Re: HTTP Error 403

(cross-post added to Vista Security)
"Loz1306" <Loz1306@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E84571CC-7B03-4E0E-A466-21CD134A5E11@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting this error when trying to access certain webpages. It appears
> with 'Forbidden' next to it. I found out what it means but I dont know how to
> fix it. Any suggestions?


Can you disclose any of your "certain webpages"? ; }
Have you tried asking the specific web sites for help?

The most likely problem is that the server and the client are not finding
a cryptographic standard to agree on, so instead of getting a nice prompt
for userid and password you get the message which comes up when
the user fails that test.


> (I'm using explorer 7 on Vista)


OK. I'm not so in case there is something that is Vista specific about this
symptom I will cross-post to Vista Security.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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Well its a bit cheeky - the websites are used for watching streaming tv and
movies that may not necessarily be complying with copyright law. This problem
mainly occurs when I try to open a link containing a video file.
I thought it might be a feature of Vista that it screens that kinda thing.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> (cross-post added to Vista Security)
> "Loz1306" <Loz1306@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E84571CC-7B03-4E0E-A466-21CD134A5E11@microsoft.com...
> >I keep getting this error when trying to access certain webpages. It appears
> > with 'Forbidden' next to it. I found out what it means but I dont know how to
> > fix it. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Can you disclose any of your "certain webpages"? ; }
> Have you tried asking the specific web sites for help?
>
> The most likely problem is that the server and the client are not finding
> a cryptographic standard to agree on, so instead of getting a nice prompt
> for userid and password you get the message which comes up when
> the user fails that test.
>
>
> > (I'm using explorer 7 on Vista)
>
>
> OK. I'm not so in case there is something that is Vista specific about this
> symptom I will cross-post to Vista Security.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>