Improve httpBL messages for blocked users [#1249624]

When I tried to access drupal.org today I got the error message:

Sorry, 122.169.157.160 has been greylisted by http:BL.
You may try whitelisting on http://drupal.org/httpbl/whitelist.

After restarting my internet connection it worked again. Since not everyone knows about static vs dynamic IP-addresses a note could help. Something like:

Sorry, 122.169.157.160 has been greylisted by http:BL.
You may try whitelisting on http://drupal.org/httpbl/whitelist or restart your internet connection (e.g. disconnect the power of you modem for a few seconds) to get a new IP.

Comments

Comment #1

killes@www.drop.org CreditAttribution: killes@www.drop.org commented 15 August 2011 at 16:50

Why didn't you to get yourself whitelisted? Did you try and it didnt't work?

Comment #2

killes@www.drop.org CreditAttribution: killes@www.drop.org commented 15 August 2011 at 16:52

#1242736: Admin feedback to greylisted users I already have added a feature request to let me add some message for greylisted users.

Comment #3

s.Daniel CreditAttribution: s.Daniel commented 16 August 2011 at 06:14

I figured filling the form would need someone to manually whitelist me and therefore resetting my internet connection seemed easier.
-> I did not try.

Comment #4

killes@www.drop.org CreditAttribution: killes@www.drop.org commented 16 August 2011 at 10:22

You should have :)

Comment #5

spacereactor CreditAttribution: spacereactor commented 6 September 2011 at 06:02

If you using dynamic ip given by the internet provider where you have no control, is like whether you hit jackpot you in whitelist or gerylist whenever you restart your router. :(

Comment #6

s.Daniel CreditAttribution: s.Daniel commented 15 November 2011 at 08:43

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Active

» Closed (duplicate)

Marking as duplicate: http://drupal.org/node/1242736

Comment #7

Heine CreditAttribution: Heine commented 11 December 2012 at 06:10

Status:

Closed (duplicate)

» Active

This seems to have been implemented in #1242736: Admin feedback to greylisted users but still needs the local part. Some users (IRC) are so confused (or passive) that they don't click the whitelist link.