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Error 403: Forbidden. I have very specific instructions but can't find the answer here.

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CiaoBella1
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"Forbidden (403)

CSRF verification failed. Request aborted.

You are seeing this message because this HTTPS site requires a 'Referer header' to be sent by your Web browser, but none was sent. This header is required for security reasons, to ensure that your browser is not being hijacked by third parties.

If you have configured your browser to disable 'Referer' headers, please re-enable them, at least for this site, or for HTTPS connections, or for 'same-origin' requests.

More information is available with DEBUG=True."

I just changed about config the other day - from 2 - 0, I think. Since I don't remember what I did, I will wait for your answer.

The error couldn't be clearer to someone who speaks the same language - am I right (or am I right)?

Thank you.

"Forbidden (403) CSRF verification failed. Request aborted. You are seeing this message because this HTTPS site requires a 'Referer header' to be sent by your Web browser, but none was sent. This header is required for security reasons, to ensure that your browser is not being hijacked by third parties. If you have configured your browser to disable 'Referer' headers, please re-enable them, at least for this site, or for HTTPS connections, or for 'same-origin' requests. More information is available with DEBUG=True." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I just changed about config the other day - from 2 - 0, I think. Since I don't remember what I did, I will wait for your answer. The error couldn't be clearer to someone who speaks the same language - am I right (or am I right)? Thank you.

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cor-el
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CiaoBella1
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Cor-el,

What text do I enter to get the exact function back? I guess I have to return it to 2 (for links/images), but I do not remember what I entered. I'm not sure about the true/false setting, either.

I can follow instructions without understanding the technical reason for them and what they accomplish - which is what I do 90% of the time.

Thank you.

cor-el
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You can reset those prefs via the right-click context menu to the default value if they appear user set (bold).

  • network.http.sendRefererHeader = 2 (Integer)
  • network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer = true (Boolean)
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You were so concise, I missed it the first time.

When I entered: network.http.sendRefererHeader, nothing showed up in the search. When I entered network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer, it was already set to "true."

I'm missing something. Thank you.