Search function in macports.org defunct

[Clemens Lang]

Hi Christoph,

> On 16. Jul 2025, at 18:50, Christoph Kukulies  wrote:
> 
> While trying to use the search function on the macports.org webpage I'm ending up with a

Which search form exactly? The one in the top right of trac.macports.org <http://trac.macports.org/>, or a different one?


> Forbidden
> 
> You don't have permission to access this resource.
> 
> Apache/2.4.59 (Debian) Server at trac.macports.org Port 443
> 
> No matter whether being logged in into the site or not.
> 
> Anyone knowing the reason behind it?

Due to spam abuse and DoS attacks by AI crawler bots I had to very aggressively block various requests and user agents. I tried to make sure normal search still works though. Can you help me diagnose the issue with a bit more information?

- What’s your browser, in which version? Ideally, if you know, what’s your browser’s user-agent string?
- What was the search term you used?
- When did this occur exactly? A date and time with seconds would help.


Thanks,
Clemens