[OPLINTECH] Calling all Gurus

[Chad Neeper]

A problem I see with that theory is that she said she already used telnet
to test the connection and it responded correctly. But still may be
possible.

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On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Bill Hardison <bhardison at norweld.org>
wrote:

> It looks like what I have seen when an IP address is blacklisted or in
> some other way blocked by the "other guy" or their firewall.  Contact the
> USPS and see if they have any such procedure in place.
>
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> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Mindy Holmes <holmesme at oplin.org> wrote:
>
>>  I am experiencing a unique problem.  There is a particular website that
>> won't load within our library (I will list the URL below).  It is a link to
>> the USPS to print a return label for Alibris.  The link does not work on
>> any PC in our network.  Here is what I have tried:
>>
>>
>>    - Mulitiple Browsers
>>    - Multiple Browser with not add-ons
>>    - Temporarily disabling antivirus software
>>    - Watching the traffic pass through the firewall - no blocks
>>    - Plugging a laptop that the linked worked on from home directly into
>>    our OPLIN router
>>    - Pinging the IP address for the site
>>    - Telnet to the site on port 80 and running - GET / HTTP/1.1 host:
>>    returns.usps.com  (which does respond as it should)
>>
>>
>> The link still will not load.  It just endlessly cycles and eventually
>> times out.   I am sure there is a needle in the haystack I have missed.
>> Any thoughts on what this could be are greatly appreciated.  Here is the
>> ornery URL:
>>
>>
>> https://returns.usps.com/CreateLabel.aspx?MRSID=313600&DisplayType=Customer&ShippingInfoIncluded=No
>>
>> Mindy Holmes
>> Mason Public Library
>>
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