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   Winston to All   
   Re: Wikipedia connection problems   
   29 May 17 21:02:46   
   
   From: wbe@UBEBLOCK.psr.com.invalid   
      
   >>>> Try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page   
      
   >>> Webpage not available.   
      
   >> Try pinging it:   ping en.wikipedia.org   
      
   > Pinged en.wikipedia.org, responded host not found.   
      
   "Host not found" indicates a DNS lookup problem.   
   A few moments ago, DNS said   
           en.wikipedia.org  208.80.154.224   
      
   [It also says www.wikipedia.org has the same address.]   
      
   Try  "ping 208.80.154.224".  I'm guessing that'll work,   
      
   Unfortunately, although "https://208.80.154.224/wiki/Main_Page" will get   
   something, it doesn't get the main page you're trying to reach.  Their   
   server appears to require the domain name (presumably in the usually   
   invisible Host: header field derived from the URL, so that the server   
   can tell whether you wanted www. , en. , or some other prefix).   
      
   If ping of the address works, look into the DNS server problem.   
    -WBE   
      
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