403 Forbidden on cygwin.com from my ISP

[Jon Turney]

On 30/03/2025 08:21, D. Leatti via Cygwin wrote:
> Hey Cygwin team,
> 
> I'm getting a 403 Forbidden error when trying to access cygwin.com from my
> IP (189.76.62.5). I don't mind sharing my IP because when I restart my
> router, I get a new one, so no 1337 haxx0rs creating VB GUIs to immediately
> h4ck my d4t4.
> 
> I went to my dad's house to test it out (he has a different ISP) and the
> site works fine there, so it seems like my entire ISP (Sercomtel) is
> blocked.
> 
> Quick details:
> - Browser: Chrome
> - OS: Fedora
> - Current IP: 189.76.62.5
> - ISP: Sercomtel
> - Error: 403 Forbidden
> 
> I've tried restarting my router to get a new IP address, but I still can't
> access the site. It seems like all IPs from my ISP are being blocked. I'm
> just a regular user who needs to download some packages. Not a big deal,
> all the IPs I was assigned by my ISP are pristine, 0 abuse reports, so it
> is indeed quite weird.
> 
> Any chance you could check why my ISP might be blocked? Thanks!
> 
> Thank you for your attention,

Apologies for the inconvenience!

I'll refer back to the answer to a similar problem I gave recently, 
which explains how to request unblocking:

https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2025-March/257684.html