Error 403 is "Forbidden". This is most likely because the OpenStreetMap database has undergone a big upgrade, so it's read-only for a while.
I quote a previous message, Barry Crabtree: [quote begins] There's just been a major upgrade to the openstreetmap today, so first you'll need the very latest version of josm for it to work at all: A new version of JOSM compatible with the new format is available at the usual location: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm-latest.jar I think at the moment the database is read-only, so any changes you make might not be able to be written back for a little while. It may be that when you tried to connect it was still in mid-upgrade. Maybe wait a little while & try again. Baz. [quote ends] Hope that helps, Christopher _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies

