Tumshie Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 @RichM Help please. The other day when I opened CWDF on my iPad for a few seconds before it opened I got a white screen with a message on it saying "checking your browser before accessing canalworld(dot)net" DDoS protection by cloudflare Ray ID I opened the site page on my MacBook and got the same message, just briefly they didn't last long, and then CWDF opened as usual. I just wondered why this happened, is it something that CWDF triggered from behind the scenes or is it something else...... Are we prone to DDoS attacks, I can't imagine why..... And what it a Ray ID? I have a screen shot from my iPad but until I know what a Ray ID is then I don't want to post it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjw Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Does this help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49968948/what-is-a-ray-id-cloudflare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Clear as mud. Get Firefox (and Avast!)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, philjw said: Does this help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49968948/what-is-a-ray-id-cloudflare Hmmmm..... ?Sort of. It would probably make more sense if I understood it better but, yes thank you I now get the general gist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tumshie said: @RichM Help please. The other day when I opened CWDF on my iPad for a few seconds before it opened I got a white screen with a message on it saying "checking your browser before accessing canalworld(dot)net" DDoS protection by cloudflare Ray ID I opened the site page on my MacBook and got the same message, just briefly they didn't last long, and then CWDF opened as usual. I just wondered why this happened, is it something that CWDF triggered from behind the scenes or is it something else...... Are we prone to DDoS attacks, I can't imagine why..... And what it a Ray ID? I have a screen shot from my iPad but until I know what a Ray ID is then I don't want to post it online. I used to have a Ray gun, when I was a kid. It was ace. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, NB Esk said: I used to have a Ray gun, when I was a kid. It was ace. ? So is the Ray ID the bit you had to tipex out if you wanted to use to to commit a crime, Bugsy Malone style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, NB Esk said: I used to have a Ray gun, when I was a kid. It was ace. ? I had one too but it never seemed to work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 This is a security feature we use to help prevent spam bots and various other attacks on Canal World. You may see it from time to time. Nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Tumshie said: @RichM Help please. The other day when I opened CWDF on my iPad for a few seconds before it opened I got a white screen with a message on it saying "checking your browser before accessing canalworld(dot)net" DDoS protection by cloudflare Ray ID I opened the site page on my MacBook and got the same message, just briefly they didn't last long, and then CWDF opened as usual. I just wondered why this happened, is it something that CWDF triggered from behind the scenes or is it something else...... Are we prone to DDoS attacks, I can't imagine why..... And what it a Ray ID? I have a screen shot from my iPad but until I know what a Ray ID is then I don't want to post it online. I've had it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, RichM said: This is a security feature we use to help prevent spam bots and various other attacks on Canal World. You may see it from time to time. Nothing to worry about. Thank you - And thanks for getting back so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, bizzard said: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt. I think it's quite obvious that I'm an idiot., and my keeping quite isn't going to remove any doubt of that - it just means less people might know. Which would only matter if I actually cared. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Is RayID a relative of RayT's? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Tumshie said: I think it's quite obvious that I'm an idiot., Its perfectly obvious you are anything but! I bet not many Bogles can type as well as you can... let alone construct a coherent case to support their point of view. AMAZING. Human, almost.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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