Web links not working: hosting or coding problem?

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Hi,

I am having problems viewing the Guest book and My top Sites pages on my website.

Everytime l click on the link it is blank. I am very confused why this is as the other links work fine.

Any help would really be appreciated,

See attached index file

Web page link is: http://xventures.mywebcommunity.org/

Thanks
Justin

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The pages load for me…

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The pages load for me…

Hi,

Can you send me screenshot of guest book and my top sites links please as they don’t appear to work when l use Firefox.

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I get HTTP 403 Forbidden for My top sites in IE11.

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I get HTTP 403 Forbidden for My top sites in IE11.

Hi,

I cannot see how this is as my top sites is a valid file and is loaded onto my webspace. I am very confused.

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Hi,

This is posting of when clicking on Guestbook page, as you see it is blank. Very odd as in the coding the Guestbook exists? 43485-screenshot

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Both work for me, using Chrome and Firefox. With IE, top sites generates a 403 error.

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No one uses frames, these days. Feels like a trip to the 1990s.

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Hi,

Can you assist with error please. l am aware site is old

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Hi,

Can anyone help please. I keep posting but for some reason my replies keep getting deleted?

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I am aware site is old, but cannot work out why Guestbook and Top sites do not work. The site is just a hobbie to show pics.

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Hi,

The site was designed over 10 years ago as a hobbie, l have not got time to redesign it. I cannot work out why 403 error please can you assist.

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Justin,

It would appear that the problem is with a FF extension.

I no longer have FF but I tried this in chrome and got:
43489-Justin1

Then successively I disabled ScriptBlock, uBlock Origin, and Privacy Badger finally getting:
43490-Justin2

So I’d check your FF extensions.

HTH :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Justin,

It would appear that the problem is with a FF extension.

I no longer have FF but I tried this in chrome and got:
43489-Justin1

Then successively I disabled ScriptBlock, uBlock Origin, and Privacy Badger finally getting:
43490-Justin2

So I’d check your FF extensions.

HTH :cheers:

This might be it. I have almost zero FF extensions – I think I use only LastPass.

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Justin,

It would appear that the problem is with a FF extension.

I no longer have FF but I tried this in chrome and got:
43489-Justin1

Then successively I disabled ScriptBlock, uBlock Origin, and Privacy Badger finally getting:
43490-Justin2

So I’d check your FF extensions.

HTH :cheers:

Hi,

I have resolved Guestbook problem , many thanks for your help but l cannot work out why ‘My top Sites’ link does not work? It was working a few days ago and the file is in my web space area , l am confused and very baffled as l have done nothing to the website

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I get a redirect back to the Award space hosting site, as in post #7, lower image. It might be that Bravenet or wherever it is supposed to link to, is blocked by security software thus the displayed page defaults to blank page or the server host?

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I have removed all security software but still no luck, all the other pages work. Any help would be appreciated as l have made no changes yet get this odd error.43514-Screenshot_2
See screenshot as evidence ‘My top sites’ is in webspace

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If you see attachment you will see ‘My top Sites’ is in webspace area.
Yet when you click on link on website it has error, all other links work fine.
If you to website and click on ‘My top Sites’ you will see what l mean:

http://xventures.mywebcommunity.org/

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There’s no problem with your button or your link. The problem is with the underlying file you’re trying to open. 403 means that even though the file exists, the browser doesn’t have permission to read it. (If the file didn’t exist or the filename was bad, you’d get a 404 error.)

Your menu button is trying to fetch the xventures.mywebcommunity.org/mytopsites.htm file and display it in the bottom frame, but the awardspace.com server is saying the public doesn’t have permission to view that file and so is redirecting to AS’s default 403 error page. You’ll see the same problem if you try to go directly to the mytopsites.htm page, sans frames.

According to your last screenshot, the permissions look correct ( -rwxr-x ) so it would seem to be something wrong with AwardSpace’s server configuration. Perhaps they upgraded something under the bonnet and it broke something else. IAC, there’s nothing we can do to help, and my guess is it’s out of your control, as well. It looks like a problem AS’s tech support needs to fix. (I’m betting they’re the ones who broke it.)

FWIW, your myfavs.htm and my_favourites.htm files have the same problem and also return a 403 error. However, your mailing_list.htm (Dec 2015) and index_xmas.htm (Nov 2011) do not; they display properly. Your three my*.htm files are date-stamped within the last few days, so maybe something’s gone haywire with AS’s SiteBuilder editor and it’s corrupting anything you edit.

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There’s no problem with your button or your link. The problem is with the underlying file you’re trying to open. 403 means that even though the file exists, the browser doesn’t have permission to read it. (If the file didn’t exist or the filename was bad, you’d get a 404 error.)

Your menu button is trying to fetch the xventures.mywebcommunity.org/mytopsites.htm file and display it in the bottom frame, but the awardspace.com server is saying the public doesn’t have permission to view that file and so is redirecting to AS’s default 403 error page. You’ll see the same problem if you try to go directly to the mytopsites.htm page, sans frames.

According to your last screenshot, the permissions look correct ( -rwxr-x ) so it would seem to be something wrong with AwardSpace’s server configuration. Perhaps they upgraded something under the bonnet and it broke something else. IAC, there’s nothing we can do to help, and my guess is it’s out of your control, as well. It looks like a problem AS’s tech support needs to fix. (I’m betting they’re the ones who broke it.)

FWIW, your myfavs.htm and my_favourites.htm files have the same problem and also return a 403 error. However, your mailing_list.htm (Dec 2015) and index_xmas.htm (Nov 2011) do not; they display properly. Your three my*.htm files are date-stamped within the last few days, so maybe something’s gone haywire with AS’s SiteBuilder editor and it’s corrupting anything you edit.

Hi,

Thanks very much indeed for that l have been working the problem out for weeks and kept thinking l was doing something wrong. I appreciate your help indeed, this post can be closed now

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