[wp-forums] Can't Access WordPress.org (except for Codex)

[it's EMG]

I'm no expert but one supposes it could be related somehow!

Do you have any idea why Avast blocked it for you? Was it an automatic
thing it kust randomly did?

Firewalls and antivirus-related issues was the first thing I checked myself
to no avail.

No antivirus updates, no MSFT updates (I'm on XP SP3 with the last security
updates installed so no more updates for me), no browser updates, no
browser add-on updates, yes to WordPress updates.

The only thing 'different' between not having problems and having problems
accessing the literal WP.org sites (that I know of) was the Heartbleed
issue and the issuing of WP 3.9.

I actually had no problems accessing my WordPress sites of varying versions
(some of my older clients whom I still support still run slightly older WP
installs and themes) - including those running 3.9.

My problem was literally WP.org sites (Support forum, Codex, general info,
core.trac, etc).

I'm thinking that what Sergey said makes the most sense - an SSL bug that
somehow cropped up in that particular browser version.

But how and why and should I be concerned about this 'bug' repeating itself
again.

On Sunday, April 20, 2014, Ron Cohen <ron.cohen at comcast.net> wrote:

> Dunno if this is relevant, but I also had a mysterious problem this week
> using
> WindowsXP and Firefox (the latest version): my WordPress.org site couldn't
> connect to WP or Google resource servers. Turns out my avast! Internet
> Security
> firewall was blocking them. I relaxed a key firewall setting and the
> problem
> instantly disappeared.
>
> Hard to know where to place the "blame," because Firefox, WordPress and
> avast!
> all were upgraded recently. The avast! support person blamed Windows XP as
> it's
> no longer supported by Microsoft. But XP is the only likely suspect on my
> computer
> that has not changed recently, at least as far as I know.
>
> Ron Cohen
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: it's EMG
>   To: wp-forums at lists.automattic.com <javascript:;>
>   Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 11:33 PM
>   Subject: [wp-forums] Can't Access WordPress.org (except for Codex)a
>
>
>   Hey everyone,
>
>   I know this isn't quite the right place to ask this question, but it's
>   related to WordPress.org and accessing the Forums (and other .org places
>   save for the Codex) and I really have no idea what to do or what's going
> on.
>
>   I'm an old forum member (EMG) and recently in the last few days - for no
>   reasons I can think of - I suddenly can't access the Forums or the rest
> of
>   WordPress.org on Firefox save for the Codex.
>
>   I get the Connect was reset message for everywhere on WordPress.org...
>   except the Codex.
>
>   1)  I tried clearing cache and cookies and restarting the browser but to
> no
>   avail.
>
>   2)  Opera still works.
>
>   3)  I am on Windows XP (don't lecture me please) and I run older versions
>   of web browsers to accommodate both my OS and my older machine's
>   capabilities... or lack thereof.
>
>   4)  My internet connection re: to WordPress.org is perfectly fine as
>   accessing from my iPod is fine.
>
>   Does anyone have any ideas?
>
>   Did I get banned somehow for some reason?
>
>   Browser banned?
>
>   Thanks in advance,
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