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Title: Failure to Connect
Post by: aBc on March 27, 2026, 12:03:31 PM: Unable to access the Forum, MacGarden or System7Today, in usual fashion — OR via several other “also tested” browsers… for the last several weeks. Browsers simply time out. DieHard reported same situation a week or so ago.

However… THIS connection, login and post was possible via an LTE network over an iPhone.

I do wonder if this might be the result of possible recent efforts to curtail bots and AI scrapers access, via some sort of implemented solution(s) aimed at those concerns. AND if that is indeed the case, how many others might also now be prevented from accessing the Forum due to that?

No Forum access, can’t report it. ;)
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: Knezzen on March 28, 2026, 05:02:19 AM: Our hosting ISP banned a lot of US subnets. After the recent US "excursion" into the middle east (which we wont discuss in this forum) there's been a huge increase in the traffic from these subnets. It seems to have calmed now and ban has been lifted.

Unfortunately out of my control, but we'll get through these rough times and everything will hopefully brighten a bit.
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: GaryN on March 29, 2026, 05:11:29 PM: I think this is what is called "collateral damage".
BTW, I'm back today for the first time in a week or so.
On behalf of my fellow Americans, I'd like to extend a formal apology……… again. :-\
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: ssp3 on April 01, 2026, 10:43:09 PM: Quote from: Knezzen on March 28, 2026, 05:02:19 AM
Our hosting ISP banned a lot of US subnets.

I'm not in US, but I wasn't able to connect to forum 90% of the time :(

Edit. Make that 98%
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: IIO on April 03, 2026, 07:54:32 AM: use tor or a vpn for urgent forum posts (about midi cables or game emulation or whatever can be urgent and important)
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: Knezzen on April 05, 2026, 01:45:35 AM: Well, all is well now at least. I've flagged us to be excluded from being affected by banned subnets, so all should be well and hopefully wont happen again :)
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: ssp3 on April 10, 2026, 04:04:12 AM: Quote from: Knezzen on April 05, 2026, 01:45:35 AM
Well, all is well now at least. I've flagged us to be excluded from being affected by banned subnets, so all should be well and hopefully wont happen again :)
Fingers crossed. My last successful connection was on 2nd of April. Eight days of blackout.
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: blazer1878 on April 11, 2026, 01:48:35 PM: For some reason I can only interact properly with forum is by using powerfox on G4 MDD, I tried to log in using ie5 on os9, but no luck
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: davecom on April 14, 2026, 10:12:56 AM: When I post now I get redirected to a blank page. I'm on the latest Safari for macOS.
Title: Re: Failure to Connect
Post by: Knezzen on April 14, 2026, 11:25:38 PM: I'm experiencing some issues as well after moving from the CloudFlare proxy. I'll investigate the upcoming days.