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Thesaurus and Dictionary being blocked

Request URL: http://thesaurus.com/
Request Time: 28 Mar, 10:20 (PHT)
Result: Allowed
Policy name: Base Policy
Exceptions: Thesaurus and Dictionary

Request URL: http://dictionary.com/
Request Time: 28 Mar, 10:21 (PHT)
Result: Allowed
Policy name: Base Policy
Exceptions: Thesaurus and Dictionary

I have added to the exception list.

^https?://([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)?thesaurus\.com/
^https?://([A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.)?dictionary\.com/

I tried to ping the site

64 bytes from 66-235-120-216.iad.ask.com (66.235.120.216): icmp_seq=2 ttl=240 time=527 ms
64 bytes from 66-235-120-216.iad.ask.com (66.235.120.216): icmp_seq=3 ttl=240 time=331 ms
 

I received a reply by pinging the site, but it is still not loading. I also unblock ask.com from the application control rules. But still no luck



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  • Hi, Brian, and welcome to the UTM Community!

    I've not seen a situation where such an Exception was necessary.  Please show one line from the Web Filtering log file where thesaurus/dictionary was blocked.

    Cheers - Bob

    PS AppCtrl can't unblock something otherwise blocked. See #2 in

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
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  • Hi, Brian, and welcome to the UTM Community!

    I've not seen a situation where such an Exception was necessary.  Please show one line from the Web Filtering log file where thesaurus/dictionary was blocked.

    Cheers - Bob

    PS AppCtrl can't unblock something otherwise blocked. See #2 in

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
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