On Fri 16 Feb 2018 at 16:58:49 +0000, Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:38:49AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > There have been several similar complaints in #debian IRC over the last > > year or two, with random people coming in and saying that they get a > > "403 Forbidden" on the Debian wiki, but the one thing they all have in > > common is a LACK OF DETAIL. > > I seem to recall some comments made by someone in the know that > there is extensive IP-based blocking used on wiki.debian.org within > the web server and this sometimes causes collateral damage, i.e. > some people unable even to read the site, let alone modify it. > Unfortunately I can't remember any more details than that.
IP-based blocking is most probably the cause. The reason for it is to prevent the wiki being spammed and reducing its usefulness for all users. > I was going to say that it could be worth OP's time to create a bug > against the wiki, and I already see this one: > > <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=885433> > > I think this would tend to support the possibility of this being > the culprit, though the lack of resolution here does suggest the OP > may have a long road ahead if that is the case. No bug reports, please. The preferred way is to report the details of the issue by mail to w...@debian.org. -- Brian.
