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  • This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 8 months ago by RSB.
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  • February 8, 2013 at 10:32 am #18948
    RSB
    Member

    Hi there,
    My site, http://alucida.biz, is being blocked by at least one company's firewall. Can anyone shed any light on why that's happening? There's no questionable content on the site!

    Thanks,
    RSB

    February 8, 2013 at 11:16 am #18954
    media317
    Participant

    If you are on shared hosting, your IP address could be compromised because of other sites on the server.  You may be getting blocked because of other users on the shared server.

    It could also be an issue with the companies firewall settings.

    It really could be a variety of things.

    Contact your host.


    Alan Smith
    Media317

    February 8, 2013 at 1:36 pm #19016
    RSB
    Member

    In case it's useful for others, here's how I resolved this:

    The user who was getting blocked sent me the error message he was receiving:

    Security risk blocked for your protection
    This Websense category is filtered: Potentially Damaging Content. Sites in this category may pose a security threat to network resources or private information, and are blocked by your organization.

    I sent an email to [email protected]. One of their researchers responded in just a few minutes saying they had reviewed and reclassified my site, and that this would be reflected in the next update of their database publication.

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