Getting kicked out of forums
 

We are having people getting kicked out of forums regularly and then cant get back in for like 20 minutes or so. We contacted our server but they say it has something to do with smilies and that we need to contact the developers of the software.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas what it could be?

Wow something to do with the smileys? ROFL. WOW just WOW.

Its your server....not vBulletin.

So what do I do? Our server person is saying it's the software.

How exactly are they getting kicked out?

If I am logged in and I open a few windows I am fine. If I ever have more than 3 open for our board then it locks me out. People are getting the same when opening smileys. When this happens I cant get back in for about 20 minutes or so.

Is there an error message? What exactly is happening? You need to give more details then kicked out.

Just this.

I'm on the same forum as Shmily. I use only firefox and have the same problem. I usually have only one window open.

I'm posting a reply, click on "more" smilies, select the one(s) I want, close the smilie window and when I try to submit my reply, I get this error:

It doesn't close the site, just leaves me stuck on my reply page. Even after several tries, it won't submit.

This has been happening for months to many of our members. I'm wondering now if we need a new host.

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ETA I can go back to a previous page with the Back Arrow, but can no longer access any other page on the site.

It's somehow connected to accessing the smilie page but have no idea why. Any ideas?

You need to contact your host AGAIN and say "you liars, its not vBulletin its the cheap server im hosted on" (Don't actually say it but its your server.). You know having tabs on your forum can cause load? lol your host seems like they're sh*tty.

Do you have alot of smilies?
Does your webhost have mod_doevaise or other dos protection software installed?
Does your webhost limit the number of requests per website per x?

That is also what i am thinking. The host puts a maximum on the number of connections and the limit is too low resulting in regular visitors getting blocked on the server.

PS I think Zach made a typo and it should be mod_evasive

This was the response from our server about connections.

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The email after the one above suggested we contact the software developers.

Go shout and rant at them. All these problems are to do with your crap hosters, NOT vB.
This is the kind of bullshit that crap hosters say if they aren't good with vB.

Or before blaming your webhost - try to use Categories for Smileys as temporary work-around that maybe only 25 or 35 are loaded per page - meaning the smiley popup.

Personally I would switch my web host. It sounds like to me that they only offer very low end hosting and you obviously need hosting that is better. there are some great cheap web hosts out there such as godaddy, bluehost, hostgator, and webair that you will not have these problems with.