ERROR 403: Forbidden for base_release_0 and 1

From: Daniel Haryo Sugondo <sugondo_at_hlrs.de>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 06:14:24 UTC
Dear pkgbase maintainer,

the base_release_0 and base_release_1 aren't accessible.

Yesterday
$ wget https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0
--2026-05-21 14:59:54-- 
https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0
Resolving pkg.freebsd.org (pkg.freebsd.org)... 2a04:4e42:600::497, 
2a04:4e42:200::497, 2a04:4e42::497, ...
Connecting to pkg.freebsd.org 
(pkg.freebsd.org)|2a04:4e42:600::497|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/ 
[following]
--2026-05-21 14:59:54-- 
https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/
Reusing existing connection to [pkg.freebsd.org]:443.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location: 
https://cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/ 
[following]
--2026-05-21 14:59:54-- 
https://cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/
Resolving cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org 
(cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org)...
2600:9000:2013:d000:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1, 
2600:9000:2013:a800:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1, 
2600:9000:2013:8a00:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1,
...
Connecting to cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org
(cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org)|2600:9000:2013:d000:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1|:443... 
connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
2026-05-21 14:59:55 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

Today
$ date
Fri May 22 08:08:10 AM CEST 2026
$ wget https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0
--2026-05-22 08:08:12-- 
https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0
Resolving pkg.freebsd.org (pkg.freebsd.org)... 2a04:4e42:400::497, 
2a04:4e42:600::497, 2a04:4e42::497, ...
Connecting to pkg.freebsd.org 
(pkg.freebsd.org)|2a04:4e42:400::497|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/ 
[following]
--2026-05-22 08:08:12-- 
https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/
Reusing existing connection to [pkg.freebsd.org]:443.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location: 
https://cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/ 
[following]
--2026-05-22 08:08:12-- 
https://cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_release_0/
Resolving cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org 
(cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org)... 
2600:9000:20ba:b800:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1, 
2600:9000:20ba:4800:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1, 
2600:9000:20ba:5000:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1, ...
Connecting to cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org 
(cloudfront.aws.pkgbase.freebsd.org)|2600:9000:20ba:b800:14:fc66:e9c0:93a1|:443... 
connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
2026-05-22 08:08:13 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

Should it be so?

Regards,

Daniel Sugondo.

-- 
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Daniel Haryo Sugondo

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