Thread: 403 Forbidden

Hi Snowy,

Yep, have tried typing Needlebar,org into Google, still no good. Even clicking on the link
NeedleBar • Index page as per your last reply, brings up the same result. I don't know anything about proxy servers.

Ken

Sorry, I'm at a loss to explain it.

It's possible (but unlikely) that your ISP has a cache or proxy that you are using unknown to you and that is cahing out of date information.
Who is your internet service with?

Hi Snowy,

I'm with Bigpond.net.au

I'm at a loss too, might give it away for now to get some sleep.

Thanks for all your help. Might try a System restore.

Ken

I'm with bigpond so it's not a problem there.

You mentioned that you tried doing a Google search and got the same message - this should not happen.
If you type needlebar.org in the search window on the top right of Firefox, it should only list the matches that Google has, it doesn't go anywhere near the needlebar.org website.
Try this again and report what Google returns, perhaps try the same search using Yahoo

snowyskiesau's suggestion of flushing the cache is a good idea. Click on the following link to find out how to flush Firefox for Windows (assuming you are using Windows)

How to clear the cache

Ken, if you click on the following link, can you access the site?

NeedleBar • View forum - IMPORTANT! Before you post anything, click here & read these notices (amended 9th October 2010)

Sorry to rejoin this morning, needed to look the the back of my eyelids

This is all interesting, I'm with Bigpond as well, have never visited Needlebar before, so should have no cookies or any cache of the site yet I get the Forbidden 403 as well.

I originally tried finding it via a Google search and then from every link posted in this thread.

So I reckon snowy might be on the money here.

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

It's possible (but unlikely) that your ISP has a cache or proxy that you are using unknown to you and that is cahing out of date information.
Who is your internet service with?

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

This is all interesting, I'm with Bigpond as well, have never visited Needlebar before, so should have no cookies or any cache of the site yet I get the Forbidden 403 as well.

I'm with Bigpond as well however don't get the problem.

Try using a different Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome) and see how you go from there.

Originally Posted by sjt

Try using a different Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome) and see how you go from there.

Was the first thing I did when it happened last night and just to confirm, I tried again now using IE, Google Chrome and Firefox. Got 403 forbidden on all 3, so I reckon the problem exist on either Needlebar's site or server or it has something to do with the ISP.

Blame Pigpond in Melbourne, if you are with Pigpond & live in Melbourne, it doesn't work.

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

I reckon the problem exist on either Needlebar's site or server or it has something to do with the ISP.

Yep, definitely the site.

The site would seem to be at fault in order to get the 403 error but this doesn't explain why some of us have no problem accessing the URL.

Something to do with stored cookies? Have you tried clearing those? The sort of forum code needlepoint is using is notorious for holding onto sessions with cookies too long. That maybe it?

I remember seeing something related to 403 errors and have spent all morning trying to track it down, try this:

How do I fix 'Error 403 Access Forbidden'? - Cable Forum

Originally Posted by sjt

Something to do with stored cookies? Have you tried clearing those? The sort of forum code needlepoint is using is notorious for holding onto sessions with cookies too long. That maybe it?

neksmerj did that in the early hours of this morning,
Cleared both cache and cookies.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all your help. I have tried every suggestion, but to no avail, the problem still persists.

Have got the Needlebar Administrator in the UK scratching his head also.

Will be back this evening to try and sort this out, in the mean time, further suggestions are more than welcome.

Ken