Apple discussions blocking access from some IPs?

Originator:pepi.zawodsky
Number:rdar://18008506 Date Originated:13-Aug-2014 08:47 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Other Product Version:Apple Discussions
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Apple discussion blocking access for some IPs?

Steps to Reproduce:
Since today I'm getting this error message when trying to access Apple Discussions.

Access Denied

You don't have permission to access "http://discussions.apple.com/" on this server.
Reference #18.91b61402.1407954979.3fd1873

The hex ID changes with each attempt.


Expected Results:
Apple Discussions should be available from any IP for everyone.


Actual Results:
Some IPs seem to be denied access for an unknown and undisclosed reason.
Also the error message refers to http://discussions.apple.com/ without TLS!
Might this just be a temporary misconfiguration?


Regression:
I've never had problems with Apple Discussions denying access that way in the past years. Login and posting always worked just fine.


Notes:
I've tried with multiple browsers:
Chromium Version 37.0.2062.0 (278899)
Safari Version 7.0.5 (9537.77.4)
TorBrowser 3.6.3

I need access to Apple Discussions as part of my work as iOS/OS X systems administrator and Cocoa developer.

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