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Loam

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Can't access DFFD
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:23:03 am »

For the past three days Firefox "can't find the server" for DFFD. Since no one else seems to have this problem I figure it's something with my computer/internet, but I'll be damned if I know what: everything else works fine. Any thoughts?
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 06:47:09 am »

I have the same problem. Not just the last few days, but forever.
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2014, 07:56:30 pm »

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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2014, 07:38:39 am »

Same here, I can only access it sometimes :/
I try to refresh it every 2 minutes or something, it works sometimes. If you've did that before but it doesn't work after like 10 mins or something, then sorry I can't help :/
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2014, 06:40:07 pm »

It works on my home internet (was previously using campus connection). Not that that explains anything for me.
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2014, 02:38:29 pm »

It works on my home internet (was previously using campus connection). Not that that explains anything for me.
DFFD is technically a file-sharing site.  A school IT department that's been gotten militant about copyright might be blocking it categorically.  Probably worth talking to them about it.
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2014, 03:16:34 am »

I've come to the conclusion that either my ISP is blocking this site or the site itself is only accessible from certain regions. I'm inclined to think it's the latter because my ISP isn't blocking any other site no matter how questionable it's content may be.

I was able to access the site using a web proxy. If you go to http://www.webproxy.net and paste the web address it will work.
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2014, 07:14:28 am »

can't find the server

It might be a simple DNS problem.
Have you try change your dns address?

For example, I can't access bay12forums and dwarffortresswiki these days without editing my dns ip, because the default dns provide by my isp doesn't resolve them.
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Re: Can't access DFFD
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2014, 10:17:32 pm »

Web proxy works, thanks much.
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