1 Strike and you're out - for 15 minutes

**highwayman274** · October 22nd, 2018, 04:25 PM

I flubbed my password when logging-in this morning, and received this message.

I immediately made a second attempt (just to see if this was a glitch), and got the same thing.

So . . . . 15 minutes later . . . .I got it right. It was minor, but annoying.

Not sure if the forum software was acting-up, or if the log-in script has been changed to deter hackers.

Jenny48549 · October 23rd, 2018, 01:45 AM

If it was changed, we have not gotten any notification of this.

We also do not have access to change the strikes count either. Just as an FYI, there have been quite a number of "VIP" type accounts at forums on the network that have been hacked and sold at some unnamed websites. It is possible that the number of strikes was reduced to combat this problem.

October 22nd, 2018, 04:25 PM	#1
highwayman274 Former Staff Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Great White North Posts: 7,697 Thanks: 245,094 Thanked 130,613 Times in 8,119 Posts	1 Strike and you're out - for 15 minutes I flubbed my password when logging-in this morning, and received this message. I immediately made a second attempt (just to see if this was a glitch), and got the same thing. So . . . . 15 minutes later . . . .I got it right. It was minor, but annoying. Not sure if the forum software was acting-up, or if the log-in script has been changed to deter hackers.

October 23rd, 2018, 01:45 AM	#2
Jenny48549 Beloved Sister Mistress of Mayhem Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Great Gig In the Sky Posts: 6,668 Thanks: 64,911 Thanked 127,567 Times in 6,475 Posts	If it was changed, we have not gotten any notification of this. We also do not have access to change the strikes count either. Just as an FYI, there have been quite a number of "VIP" type accounts at forums on the network that have been hacked and sold at some unnamed websites. It is possible that the number of strikes was reduced to combat this problem. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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