Can't access Carvana's website, blocked by the security rules, both using my desktop and my cell phone. I assume Russian IP-address could be the reason. While it has little to do with the competition, I would like to take a look at your business ;)
\n\nDrop a line to your admins, guys. Thanks.
", "messages": [ { "id": 207527, "postDate": "2017-07-26T20:26:16.777Z", "content": "Can't access Carvana's website, blocked by the security rules, both using my desktop and my cell phone. I assume Russian IP-address could be the reason. While it has little to do with the competition, I would like to take a look at your business ;)
\n\nDrop a line to your admins, guys. Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "Can't access Carvana's website, blocked by the security rules, both using my desktop and my cell phone. I assume Russian IP-address could be the reason. While it has little to do with the competition, I would like to take a look at your business ;) \n\nDrop a line to your admins, guys. Thanks.", "votes": 7 }, { "id": 207767, "postDate": "2017-07-27T11:43:43.157Z", "content": "We got pushback from IT about changing the firewall rules. I assure you it's not an anti-Russia thing, as the site is blocked in other countries (I'm currently in the Netherlands and it's blocked here, too).
\n\nI know it's not an ideal solution, but you could try accessing the site using a VPN or proxy. Sorry for the inconvenience!
", "rawMarkdown": "We got pushback from IT about changing the firewall rules. I assure you it's not an anti-Russia thing, as the site is blocked in other countries (I'm currently in the Netherlands and it's blocked here, too).\n\nI know it's not an ideal solution, but you could try accessing the site using a VPN or proxy. Sorry for the inconvenience!", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 207558, "postDate": "2017-07-26T21:56:21.053Z", "content": "We're getting in touch with IT about it to see if we can relax the firewall rules during the competition. We would love for you to be able to check out the site!
", "rawMarkdown": "We're getting in touch with IT about it to see if we can relax the firewall rules during the competition. We would love for you to be able to check out the site!", "replies": [ { "id": 207568, "postDate": "2017-07-26T22:35:20.447Z", "content": "this might be a dummy question, But I'll ask anyway, why your firewall is blocking some users in the first place?
", "rawMarkdown": "this might be a dummy question, But I'll ask anyway, why your firewall is blocking some users in the first place?", "votes": -1 }, { "id": 207579, "postDate": "2017-07-26T23:13:21.950Z", "content": "Lol, I had the same question...
", "rawMarkdown": "Lol, I had the same question..." }, { "id": 207581, "postDate": "2017-07-26T23:15:07.457Z", "content": "Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that. Carvana only sells cars in the U.S., so that might be a factor in how they decided to mitigate abuse from foreign IPs.
", "rawMarkdown": "Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that. Carvana only sells cars in the U.S., so that might be a factor in how they decided to mitigate abuse from foreign IPs.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 207587, "postDate": "2017-07-26T23:30:27.633Z", "content": "Oh ok, that makes sense.
", "rawMarkdown": "Oh ok, that makes sense." }, { "id": 207739, "postDate": "2017-07-27T10:27:41.753Z", "content": "Thanks, Brian!
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks, Brian!" } ] }, { "id": 207554, "postDate": "2017-07-26T21:37:25.733Z", "content": "Proxy? ;) it works all the time for me :)
", "rawMarkdown": "Proxy? ;) it works all the time for me :)", "replies": [ { "id": 207915, "postDate": "2017-07-27T22:16:13.540Z", "content": "But you are based in US now. :P
", "rawMarkdown": "But you are based in US now. :P" } ] }, { "id": 208060, "postDate": "2017-07-28T11:59:09.700Z", "content": "Also i can't access from Turkey , so how can we know about carvana ? it's not fair
", "rawMarkdown": "Also i can't access from Turkey , so how can we know about carvana ? it's not fair", "votes": -1 }, { "id": 209087, "postDate": "2017-08-01T06:49:40.847Z", "content": "@Brian Shaler do you think to do something for this issue ?
", "rawMarkdown": "@Brian Shaler do you think to do something for this issue ?\n", "replies": [ { "id": 209189, "postDate": "2017-08-01T13:46:21.137Z", "content": "Unfortunately, we weren't able to convince IT to disable/relax the firewall configuration for this contest. Perhaps you could try with a US-based VPN/proxy? I'm sorry I don't have a better answer!
", "rawMarkdown": "Unfortunately, we weren't able to convince IT to disable/relax the firewall configuration for this contest. Perhaps you could try with a US-based VPN/proxy? I'm sorry I don't have a better answer!" } ] }, { "id": 208115, "postDate": "2017-07-28T16:24:40.280Z", "content": "From Poland the same situation.
", "rawMarkdown": "From Poland the same situation." }, { "id": 208022, "postDate": "2017-07-28T08:00:29.763Z", "content": "I can access it from Belgium.
", "rawMarkdown": "I can access it from Belgium." }, { "id": 207578, "postDate": "2017-07-26T23:12:59.410Z", "content": "I have the same issue...
", "rawMarkdown": "I have the same issue..." }, { "id": 207567, "postDate": "2017-07-26T22:33:30.390Z", "content": "I wasn't able to see their website too \"This request was blocked by the security rules\", are these guys are mad with us? why that?
", "rawMarkdown": "I wasn't able to see their website too \"This request was blocked by the security rules\", are these guys are mad with us? why that?" }, { "id": 207780, "postDate": "2017-07-27T12:30:07.957Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true } ], "comments": [ { "id": 207767, "author_name": "Brian Shaler", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-27T11:43:43.157000", "content": "We got pushback from IT about changing the firewall rules. I assure you it's not an anti-Russia thing, as the site is blocked in other countries (I'm currently in the Netherlands and it's blocked here, too).
\n\nI know it's not an ideal solution, but you could try accessing the site using a VPN or proxy. Sorry for the inconvenience!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207558, "author_name": "Brian Shaler", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T21:56:21.053000", "content": "We're getting in touch with IT about it to see if we can relax the firewall rules during the competition. We would love for you to be able to check out the site!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 207568, "author_name": "Ragnar", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T22:35:20.447000", "content": "this might be a dummy question, But I'll ask anyway, why your firewall is blocking some users in the first place?
", "votes": -1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207579, "author_name": "Subhash Ramesh", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T23:13:21.950000", "content": "Lol, I had the same question...
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207581, "author_name": "Brian Shaler", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T23:15:07.457000", "content": "Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that. Carvana only sells cars in the U.S., so that might be a factor in how they decided to mitigate abuse from foreign IPs.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207587, "author_name": "Subhash Ramesh", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T23:30:27.633000", "content": "Oh ok, that makes sense.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207739, "author_name": "Nikolay Shebanov", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-27T10:27:41.753000", "content": "Thanks, Brian!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 207554, "author_name": "NxGTR", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T21:37:25.733000", "content": "Proxy? ;) it works all the time for me :)
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 207915, "author_name": "Marcin Pękalski", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-27T22:16:13.540000", "content": "But you are based in US now. :P
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 208060, "author_name": "beyhan21", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-28T11:59:09.700000", "content": "Also i can't access from Turkey , so how can we know about carvana ? it's not fair
", "votes": -1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 209087, "author_name": "beyhan21", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-08-01T06:49:40.847000", "content": "@Brian Shaler do you think to do something for this issue ?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 209189, "author_name": "Brian Shaler", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-08-01T13:46:21.137000", "content": "Unfortunately, we weren't able to convince IT to disable/relax the firewall configuration for this contest. Perhaps you could try with a US-based VPN/proxy? I'm sorry I don't have a better answer!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 208115, "author_name": "Wojtas", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-28T16:24:40.280000", "content": "From Poland the same situation.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 208022, "author_name": "Stijn Decubber", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-28T08:00:29.763000", "content": "I can access it from Belgium.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207578, "author_name": "Subhash Ramesh", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T23:12:59.410000", "content": "I have the same issue...
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207567, "author_name": "Ragnar", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-26T22:33:30.390000", "content": "I wasn't able to see their website too \"This request was blocked by the security rules\", are these guys are mad with us? why that?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 207780, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2017-07-27T12:30:07.957000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "207527": "Can't access Carvana's website, blocked by the security rules, both using my desktop and my cell phone. I assume Russian IP-address could be the reason. While it has little to do with the competition, I would like to take a look at your business ;) \n\nDrop a line to your admins, guys. Thanks.", "207767": "We got pushback from IT about changing the firewall rules. I assure you it's not an anti-Russia thing, as the site is blocked in other countries (I'm currently in the Netherlands and it's blocked here, too).\n\nI know it's not an ideal solution, but you could try accessing the site using a VPN or proxy. Sorry for the inconvenience!", "207558": "We're getting in touch with IT about it to see if we can relax the firewall rules during the competition. We would love for you to be able to check out the site!", "207554": "Proxy? ;) it works all the time for me :)", "208060": "Also i can't access from Turkey , so how can we know about carvana ? it's not fair", "209087": "@Brian Shaler do you think to do something for this issue ?\n", "208115": "From Poland the same situation.", "208022": "I can access it from Belgium.", "207578": "I have the same issue...", "207567": "I wasn't able to see their website too \"This request was blocked by the security rules\", are these guys are mad with us? why that?", "207780": "" } }