# Werid script/plugin problem -- blocked or banned?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/werid-script-plugin-problem-blocked-or-banned/128532>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 8, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/werid-script-plugin-problem-blocked-or-banned/128532 "2008-02-08T14:11:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/werid-script-plugin-problem-blocked-or-banned/128532/1 "2008-02-08T14:11:17Z")

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Lately, I am unable to install plugins for my rails projects.

Some examples:

$ script/plugin install # →   
[http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/plugins/open\_id\_authentication/](http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/plugins/open_id_authentication/)  
Plugin not found:  
[“[http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/plugins/open\_id\_authentication/](http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/plugins/open_id_authentication/)”]

$ script/plugin discover # →   
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:287:in `open_http': 403 Forbidden (OpenURI::HTTPError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:626:in `buffer\_open’  
…  
from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require’  
from script/plugin:3

As you can imagine, this has been quite frustrating. I set another  
system ( a new install of Ubuntu Gutsy) and I get the same error. I  
tested a new VPS install of (Gutsy) as well it had now problems  
installing.

I live in Thailand, My VPS server is with Slicehost (in USA).

I believe that I have been blacklisted (notice the 403 Forbidden above)  
and know of one site, [www.railsforum.com](http://www.railsforum.com) ([http://www.railsforum.com](http://www.railsforum.com)),  
that used Spamhaus for their blacklist. When I contacted Spamhaus, I  
found out that apparently the list of dynamic ip addresses I used are  
mistakenly on the list. BTW. I am not a spammer. Only my ISP can get me  
off this list. This is Thailand, and getting ISP to do something has not  
been worked yet. I keep trying.

So, here are my questions:

Does the rails plugin servers use any type of blacklist?

If so, is there a way to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/werid-script-plugin-problem-blocked-or-banned/128532/2 "2008-02-08T15:25:08Z")

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Someone in your country is apparently sending spam, with your ISP.  
You’ll have to find a proxy somewhere else (that isn’t also  
blacklisted). That’s my only suggestion.

-Ryan

On Feb 8, 7:11 am, Robert L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/werid-script-plugin-problem-blocked-or-banned/128532/3 "2008-02-09T04:08:41Z")

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I would like to ask this question again.

Does the rails plugin servers use any type of blacklist?

Does anyone know if they do or not?