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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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