Just had the same experiance as chris did – received an email saying the plugin had been approved and the SVN repository would be available.
Serious disconnect between the site FAQ and docs and reality – wooo! 😉
Now if I can remember what the password I used was ….
We are having this trouble with a brand new plugin. The fact that these threads about 403 errors goes back months is not a good sign.
Has *anyone* from the WordPress site responded in any way?