I'm not at home at the moment (hurrah for the Apple Store), but I was getting a 412 error from your site...possibly because I'm behind the NTL transparent proxy of death perhaps? I'll give it another try tomorrow, as I can access it here fine...
Ian
February 25, 2007 2:06 PM
I get a page that looks a bit like this:
We're sorry, but we could not fulfill your request for /blog/ on this server.
We have established rules for access to this server, and any person or robot that violates these rules will be unable to access this site.
To resolve this problem, please try the following steps:
* Ensure that your computer is free of viruses, Trojan horses, spyware or any other sort of malicious software.
* If you are using any sort of personal firewall or browser privacy software, check to ensure that its settings do not cause your web browser to inadvertently violate any of the rules listed below.
* If you are behind a Web proxy or corporate firewall, the proxy must conform to the HTTP specification with respect to proxy servers. Contact your network administrator if the trouble persists, or bypass the proxy and connect directly if possible.
* Disable any download accelerators you may be using. They don't speed up your downloads anyway; in most cases, they actually run slower!
* If all else fails, try using a different Web browser, such as Firefox.
Mystery solved. A few days ago, someone tried to post a spam comment through the NTL Virgin Thingy proxy server. It got caught, and that IP address was automatically banned from the site for a week. Huzzah - I mean, oops.
Preconditions for what, exactly?
I'm not at home at the moment (hurrah for the Apple Store), but I was getting a 412 error from your site...possibly because I'm behind the NTL transparent proxy of death perhaps? I'll give it another try tomorrow, as I can access it here fine...
I get a page that looks a bit like this:
We're sorry, but we could not fulfill your request for /blog/ on this server.
We have established rules for access to this server, and any person or robot that violates these rules will be unable to access this site.
To resolve this problem, please try the following steps:
* Ensure that your computer is free of viruses, Trojan horses, spyware or any other sort of malicious software.
* If you are using any sort of personal firewall or browser privacy software, check to ensure that its settings do not cause your web browser to inadvertently violate any of the rules listed below.
* If you are behind a Web proxy or corporate firewall, the proxy must conform to the HTTP specification with respect to proxy servers. Contact your network administrator if the trouble persists, or bypass the proxy and connect directly if possible.
* Disable any download accelerators you may be using. They don't speed up your downloads anyway; in most cases, they actually run slower!
* If all else fails, try using a different Web browser, such as Firefox.
Aaah, it looks like someone might have upset my over-zealous anti-spam filter. Maybe I should turn it off (or slap it).
Mystery solved. A few days ago, someone tried to post a spam comment through the NTL Virgin Thingy proxy server. It got caught, and that IP address was automatically banned from the site for a week. Huzzah - I mean, oops.
Aha! I can see you again! Hehe.