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<blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 4838201" data-attributes="member: 1164">Hmm, odd I managed to log into the wotcboards through firefox a moment ago. Are you a DDI subscriber? Maybe the security checks are causing the issue?EDIT!!![sblock=Here you go] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/index.php" target="_blank">Wizards Community</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (<a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://forums.gleemax.com/index.php</a>) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714" target="_blank">Technical Discussion</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (<a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714" target="_blank">http://forums.gleemax.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714</a>) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1187133" target="_blank">Unable to load forums in firefox</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (<a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1187133" target="_blank">http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1187133</a>) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; lpguy26&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-07-09 09:17 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; my firefox browser wont let me connect to the forums, it keeps telling me theres a redirect loop and wont load.. it saysRedirect LoopFirefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Have you disabled or blocked cookies required by this site?* NOTE: If accepting the site's cookies does not resolve the problem, it is likely a server configuration issue and not your computer.I know its not a server config problem cause' obviously i'm posting here from my windows internet explorer... what would be causing the forums to not load up in my mozilla firefox? Desperately need help... Thanks. Edit: btw... my cookies are not blocked from this site so thats not the issue&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; mudbunny&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-08-09 09:31 AM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Do you have a redirect remover plug-in in FF?? If you do, set up an exception (if possible) for the plugin.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; lpguy26&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-08-09 05:16 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; no.. i do not have that plug-in... and I'm still having the same issue. I'm at the end of my rope with this and there is no solution in sight. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wizards_Dev&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-08-09 09:29 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deleting your forums.gleemax.com cookies will fix the endless &quot;Redirect Loop&quot; in FireFox.&nbsp; From FireFox 3.0:1. Select the Tools-&gt;Options menu2. Select the Privacy icon on the top of the dialog3. Click the &quot;Show Cookies...&quot; button4. Select the &quot;forums.gleemax.com&quot; site from the list5. Press the &quot;Remove Cookies&quot; button6. Try going to <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.gleemax.com</a> again. We have seen this occur when FireFox is first installed and the option to convert the IE cookies is chosen.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; lpguy26&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-09-09 12:28 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; That fixed the problem! Thank you very much for replying and helping me out <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Kentinal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-09-09 05:16 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Quote:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Originally Posted by Wizards_Dev&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (Post 18530511)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; We have seen this occur when FireFox is first installed and the option to convert the IE cookies is chosen.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Oh this is interesting new data.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wizards_Dev&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 05-10-09 02:06 AM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Re: Unable to load forums in firefox&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Just in case you are curious as to what, technically, is going on here...When FireFox imports the IE cookies it renames the &quot;forums.gleemax.com&quot; host name in the cookies to &quot;.forums.gleemax.com&quot; (note the extraneous &quot;.&quot; prefix). I am not sure why FireFox is doing this (it should leave the host as-is during the import) but it may be doing this in an attempt to be RFC 2965 compliant for domain-match rules.When you attempt to connect to <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/" target="_blank">http://forums.gleemax.com</a> using FireFox this triggers the endless redirect loop as the forums site attempts to log you back using the converted cookies containing the incorrect host name.If you delete the cookies, specifically the &quot;communityuserid&quot; cookie, you will now be able to connect to the site again without it attempting to log you back in (and thus getting stuck in the endless redirect loop).Once you log back in, FireFox will recreate the cookies with the correct host name and &quot;all is well&quot;.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frankthedm, post: 4838201, member: 1164"] Hmm, odd I managed to log into the wotcboards through firefox a moment ago. Are you a DDI subscriber? Maybe the security checks are causing the issue? EDIT!!! [sblock=Here you go] [URL="http://forums.gleemax.com/index.php"][B]Wizards Community[/B][/URL] ([I][url]http://forums.gleemax.com/index.php[/url][/I]) - [URL="http://forums.gleemax.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714"][B]Technical Discussion[/B][/URL] ([I][url]http://forums.gleemax.com/forumdisplay.php?f=714[/url][/I]) - - [URL="http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1187133"][B]Unable to load forums in firefox[/B][/URL] ([I][url]http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1187133[/url][/I]) lpguy26 05-07-09 09:17 PM [B]Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] my firefox browser wont let me connect to the forums, it keeps telling me theres a redirect loop and wont load.. it says Redirect Loop Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete. * Have you disabled or blocked cookies required by this site? * NOTE: If accepting the site's cookies does not resolve the problem, it is likely a server configuration issue and not your computer. I know its not a server config problem cause' obviously i'm posting here from my windows internet explorer... what would be causing the forums to not load up in my mozilla firefox? Desperately need help... Thanks. Edit: btw... my cookies are not blocked from this site so thats not the issue mudbunny 05-08-09 09:31 AM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] Do you have a redirect remover plug-in in FF?? If you do, set up an exception (if possible) for the plugin. lpguy26 05-08-09 05:16 PM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] no.. i do not have that plug-in... and I'm still having the same issue. I'm at the end of my rope with this and there is no solution in sight. :( Wizards_Dev 05-08-09 09:29 PM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] Deleting your forums.gleemax.com cookies will fix the endless "Redirect Loop" in FireFox. From FireFox 3.0: 1. Select the Tools->Options menu 2. Select the Privacy icon on the top of the dialog 3. Click the "Show Cookies..." button 4. Select the "forums.gleemax.com" site from the list 5. Press the "Remove Cookies" button 6. Try going to [URL="http://forums.gleemax.com/"]http://forums.gleemax.com[/URL] again. We have seen this occur when FireFox is first installed and the option to convert the IE cookies is chosen. lpguy26 05-09-09 12:28 PM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] That fixed the problem! Thank you very much for replying and helping me out :) Kentinal 05-09-09 05:16 PM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] Quote: Originally Posted by [B]Wizards_Dev[/B] (Post 18530511) [I] We have seen this occur when FireFox is first installed and the option to convert the IE cookies is chosen.[/I] Oh this is interesting new data. Wizards_Dev 05-10-09 02:06 AM [B]Re: Unable to load forums in firefox[/B] Just in case you are curious as to what, technically, is going on here... When FireFox imports the IE cookies it renames the "forums.gleemax.com" host name in the cookies to ".forums.gleemax.com" (note the extraneous "." prefix). I am not sure why FireFox is doing this (it should leave the host as-is during the import) but it may be doing this in an attempt to be RFC 2965 compliant for domain-match rules. When you attempt to connect to [URL="http://forums.gleemax.com/"]http://forums.gleemax.com[/URL] using FireFox this triggers the endless redirect loop as the forums site attempts to log you back using the converted cookies containing the incorrect host name. If you delete the cookies, specifically the "communityuserid" cookie, you will now be able to connect to the site again without it attempting to log you back in (and thus getting stuck in the endless redirect loop). Once you log back in, FireFox will recreate the cookies with the correct host name and "all is well". [/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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