{"id":57,"date":"2008-05-12T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-12T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2008-05-12T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-12T21:06:00","slug":"for-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"For real???"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to preface this post by saying that I absolutely LOVE my new job. I have learned more in the past few weeks regarding development than I think I did at my last job in a whole year. <\/font><\/p>\n

The difference now, though, is dealing with small clients that have somewhat strange requests from time to time.<\/font><\/p>\n

Case in point (sent in by a male, nonetheless):<\/font><\/p>\n

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Question.<\/font><\/p>\n

One of my FAVORITE hobbies at work is checking on ticket availability at ticketmaster.com <\/font><\/p>\n

However, this morning when I was trying like a mad man to get the BEST MADONNA tickets I possibly could, I think I “tried” too many times, and it seems ticketmaster blocked our IP address!<\/font><\/p>\n

This has happened in the past, but only for like ten to fifteen minutes at a time. I have been unable to log in to ticketmaster for 4 hours and now I’m concerned. Especially because tomorrow morning, WHILE I HAVE TO BE HERE, more tickets are going on sale at 9am.<\/font><\/p>\n

Some people have mentioned a program that resets your IP address for you, but I’m thinking that doesn’t sound like an option.<\/font><\/p>\n

Any ideas on what I can do to sneak back on to ticketmaster.com<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My 1st response:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Is this for real? We have help him get Madonna tickets??!?!?!<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Then I sucked it up and actually responded:<\/font><\/p>\n

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A) I do not know if this substantiated. How would we know if Ticketmaster “temporarily blocks an IP address”? All I could really find on this topic is this article from Slashdot:<\/font><\/p>\n

http:\/\/it.slashdot.org\/it\/07\/10\/07\/2332237.shtml<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n

B) If you were going to try and sneak back in, you would have to make the site think that you had a different IP. The only way that I know of to do that is to use a proxy. There are MANY ways to do this and they are as simple as a google search away. Here are some that might work:<\/font><\/p>\n

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  1. FoxyProxy – <\/font>http:\/\/foxyproxy.mozdev.org\/<\/font><\/a> – Complete details for download setup on this site. This is a plug in for Firefox. <\/font><\/li>\n
  2. Proxy Changer – <\/font>http:\/\/www.proxychanger.com\/<\/font><\/a> – If you use IE… <\/font><\/li>\n
  3. Listing of available proxy servers: <\/font>http:\/\/www.publicproxyservers.com\/<\/font><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am not sure if this will work, however as I found this on Ticketmaster’s site:<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Proxy Servers<\/font><\/p>\n

    Some online service providers, such as AOL or Prodigy, use a device called a proxy server. Proxy servers save copies of sites on their server rather than connecting users to the Internet or the specific site requested. In most cases this works fine.<\/font><\/p>\n

    Using a proxy server might prevent you from purchasing tickets because you need to access our ticketing system directly. If you do not know if you are accessing the Internet through using a proxy server, contact your Internet service provider.<\/font><\/p>\n

    Access Ticketmaster.com through a direct Internet connection and not through any service using proxy servers.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    My recommendation would to calm down and try less. I don’t think we should be helping clients “sneak” back into web sites after they had been blocked due to what the site has deemed to be “malicious” or “questionable” use. <\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Pretty funny IMO. I should start a web site or something… like the <\/font>Chronicles of George<\/font><\/a> (go here if you have never been, it’s hilarious).<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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