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"403 Forbidden" appears when I try to play a video from Yahoo news feed.

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Dbfout18
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While I was on my Yahoo home page, I clicked on an news article. The article came up, and when Iclicked to play the video,I got the "403 Forbidden"message. A not said "You don't have permission to acess video/adf on this server.

While I was on my Yahoo home page, I clicked on an news article. The article came up, and when Iclicked to play the video,I got the "403 Forbidden"message. A not said "You don't have permission to acess video/adf on this server.

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cor-el
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Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"