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404.5
Denied by request filtering configuration
Description
For better security, the web server has a list of characters it will not allow in the address (URL) field. One or more of these characters appears in the address field, so access to the page was stopped.
Example
Server Error
404.5 - URL sequence denied.
The specified URL sequence is not accepted by the server.
Error messages will differ depending on the web server and if replaced by the web site designers.
Occurrences
Frequency is relative to other Internet warnings and errors.
Solutions and Fixes
Fix Web Address
9
Check the web URL address. Perhaps there is an typing error. For example, you might need a "https://" style address rather than "http://".
Also check if the address has a non-standard character. The only allowed characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and the symbols $-_.+!*'() (a comma is not allowed).
FaultWire Staff Posted: 8-Oct-2008
Notify Webmaster
7
You might notify the webmaster about the issue. Include the error number and the address (URL) where the error occurred along with any other relevant details.
Many sites use an email address in the form webmaster@sitename.com where you replace sitename.com with the web sites address (don't include a www). Keep in mind with the amount of spam, they may use a different address and/or it might get ignored. Check the websites' contact information to get reliable contact information.
FaultWire Staff Posted: 8-Oct-2008
Official Explanation
The requested URL contains a character sequence that is blocked by the server.
"404.5 - Denied by request filtering configuration" is only supported by Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) web server version 7 and later.
The four hundred series of errors indicate something was sent to the remote web server incorrectly.
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The requested URL contains a character sequence that is blocked by the server.
