This morning I found my previously working widgets were no longer able to connect to the remote service API. I've solved the problem but it was a bit misleading so I'm posting here for future memory aids...
Basically, tracing execution indicated that the remote host (e.g. Twitter) was giving a 500 "permission denied" error. However, accessing the API using Curl presented no such problem. Eventually I turned off my VPN and it all worked again. I'm not sure why the VPN was denying the request or if we can work around it (nor do I care, I'm just bypassing the VPN for wookie). Ross -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
