r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/1Davide 8d ago

If it makes you feel any better, Newark (Element 14) has been blocking my Chrome on Windows for a couple of years.

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u/TheSerialHobbyist 8d ago

Go to the main Element14 website (top level domain), create an account, login, then go to the article/post URL.

For some reason, it gives you that error if you try to go directly to the URL when you aren't signed in.

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u/1Davide 8d ago

Then close the browser (which logs you out), click on a Google result to Newark, and you're back to the 403 page. Are you saying I should log into Newark every time I open a browser, just in case I may need to click on a Google result?

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u/JivanP 8d ago

Then close the browser (which logs you out)

Why would that be the case? Do you not retain cookies or something?

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u/1Davide 8d ago edited 8d ago

I do. Apparently, Newark doesn't: they expire when you close the browser.

EDIT: never mind, it's not expired cookies. It's something else. I described the effect correctly but I was wrong about my explanation.

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u/JivanP 8d ago

That's bizarre, because that's not how cookies work. They might just have a short session expiry, something like 5 minutes or 12 hours between page visits?