curl on docs.github.com results in HTTP 403 with "The request is blocked" #17358
Description
Code of Conduct
- I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct
What article on docs.github.com is affected?
I assume that all pages from docs.github.com are affected, tested on:
- https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/
- https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests
Check Gist with verbose output of curl.
What changes are you suggesting?
The content on docs.github.com should be widely accessible.
Many CONTRIBUTING.md files contain link to the below docs.github.com page:
We use Markdown links checker that follows the links in markdown files to verify them. It fails on 'docs.github.com' links due to HTTP 403 response code.
Additional information
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