Why do I get a 'acess forbidden' page
By stary1
@stary1 (6612)
United States
August 3, 2011 1:18pm CST
I have looked in faq and can;t find the answer to this. Sometimes when I use the search box and then click on a link provided I get a page with this message.
403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.
I don't want to break any rules yet can't figure this out. Thing is it doesn't always happen. I would be grateful for explantions. TY in advice.
2 people like this
4 responses
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
5 Aug 11
I think it is that the webmaster put the wrong page up. He put up the page which is supposed to be viewed by members only instead of the front page where you have the 'register' or 'members enter here.'
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
6 Aug 11
I do get worried myself. When I first learned about this page not found, or not allowed to enter, I worried when the phone would ring because I figured that they had tracked me down and were sending over the police to arrest me for getting on a page I should not have. That comes from watching to many :"if she had only known:" movies.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I am not positive, but I think that is just a glitch in the system, I don't think you are breaking any rules..But in case it is something more,. I'd like to see what others have to say..
TY
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
3 Aug 11
Hopefully someone who knows computers can enlighten us and don't worry about leaving the extra "c" out, I have done that too and was disturbed because my title looked like a 5 y/o wrote it..
@sirulrike034 (166)
• Philippines
8 Aug 11
Error code 403 - Forbidden means server found, not allowed access. The website requesting to be accessed might contain bad syntax.
One way to isolate the issue is to use a different browser and accessed the same site. If the website works then it might be a problem with the settings of the browser. You might need to reset the browser to it's default settings and remove the add-ons too. If you still encountered the same problem try to disable the Firewall temporarily. If issue still persists then it is an issue with the website and not your computer.
