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strangely every time i have tried to access the ercot site i keep get an "access denied" error. i wonder if it is because it thinks i am in europe, or maybe som

strangely every time i have tried to access the ercot site i keep get an "access denied" error. i wonder if it is because it thinks i am in europe, or maybe some other reason.

tankenmate 6y ago
just found another HN article, it appears that most people outside of Texas and/or the US are being blocked.
- ben_bai 6y ago
  Indeed. Just use any old http proxysite which offers an US proxy.
  - supergirl 6y ago
    and look forward to the FBI visit for "hacking the power grid"
  - visarga 6y ago
    I tried, not any US proxy works.
herpderperator 6y ago
I've noticed that happen when browsing from outside the US on many sites recently, including Ercot. Extremely annoying. It's companies paying for Imperva's web firewall ("Cloud Application Security") that just blocks IPs based on country for no reason. https://www.imperva.com/why-am-i-seeing-this-page/ https://www.imperva.com/why-am-i-seeing-this-page/
- carmen_sandiego 6y ago
  Well it's annoying for we rubberneckers, but presumably not for no reason. If your business literally only caters to people from Texas, why not decrease potential problem/attack/whatever vectors by dropping all other traffic?