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Thread poster: Michael Schroeder
Michael Schroeder
Michael Schroeder
Austria
Jun 6, 2025

Unfortunately, the RSS feed reader I've been using is no longer accessible, so I'm having to switch to something new. However, I'm finding a lot of feed readers can't handle the RSS feeds from the for... See more
Unfortunately, the RSS feed reader I've been using is no longer accessible, so I'm having to switch to something new. However, I'm finding a lot of feed readers can't handle the RSS feeds from the forums. I went here:

https://validator.w3.org/feed/

And checked this:

https://www.proz.com/rss/forum/1777

And got this:

Server returned HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

Message
HTTP Error

Explanation
Your feed couldn't be validated because there was a problem downloading it from the web server. You should try to diagnose this using a web browser, and make sure that the URL you supplied resolves to an accessible file.

This usually means that the URL was wrong, or that permissions on the server don't allow us to fetch that file. The error shows the message that the server sent, which may help.

If the error is "403 Forbidden" and your Web site uses a Web App Firewall, you may need to allow-list the feedvalidator User-Agent: "FeedValidator/1.3".

Solution
Make sure this URL can be downloaded with a browser, then try again.

When I post the link into the address bar of Chrome, it does work. Is there something blocking the RSS feeds to be picked up by readers like Feeder? ▲ Collapse
 
Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Local time: 15:45
SITE STAFF
SITE LOCALIZER
Looking into this, I'll keep you updated! Jun 6, 2025

Hi, Michael,

Thank you for your report.

I'm reporting this internally so we can look into it in depth. I'll keep you updated on any developments.

Thank you for your patience, and thanks again for reporting this!
 


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