[pchelpers] Re: Password Problem

Louis M Hall wrote:
> There is a WWW site that I have gone to on a regular basis for ten years. 
> Out of the blue, when I click onto that site, I am requested to post a user 
> name and password. This is a local government site. This address is listed 
> in a link folder. When I point to the icon for this link a reminder appears 
> above it's address which states, "You are not authorized
> to visit this site." This is before I click the icon. It makes me suspect 
> that I have inadvertently blocked this address. This is an XP computer. I 
> have another old computer
> with Windows 95. When I attempt to link to that address on that computer, I 
> get the
> same message, "You are not authorized to visit this site" ?????????????? 
> Each computer is connected to a modem from comcast.net.
> Is there something in the operating system  that allows the blocking of an 
> address even beforethe computer tries to link up with that address?
> 
> The site is:
> 
>  www.assessor.shelby.tn.us.
> 
> The message is a form that is not within that site. It appears to be a 
> Microsoft box with a
> couple of keys imaged on it requesting a user name and password.
> 
> Thanks. 
It is possible the server is picking up your IP or other identifiable 
information to compare with a black list.
That or it caters to a small and exclusive list of people. Most such 
sites have a membership with personal login page.
Does your situation or the site behavior suggest this?
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