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Old 09-27-2013 at 12:54 AM   #1
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403 Forbidden
So whenever i try to open Macinsiders i get this message
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Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/2.0.64 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.0.64 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.macinsiders.com Port 80
"
I tried to clean cache , use 3 different browsers and 2 separate computers. Anyone knows whats going on or what am i doing wrong ? I'm typing this message using a proxy site.
Thanks
Old 09-27-2013 at 09:48 AM   #2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kakarot View Post
So whenever i try to open Macinsiders i get this message
"
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/2.0.64 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.0.64 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.macinsiders.com Port 80
"
I tried to clean cache , use 3 different browsers and 2 separate computers. Anyone knows whats going on or what am i doing wrong ? I'm typing this message using a proxy site.
Thanks
Hey,

I sent Chad a PM to this thread. Hopefully he gets the chance to look into this soon.

Thanks,

Humza

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Old 09-27-2013 at 11:25 AM   #3
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Hi kakarot

Your IP must have been included in a range of IP's we blocked recently for spam attacks.

Can you PM me your IP address and I will make sure it is whitelisted so you can regain access. Or send an email to [email protected] om with your IP. You can find it by going to http://http://www.whatismyip.com/

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Old 09-28-2013 at 03:45 AM   #4
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@humza : Thanks man !
@chad : I'll mail the IP address . If you have any tips or if there is any thread on how to prevent these spam attacks from my IP address , please let me know .
Thanks =)
Old 09-28-2013 at 03:22 PM   #5
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What a twist it would be if it turned out kakarot was just a highly sophisticated spam bot.
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