[Typo3] Unable to login to BE due to ZoneAlarmPro - solutions - which is better?

[Jennie Z.]

I'm not sure about the specific medthod of changing the flag in 
localconf.php, but it seems like areal pain, and I'm inclined to think 
it/ might/ leave your typo3 install open to abuse. That's a totally 
uneducated opinion so please take with a grain of salt. ;)

There should be a way to set  a site exception for "michael-baker.com" 
in Zone Alarm's web filter.

I have been using Kerio firewall and I personally like it better than ZA 
(though I never used ZAP.) when I first installed it I had the exact 
same problem Typo, but the problem was fixed quickly & easily in the 
program configuration.

Hope this helps!

-Jennie

Michael Baker wrote:

>I recently upgraded ZoneAlarmPro to version 6.0.667.000.
>Since doing so I was unable to login to my typo3 back end.  I kept getting:
>
>Error: This host address ("michael-baker.com") and the referer host ("") 
>mismatches!
>It's possible that the environment variable HTTP_REFERER is not passed 
>to the script because of a proxy.
>The site administrator can disable this check in the configuration 
>(flag: TYPO3_CONF_VARS[SYS][doNotCheckReferer]).
>
>I am my administrator and I could not disable this check until I loged 
>in :-( .
>
>Fortunately I found that when I unchecked "Enable Privacy for this 
>program" for my webbrowser in the ZoneAlarmPro Control Center, the 
>problem went away. :-)   
>This is available in the ZAP Control Center  from Program Control | 
>Firefox | Options | Filter Options
>
>Then when I logged in to the BE I used Install to add the suggested flag 
>to localconf.php. Now I am able to login with Enable Privacy for Firefox 
>enabled again.
>
>Does any one have suggestions as to the pros and cons of either of these 
>methods.
>
>Michael.
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