# I got an error page "network protocol violation" 3 times this evening

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-error-page-network-protocol-violation-3-times-this-evening/924089>\
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**Created:** [October 28, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-error-page-network-protocol-violation-3-times-this-evening/924089 "2020-10-28T06:05:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-error-page-network-protocol-violation-3-times-this-evening/924089/1 "2020-10-28T06:05:56Z")

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Entire message:

> Oops.
> 
> The site at [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/) […] has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be repaired.
> 
> The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the data transmission was detected.
> 
> Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

No biggie because I just hit reload and the threads displayed. But I thought I’d mention it in case anybody else was getting the same message.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-error-page-network-protocol-violation-3-times-this-evening/924089/2 "2020-10-28T13:51:06Z")

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If you would,  
What Browser are you using?  
What Operating System?