From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2026-01-07, Paul wrote:   
   > On Tue, 1/6/2026 11:39 PM, RonB wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-06, Killadebug  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Now when I click on forums.linuxmint.com i get the following messge:   
   >>>   
   >>> Forbidden   
   >>>   
   >>> You don't have permission to access the requested URL on this server.   
   >>>   
   >>> No option to even login   
   >>   
   >> It's coming up for me now. Maybe this was a temporary thing?   
   >>   
   >   
   > It is working here too.   
   >   
   > Maybe the problem is a time of day thing and   
   > related to not enough capacity in some   
   > part of Securi.   
      
   The forums got / are getting blasted by those AI scraper bots, so forum   
   admins restricted guests quite heavily within the last few weeks (i   
   think right after Christmas).   
      
   It's "helping" to some extent, but its also making a lot of people   
   whine, which is kinda funny.   
      
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