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mfFrom35k
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Re: Site Migration - 2021-02-09 at 05:30 EST [Site offline]

Post by mfFrom35k »

Not sure if other's are having a problem but I am finding my McAfee firewall is sometimes blocking IP: 23.254.167.168.

In addition when trying to hit it via Chrome using the IP address I get the following:

Deceptive site ahead
Attackers on 23.254.167.168 may trick you into doing something dangerous like installing software or revealing your personal information (for example, passwords, phone numbers, or credit cards). Learn more

Is this the correct IP for Bogleheads? I have found this problem occurs intermittently with McAfee and I can not access www.bogleheads.com for a few hours or even days.
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Re: Site Migration - 2021-02-09 at 05:30 EST [Site offline]

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There should be no reason to block that IP address. It may be due to some old blacklists as mentioned in an earlier previous post:
euphonious wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:11 pm It probably doesn't matter much, but in case you weren't aware, the new IP for bogleheads.org (23.254.167.168) is on a couple blacklists.

https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?ac ... n=toolpage

I only noticed this because I have a firewall rule that blocks IPs that query certain well known exploitable ports, and apparently that rule had added 23.254.167.168 to my own personal blacklist a couple years ago.

Most blacklists don't keep blocked IPs around for that long, and given that the IP appears clean on the majority of public blacklists, it's probably fine.

Just a heads up in case this somehow ends up being an issue.
https://www.bogleheads.com belongs to us (after a legal fight here: here) and is redirected to https://www.bogleheads.org.

You should be using https://www.bogleheads.org.
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