Why Won't Physicsforums.com Load On My Computer?

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Users are experiencing issues accessing Physicsforums.com, receiving HTTP 501 or 505 error messages indicating that the site cannot display the requested page. The original poster is using Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9, but upgrading the browser did not resolve the issue. Attempts to access the site using Firefox also resulted in a 404 Not Found error. Other users suggest checking for antivirus software interference and ensuring the website URL is spelled correctly. The discussion highlights the frustration of needing to use alternative computers or locations to access the forum.
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I keep on getting the following message:

This error (HTTP 501 Not Implemented or HTTP 505 Version Not Supported) means that the website you are visiting doesn't currently have the ability to display the webpage, or support the HTTP version used to request the page.

And I'm not nearly computer smart enough to understand what it means.
 
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What OS and browser are you using?
 
jhae2.718 said:
What OS and browser are you using?

Windows 7, and I just upgraded to I.E 9 to see of that would fix it,, but to no avail.
 
Shoney45 said:
Windows 7, and I just upgraded to I.E 9 to see of that would fix it,, but to no avail.

Are you getting 501 or 505 error?
 
As far as I can tell, I'm getting one or the other. Here is the exact text of the message when I press the "more information:" button.

This error (HTTP 501 Not Implemented or HTTP 505 Version Not Supported) means that the website you are visiting doesn't currently have the ability to display the webpage, or support the HTTP version used to request the page.
 
If physicsforums.com doesn't show up on your browser... then how are you posting here? :-p
Are you using a different browser or computer?
 
FtlIsAwesome said:
If physicsforums.com doesn't show up on your browser... then how are you posting here? :-p
Are you using a different browser or computer?

I'm using a different computer. Its my wife's laptop which she generally needs. Normally if I want to use physics forums, I have to go to the library. It'd be nice to use the website from my home computer where I dont' have to wait in line, and which is faster and more up to date. But...I'll do what I have to do.
 
Shoney45 said:
Windows 7, and I just upgraded to I.E 9 to see of that would fix it,, but to no avail.
I'm totally out of my league about these errors, but I'm using Firefox 3.6.15 browser and things always run smooth. Just saying.
 
dlgoff said:
I'm totally out of my league about these errors, but I'm using Firefox 3.6.15 browser and things always run smooth. Just saying.

I downloaded Firefox to see what would happen. I still can't get it on my PC. The message I get with FF is:


GET to / not supported. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
 
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Just curious, but on the computer with the problem, have you tried an alternate browsers such as Firefox or Chrome? (This might help to see if the problem is isolated to IE)
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Never mind, too late.
 
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Can you visit other sites?

Do you have any anti virus software installed?

Have you spelled physicsforums.com right?
 
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