Re: Looks like the hiccup has been fixed
I am not having any spam problems, so the spam is probably from some other source
I am sure it will pass but I am still getting the security code thing before I can log in.
I have a static IP at work and did not have to type the code this morning
If you don't have a static IP address, the new (Temporary) system will ask you to log in each time. Sorry, but that's just the way it's going to be for a few days (Ok, until after the holidays at least).
So like it or not, this is what you get for the next week, so please be patient as we all work through this.
The static IP works fine after the first time, I logged in at work this morning and did not have to enter the code. There is a reason for the codes and that is to make sure that a human is trying to get in and not a hacking machine. The codes will help ensure that iboats will not go down again while the IT folks are trying to clean the system.
Just a heads up with the captcha (security thing) ... this is a different one and I know the numbers and letters are sometimes hard to decipher. I move around alot so I am using multiple IP's and therefore have to log in through the security system with every move. There are times I go through the 3 tries and then get a new set of alpha-numerics and have to start over, there are other times it is first try and in. The q, g, and 9 can sometimes be very confusing. Also the b and the 6 can be confusing. If it doesn't work with one combination, just start switching the letters/numbers around. You will get in sooner or later!
In all, please be patient with iboats, they really are working on it.
The codes are a little difficult sometimes, took 4 tries last night at home, finally figured out what that squiggly letter stood for.
The vast majority may not understand. I and a few other posters are very much aware of the IT guys in the backroom and what they are going through.
A tip of the hat to the boys and girls in the back of the house.
The rest of us just need to be mad at the cause of the problem and not those trying to cure it.
This is a very true statement. We need to applaud the IT department, they have worked hard to get iboats back up and running. As I understand it the first night this happened they worked until 3 AM and then were back the next morning to meet and get another plan of attack and back at it again. Nobody understands until you have been there. IT folks, keep up the good work.
