I meant to post something regarding this matter last week, but had really hope it has been resolved. My file-hoster of choice, Zippyshare is apparently blocking access to users in the UK without having provided any explanation. Initially, when this matter was brought to my attention last week it was reported that Zippyshare was blocked by Britain's largest service providers: Sky, BT, Vodafone and Virgin. Per a recent article on TechNadu however, Zippyshare itself is denying access to download links. Frustratingly, there has been no official statement from Zippyshare HQ. Upon arrival to the site through one of my download links, readers are greeted with a "403 Forbidden" error, or something to that effect. Thus far I have learned of two potential workarounds.
1) Access Wilfuly Obscure thorough a proxy server. One that some visitors have had success with is:
https://www.hidemyass-freeproxy.com/proxy/en-ww/aHR0cDovL3dpbGZ1bGx5b2JzY3VyZS5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20
2) Go though a virtual private network (VPN). I don't really understand the mechanics of VPNs or how to establish one, so if you are as new to this concept as I am, please poke around the web for a better explanation/tutorial.
If you're in Britain, please keep me posted if anything develops on his matter. Additionally I will look into the possibility of changing file hosters, however I've already made migrations from two others that have gone dark, Radpidshare and Netkups, and as you might imagine with the amount of content on W/O I am reluctant to go down that road again. My apologies for any inconveniences.
2 comments:
Thanks for the update.
I'm using the hidemyass site and having no problems with it, if Zippyshare works for you, and it is a reliable site which provides quick downloads, I see no need for you to find an alternative that may not be as suitable
Thanks also for all the great posts
Another work around is to use the TOR browser (works for me in the UK anyway)
https://www.torproject.org/download/
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