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403 error-How to fix it?

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csfarnsworth last edited by

http://muslim-academy.com/

Got 36 "403 errors".

Google some stuff and also look into SEOMOZ nothing relevant.

The site is wordpress latest version and host is Godaddy.

I have recently added these URL's in robots.txt file and they were removed but because of some issue in robots.txt file I have to revert it and make it blank.

Kindly guide me a permanent remedy for it?
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csfarnsworth @AdamThompson last edited by

.ifieds/ads/new-nike-nfl-jerseys-2012-299434-6il/

forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&%3C/td%3E%20%20%3C/tr%3E%20%20%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20align=

The above 2 are the example URL they are 36 in total.

Adam what If I apply delete option and throw the stuff out of index?
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AdamThompson last edited by

What are the URLs that are triggering a 403 error?
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