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I'm betting this is a joke - as 'xdrthgcv' user account was created 8 minutes before this post. Also, it makes no sense. The F5 key doesn't initiate remote fun
by czbond 14y ago
I'm betting this is a joke - as 'xdrthgcv' user account was created 8 minutes before this post.
Also, it makes no sense. The F5 key doesn't initiate remote functions - unless HN is coded to, which doesn't seem logical.
- unimpressive 14y agoF5 is refresh. If you make too many HTTP requests HN bans your IP for aggressive web crawling. (As I understand it.) As for 3 seconds being enough, shrug. Not something I feel like testing.
- caw 14y agoThere's an un-ban page somewhere around here. PG posted it because he figured out that the problem exists.
- xSwag 14y agoYup. http://news.ycombinator.com/unban?ip=ipaddress http://news.ycombinator.com/unban?ip=ipaddress
- unimpressive 14y agoKeep in mind, this will only work once. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4761102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4761102
- xauronx 14y agoAh, well, that explains why the unban isn't working. Didn't know it was one time only.
- czbond 14y agoFair - good catch. It was early and I missed the refresh.
- guptaneil 14y agoTo be fair, the created 8 minute ago makes sense if his account was banned.
- xauronx 14y agoIt bans your IP, not your account.