Google 403 error pages

[Matthias Fischmann]

On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 09:33:54PM +0200, maillist wrote:
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> From: maillist <maillist at piirakka.com>
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:33:54 +0200
> Subject: Re: Google 403 error pages
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the easiest way to fix this would be for google to establish a
whitelist of machines that are unlikely to suffer from virusses (ie.,
a list of all google exit nodes and perhaps others), and not to send
warnings to those.  any reason why google should be refusing to
implement this?

m.



> M
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> From: "Izzy" <atorima at vfemail.net>
> To: <or-talk at freehaven.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 8:58 PM
> Subject: Google 403 error pages
> 
> 
> >In the last few days..I have been encountering, on and off, Google 403
> >pages while using the Tor network for Google searches. I'm not sure if
> >Google is perhaps, blocking just some exit nodes or the Tor network, in
> >general.
> >
> >If I switch to using no proxy and run the same search, I do not get the
> >error page. Hmm.. also, It seems that if I wait or force the the exit
> >node to change I don't get the error page. Could it be that some exit
> >nodes (some more than other's)are 'bombing' Google with requests? Has
> >anyone else encountered this?
> >
> >-BTW- Here's the page. It has a "verify the text below" box to continue
> >searching. Well, somethings going on here. Not quite sure what, yet.
> >
> >>We're sorry...
> >>
> >>... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus or
> >spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it appears
> >that your computer or network has been infected.
> >>
> >>We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon.
> >In the meantime, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware
> >remover to make sure that your computer is free of viruses and other
> >spurious software.
> >>
> >>We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on
> >Google.
> >>To continue searching, please type the characters you see below:
> >
> >
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