Sucuri blocks access to linuxmint.com

[rcdawson]

I am unable to connect to linuxmint.com using my computer running linuxmint 17.3 with firefox. When I attempt to connect, I connect to a page with the following message:

Hosting Server Connect Timeout
HTTP 502 — Unable to Connect to the Origin Server

Error Details:
Error Code: HTTP 502
Error Message: Backend or gateway connection timeout.
Server ID: cp11009

What's going on?
Origin server might be down
Sucuri Network blocked by Origin Firewall

Using the same computer, but with chrome as a browser, I am able to connect to linuxmint.com and then to go to the download site.

I can also connect with firefox to linuxmint.com using another computer on the same LAN which is running Ubuntu.
I can also connect with firefox to linuxmint.com using a third computer on the lame lan which is running linuxmint 18.3

I tried rebooting the computer which will not connect to linux mint. No change.

It seems that Sucuri is somehow interfering with connection from this one computer when it uses firefox.

I attempted to reach Sucuri, but they said that I must contact the site owner who is their client. They basically hung up their chat.

[MrEen]

It would seem you're not the only one: viewtopic.php?f=58&t=276794#p1521251

Any chance you are in Florida?

[all41]

Noticed this during the weekend.
I thought the site was just down for maintenance.
All good today though.

[rcdawson]

First, I'm not in Florida. Second, the issue seems to have resolved itself. I can now log on from firefox with the computer that previously could not.

Seems like there is a bug somewhere. Wish we had a way to alert whoever is responsible for monitoring the site.

I cannot say that the problem is solved, just that it has gone dormant.

[jimallyn]

That happens to me now and then. Usually clears up on its own in a few minutes to a few hours.