LQ Rules is responding 403 Forbidden

boughtonp · 10-09-2020, 04:40 PM

Second link in second "Main Menu" section on right hand side links to https://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/rules.html which is returning 403 Forbidden

The link was working recently (I think today, possibly yesterday), but perhaps it was a casualty of the server issues which occurred earlier.

ondoho · 10-10-2020, 04:33 AM

Huh, I'm seeing the same, also for this link (important to inform newbies).

boughtonp · 10-10-2020, 07:46 AM

Yeah, checking other links there's a bunch that are broken.

The working ones are all under /questions/ - any /linux/ or /review/ paths are 403ing. (None of the non-www subdomains appear affected.)

I'm guessing something was changed yesterday with the server config, or perhaps the cache config, and needs a bit more refining.

Anyway, whatever the issue, these redirect to the latest copies in the Wayback machine:
https://web.archive.org/web/9/https:...nux/rules.html
https://web.archive.org/web/9/https:...Ask_a_Question

ondoho · 10-10-2020, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boughtonp

I'm guessing something was changed yesterday with the server config, or perhaps the cache config, and needs a bit more refining.

Anyway, whatever the issue, these redirect to the latest copies in the Wayback machine:
https://web.archive.org/web/9/https:...nux/rules.html
https://web.archive.org/web/9/https:...Ask_a_Question

Ah, thanks a punch! Changed my signature.

FWIW, I experienced extreme slowness on LQ yetserday, to the point of getting "503 Gateway timeout" (IIRC) from cloudflare.
Cloudflare... mumble, grumble... but that's another topic...

boughtonp · 10-11-2020, 07:31 AM

The broken paths seem to be working again.

hazel · 10-11-2020, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

FWIW, I experienced extreme slowness on LQ yetserday, to the point of getting "503 Gateway timeout" (IIRC) from cloudflare.
Cloudflare... mumble, grumble... but that's another topic...

I've had something similar twice in the last few days. I get a display screen with LQ and Cloudflare on it and some kind of cheer up message.