the Chrome console:
Upload success: type = LOGIN
Client.js:612 Object {text: "time for a break from KGS.... please note that "fu" is not appropriate anywhere here", type: "LOGIN_FAILED_KEEP_OUT"}
Client.js:619 Object {type: "LOGOUT"}
Akkkkkk....
That "reason" message was so specific, it's only been used once, so it's easy to find in the boot log. Turns out that the user was not using the GoUniverse client at the time, but after he was booted he tried to log in with the same username through the GoUniverse client, thereby transferring the block on that name to that IP address.
Unfortunately, that's a known problem when a number of users are logging in through a single IP address, but one user spoils it for all the others (schools get blocked often, and there was one time the entire Microsoft domain was completely blocked <insert suitable emoticon>).
I'm sorry this happened, because I want GoUniverse to be a useful part of KGS. We would really really like to have some way of uniquely identifying users rather than usernames and IP addresses, but biometric logins are a long way off, I'm afraid.
If it happens again, please write to the admin box, with details.