WebObjects deprecated under Lion, but needed to login to Devleper Mbr Ctr site ?

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WebObjects deprecated under Lion, but needed to login to Devleper Mbr Ctr site ?

WebObjects technology is supposedly deprecated under MacOSX Lion 10.7.5, but seems to be necessary to login to the Apple Developer Member Center site.

I am not running a Server version of MacOSX, but got the message upon Apple Developer Member Center login that my account was de-activated.

No Apple Support employee had a problem with my Apple ID, but I suspect that a file (or files) involving WebObject support got clobbered within my Lion OS, or is no longer supported.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 4GB; hp D110 (AIO) Prntr; 5th Nano

Posted on Oct 15, 2012 11:48 AM

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varjak paw

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Oct 15, 2012 11:56 AM in response to rsblanchard

I have no problems logging into my Dev Center account from either 10.7 or 10.8, and to the best of my knowledge there's nothing for WebObjects on either system. In fact, I can log in from my iPad, and I can just about guarantee you that it doesn't have any WebObjects files nor code on it. So I think your problem lies elseswhere. You've tried the usual; flushing browser cache and cookies, different browsers, restarting the Mac, etc?

Regards.

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rsblanchard Author

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Oct 15, 2012 12:38 PM in response to varjak paw

Did you look at the URLs that Apple was using when you logged-in ?

Doesn't it specify "WebObjects" in their URLs ?

I tried it under Safari, and Camino -- both with no luck !

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varjak paw

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Oct 15, 2012 12:57 PM in response to rsblanchard

Yes, it does, but that's the framework running on Apple's system which is still built in WebObjects. It has nothing to do with anything required on your devices. I can even log in from a Windows 7 system and I'll guarantee you that there is no WebObjects code on that computer.

If you have tried more than one computer, preferably one on another network to eliminate any sort of firewall issue, and still are getting an "account deactivated" message, then you'll almost certainly need to get back with Apple developer support and continue to work the problem with them.

Regards.

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Oct 15, 2012 1:09 PM in response to varjak paw

On top of that, you wouldn't get a message that your account was deactivated because of a missing framework. That doesn't make sense.

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rsblanchard Author

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Oct 15, 2012 1:24 PM in response to Nextyoyoma

I am told by Apple Support that I must spend $99 for "Enterprise support" to solve the login-issue for the "free" Developer Program.

I STILL get the following message:

Your Apple ID has been disabled. Please contact us.

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Oct 15, 2012 1:26 PM in response to rsblanchard

Did you go through the contact us link to contact Apple support?

Also, if you only have a free developer account, why don't you just create a new account?

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rsblanchard Author

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Oct 15, 2012 2:00 PM in response to Nextyoyoma

I've been all-over Apple's Support (about 8 calls) -- no help !

They told me to use my existing Apple ID, so I've been to "Security", and "iTunes ID".

They wanted to turn me over to Apple's "Fraud" department, but it wasn't fraud-related.

Due to legacy (NOT "Hardware Legacy"), I ended-up with a primary, and secondary AppleID.

I was trying to use the primary AppleID to login to the "free" Developer help.

The "iTunes" department was going to try to convert my primary AppleID to a "Developer" ID, but the error persists.

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Oct 15, 2012 2:04 PM in response to rsblanchard

Have you been able to log into the developer site before? If so, are you using the same one now? Can you log into that apple ID at appleid.apple.com?

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rsblanchard Author

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Oct 15, 2012 2:15 PM in response to Nextyoyoma

Yes, I was on the Developer site with that AppleID about a decade-ago, but the ID has apparently lapsed.

I have no problem logging-into appleid.apple.com

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etresoft

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Oct 15, 2012 7:57 PM in response to rsblanchard

rsblanchard wrote:

I am told by Apple Support that I must spend $99 for "Enterprise support" to solve the login-issue for the "free" Developer Program.

I STILL get the following message:

Your Apple ID has been disabled. Please contact us.

I have a decade-old Apple ID that works just fine. I have a newer Apple ID that also works just fine.

Have you tried creating a new Apple ID and using that? Trying to "fix" some old Apple ID is a waste of time.

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