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> I didn't give them anything; I also don't recall their asking for anything. When I click the link, I see only a login modal over some abstract background art
by bscphil 4y ago
> I didn't give them anything; I also don't recall their asking for anything.
When I click the link, I see only a login modal over some abstract background art. I don't even see the link to the terms of service you have there. (That's after I enabled Javascript on the page to even get that far.) I can only assume that's what OP is complaining about. Maybe they've got too many users because of this post and they're limiting it to signup-only for now? Or maybe my browser isn't passing some IP trustworthiness thing. shrug
- ent101 4y agoHi there, there is no IP check, in fact Puter doesn't even store IP addresses at all. Would you be able to open Puter in incognito mode?
- bscphil 4y agoOh? That's very strange, it instantly works in private browsing mode, taking me to what looks like a desktop. I tried it again in non-private browsing mode and I still get the login window. Edit: deleting cache and offline website data in Firefox fixed it. In my experience when this fixes something it's usually because there's a broken web worker and that forces it to redownload.
- progval 4y agoPuter sets "has_visited_before" in the LocalStorage, then does some XHR/fetch requests with no error handling, then sets other stuff in the LocalStorage. If for whatever reason, one of the XHR/fetch requests fails, you end up with only the "has_visited_before" key in the LocalStorage, which causes you to be stuck on the login screen until you clear the LocalStorage.
- ent101 4y agoThank you for bringing this to my attention. You're right, this is the culprit. I'm going to fix it.