in reply to Re^5: Win32::API in perl v5.20.2
in thread Win32::API in perl v5.20.2

Quick test, works for me via the browser and fails with a 403 via LWP::Simple.

Update: Are you using a blocklist? LWP::Simple::get($url) does not work for some urls

Update 2: yeah, setting $ua->agent("WikiBot/0.1"); works.

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Re^7: Win32::API in perl v5.20.2
by afoken (Chancellor) on Jul 03, 2015 at 09:47 UTC

    Same result here. wget works. Looks like some server-side abuse filter, perhaps because some asshole has run a DoS tool based on LWP against that site.

    Alexander

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      Thanks for the sanity checks marto, afoken.
      I'll contact the organisation (greengeeks) that's hosting the site and see if they can shed some light on the matter.
      I haven't done anything or initiated any action that accounts for the changed behaviour.

      Cheers,
      Rob
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        I'll contact the organisation (greengeeks) that's hosting the site ....

        They've altered one of their rules, and all seems to be working as it should again.

        Cheers,
        Rob
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