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euchomai
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Dec 30, 2007, 06:33 PM
 
I know this should probably go in another part of the board, but I don't know those people very well. It seems that Cox is blocking mp3sparks.com from arriving on my computer. It worked for one day and now the page times out. If I use ninjaproxy I can load the page but I'm prevented from logging into the site.

How can I get onto a website that apparently is blocked by my isp?
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MacosNerd
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Dec 30, 2007, 06:36 PM
 
Are you sure its blocked and not down?

I just tried it and failed and I don't have Cox.
     
euchomai  (op)
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Dec 30, 2007, 06:41 PM
 
Very odd... Why will it work when I use a site like ninjaproxy (except I can't log in)? Is it blocked by America?
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besson3c
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Dec 30, 2007, 06:43 PM
 
Is the page being rejected immediately, or simply timing out?
     
euchomai  (op)
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Dec 30, 2007, 06:50 PM
 
It tries to load the page for about a minute and then says, "The server stopped responding".
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besson3c
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Dec 30, 2007, 07:23 PM
 
That doesn't sound like a block, that sounds like an unreachable network timing out. The problem could be in the connection anywhere between your ISP and the web server, or it could be with the web server itself.
     
Oisín
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Dec 30, 2007, 07:40 PM
 
I get the same error message here, too, so it would seem most likely that the problem is with the web server itself
     
Atheist
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Dec 30, 2007, 08:04 PM
 
Works for me here in the Caribbean
     
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Dec 30, 2007, 08:34 PM
 
Works for me on AT&T DSL. It took a little while to get started (seconds) but loaded just fine.

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euchomai  (op)
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Dec 30, 2007, 09:17 PM
 
I don't get it at all, I'm not able to get to the site. So odd...
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CMYKid
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Dec 30, 2007, 09:28 PM
 
I suspect this may have somethng to do with it:


All kinds of crappy line between here and there. Packet relays by oxcart. Hope it improves, they have a couple things I want.
     
   
 
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