Hi everyone aparently my home IP is getting blocked by rpmfusion.org
Whenever I am trying to reach their site it just says:
Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
I am from Germany and I do not have a VPN…
I’ve heard about banning Asian / South-East Asian countries, but Germany? That would be a new one…
And if you banned Germany, then why is it working with cellular?
There are multiple GeoIP databases and it depends on which one is used.
Note that it is separate for IPv4 and IPv6 and the data may change in a long term, so unfortunately the detection results are sometimes inaccurate or outdated.
Ideally, GeoIP blocking should be used as a last resort, otherwise it is best to avoid.
A free VPN or Tor with a specific exit node can help you bypass the blocking.
Click on a users Avatar and use the “Message” button.
You can use a free account. Example: Pricing | Proton VPN
It can be useful in different situations.
p.s.
sometimes just using an other DNS helps too. Cloudflare as an example, asks you if you are a human being instead of blocking you. Use 1.1.1.1 and/or 1.0.0.1
I am using a selfhosted dns with unbound (I think thats what its called) and pihole. And sure it might be easy doing it with a VPN but I’d prefer do not be blocked
Ah, ok i see. This might be because of your TL1 level. You still can not pm someone.
You can try the alias of this person and @fedoraproject.org to send an email. Project members have this option, if they redirect this alias to a valid email.
Or ask @alias to send a PM to you so you can respond. You have to substitute the word alias with the users one which offered you to send a pm.