All pages on Proz.com generate 403 in Internet Explorer/Sleipnir, but not in FireFox/Opera Thread poster: XX789 (X)
| XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ...
I've been having this issue for months, but now it's becoming really annoying. No matter which page I try to access from IE or Sleipnir, I get: Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Firefox and Opera work fine.
[Edited at 2009-06-02 19:03 GMT] | | | IE configuration? | Jun 2, 2009 |
This is weird. Most likely it has something to do with IE's connection settings. If it was indeed a permission problem, it would happen on any browser. Do you use a proxy? [fanboyism] But if you have Firefox and Opera, why would you even launch IE? [/fanboyism]
[Edited at 2009-06-02 19:29 GMT] | | | XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
No, I don't use a proxy. IE is bloatware indeed, but I really like Sleipnir. Opera comes second: it doesn't render Japanese very well. Firefox 3.5 has become bloatware too by the way. I've seldomly seen such a slow browser. | | | Google Chrome | Jun 2, 2009 |
I suggest you try Google Chrome. It works perfectly. | |
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RieM United States Local time: 06:23 English to Japanese + ... Another shot... | Jun 3, 2009 |
It may be some spyware or malicious software misbehaving, and it may have sneaked into these browsers' configuration. Have you tried to clear both cache and cookie completely? If not yet, it may be worth trying. Also, I recommend running spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html ) to search and kill spyware. You will be surprised! Rie | | | XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
...I'm pretty sure that's not it, as Proz.com is the only site giving this error. And believe me, I've seen quite some sites. Also, this system is a fortress. It must be a configuration problem at Proz' side, that triggers something in Internet Explorer (I see Sleipnir uses the IE engine too). | | | XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
I must say that I'm impressed by Google Chrome's speed. It is as fast as lightning, even faster than Opera. I absolutely hate the design though - minimalism was never for me Gimme bells and whistles!
[Edited at 2009-06-03 05:55 GMT] | | | Back from the future? | Jun 3, 2009 |
Loek van Kooten wrote: Firefox 3.5 has become bloatware too by the way. I've seldom seen such a slow browser. Hi Loek, Where did you get version 3.5? My FF just updated itself to 3.0.10 and tells me that no more updates are available. On another note, I am interested to see that the respondents to your IE issue basically say that they "can't reproduce the bug here". Where have I heard that punch line before? | |
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XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
Sorry, I meant 3.0, not 3.5. As for that other company.... trust me, I'm slapping them like I've never slapped them before. | | | Invalid user-agent string | Jun 3, 2009 |
Dear all, On every connection to our web servers, the user-agent string is validated so that we can quickly and efficiently block any scripts/crawlers/etc. that are known to be malicious. Our filters, however, are not perfect, and sometimes malicious user-agents slip through, and sometimes there are false-positives. In this case it was the latter. I have removed the offending filter, so you should no longer have an... See more Dear all, On every connection to our web servers, the user-agent string is validated so that we can quickly and efficiently block any scripts/crawlers/etc. that are known to be malicious. Our filters, however, are not perfect, and sometimes malicious user-agents slip through, and sometimes there are false-positives. In this case it was the latter. I have removed the offending filter, so you should no longer have any issues with 403 errors while accessing the site. Best regards, Matt Petrowski ProZ.com systems administrator ▲ Collapse | | | XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
Yes, now it's working. Thanks a lot! | | | XX789 (X) Netherlands Local time: 11:23 English to Dutch + ... TOPIC STARTER
...I just downloaded the new beta of Opera 10, which was launched today, and I am very impressed. This is the best I've seen so far. Exit Sleipnir, welcome Opera 10. | |
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Michael Beijer United Kingdom Local time: 10:23 Member (2009) Dutch to English + ... jump from 2009 to 2012... | Sep 30, 2012 |
...and I am having this exact same problem in Internet Explorer. I don't actually use IE, but Multifultor uses it and therefore can't access Proz.com. Michael | | | Michael Beijer United Kingdom Local time: 10:23 Member (2009) Dutch to English + ...
I am now on Windows 8, using Internet Explorer 10, and I cannot access any Proz sites at all. Michael | | | Michael Beijer United Kingdom Local time: 10:23 Member (2009) Dutch to English + ...
OK, the problem was that I recently installed Avant Browser. For some reason that changes your user agent string in IE. You can check which browser websites think you are using by going to: http://www.whatismybrowser.com/ You need to change your user agent string back to something that Proz.com's servers like, such as Firefox or Chrome. Sweet Jesus was that a pain in the ass. I f... See more OK, the problem was that I recently installed Avant Browser. For some reason that changes your user agent string in IE. You can check which browser websites think you are using by going to: http://www.whatismybrowser.com/ You need to change your user agent string back to something that Proz.com's servers like, such as Firefox or Chrome. Sweet Jesus was that a pain in the ass. I finally managed to track down the remains of Avant in my registry. I ended up deleting mention of Avant here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER - Software - Microsoft - Windows - CurrentVersion - Internet Settings - 5.0 - User Agent - Post Platform Basically, just use RegScanner (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/regscanner.html) to search through your entire registry for any mention of 'Avant'. Delete it and you are good to go! Michael
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