Update URL testing. #54
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Previously URL accessibility testing was performed by trying to connect to the URL without providing a user-agent header. Wikipedia now seems to block these script/bot based requests, generates a 403 access forbidden error. We now add a user agent header mimicking an actual user so that the request goes through.
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Previously URL accessibility testing was performed by trying to connect to the URL without providing a user-agent header. Wikipedia now seems to block these script/bot based requests, generates a 403 access forbidden error. We now add a user agent header mimicking an actual user so that the request goes through.