Re: wiki
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 wiki@debian.org.
--
Brian.
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