MTFCA Forum

I can access the forum with my Windows PC with no issues but not with my iPhone anymore. It gives me this page saying too many redirects.
I'm not smart enough to fix this myself and no suggestions from the internet have worked to fix it.
Anyone else have this issue?
Sorry if this thread should be elsewhere.
I like to be able to access the Forum pages on my phone.....

With the Caveat that I do not code in xml, I will say this: The MTFCA site is one of the last sites that do not require you to let them put cookies on your device. If you've cleared your safari history and website data and block all cookies and pop-ups it still works like a charm.

To me, it's those nefarious organizations that require you to let them put stuff on your device that are the problem.

Anyhow, try that. Clear and be happy.

On my iphone I turn off everything... all options.... including siri, facial recognition, and feedback, etc.... ALL OPTIONS OFF. It takes about 30 minutes of going from app to app to do this. I hate big brother! Not that they can't spy on you at the satellite tower; they can. NSA records everything , including video... no bueno. But, it hampers them messing with your phone (pics/videos).

You can turn back on certain apps for websites that require cookies be placed on your phone so they can track you (ahem.... "provide you with a better experience"... )

michaelb2296 wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:19 am

... websites that require cookies be placed on your phone so they can track you (ahem.... "provide you with a better experience"... )

well said!

I HAD it - did all the stuff that mike suggested and then it came back again -
even tried to turn off Prevent cross-site tracking and that didn't help. So I change my browser to Bing and haven't had it since. In fact I even forgot about the issue until you brought it up

FROM https://support.securly.com/hc/en-us/ar ... on-Safari-
"It is a known Safari issue that can cause interruptions when a site uses an authentication service such as Google, which can lead to an error known as "Too many redirects". For more information, please follow this official Apple Support article:
At this time, due to limitations caused by this new feature, the only way to assure that you will not be affected by the “Too Many Redirects” error is to turn off a feature inside Safari known as Prevent cross-site tracking.
It has also come to our attention that Apple’s latest developer release of Safari has disabled this feature upon installation. Or you can use other browsers such as Chrome and Firefox which have not yet reported this problem.

While I love my apple computer, its Safari browser is a POC. Use chrome or Firefox. I use an android phone tho, no issues with this forum on it fwiw

Thank you to all who have responded here!

I've tried everything you have suggested but to no avail.

Even now to add insult to injury, I cannot access this forum on my ipad either, and, neither can my wife access it on her iphone or ipad.
Only on my PC.

My daughter, who is an IT specialist says the fault lies with this site, and there's something that needs to be changed for it to be compatible with Safari.
Something recently changed with the internet, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.....
I've installed Firefox, and other internet browsers, but all have failed on my iphone. I get the same results. Too many redirects.

Frannie my daughter says it's an easy thing to fix apparently, but there's nothing I can do to fix it for myself.

I can't explain it. I restore musical boxes and model T's, not computers... I can open the main MTFCA site no problem, it's just this forum.

Now all of this being explained to me is kinda like explaining math to a cat, so I don't know whether she is right or wrong, but I do know she is good at what she does.

Perhaps anyone else that has has issues with their iphone using this site can also chime in. Perhaps the administrator can look into this(?)

I do really appreciate all the help guys! I miss being able to access the forum on my phone

Darren,
I suspect this may be related to the thread below regarding the forum being slow for all. Although this seems to have only been the past few days and your original post predates this.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38049&sid=6c2890a7c ... 30ed10e229

I too am experiencing concerns using an iPhone 12. Tried edge and chrome and both slow but not getting redirect errors.

Although it’s possible that you are unable to read this due to the issue.

Hooray for the Administration team!! My iPhone gets me in the site!
Great job folks!!!

Darren J Wallace wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 12, 2023 8:49 pm

Hooray for the Administration team!! My iPhone gets me in the site!
Great job folks!!!

Nothing changed... this site works equally well on all devices and all browsers. We tested pretty much every combination extensively before we went live a few years ago.

AdminJeff