Slashdot banning Tor?

[ADB]

Yeah, That's what I thought too. Everyone make sure they have set 
reasonable limits for your exit-nodes' bandwidth. I don't see why this 
whole thing is even a problem, but I couldn't see it as anything but 
helpful... Again, let me say that I'm accessing /. from Tor and it's 
working fine...
~Andrew

Matt Thorne wrote:

> correct me if I am wrong, but Dos attacks would require quite a bit of 
> bandwidth, and usually follow some very distinct modus operandi. 
> probably noticeable by the tor client. Is there a way to build some 
> kind of Dos and DDos protection into the tor network or maybe even the 
> client. if only to keep it from being abused in this fashion?
>  
> As I said earlier, I dont know.
> -=Matt=- 
>
> "there is no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid people who 
> are easily confused."
> On 8/31/05, *ADB* <firefox-gen at walala.org 
> <mailto:firefox-gen at walala.org>> wrote:
>
>     No problems for me here with either site. Must only be some nodes (?)
>
>     ~Andrew
>
>
>     Moses wrote:
>
>>Wikipedia do the same...
>>
>>On 9/1/05, Bob <monfster at gmail.com> <mailto:monfster at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>Yes, I get it also.  And adding there subnet (ExitPolicy reject
>>>66.35.250.0/24 <http://66.35.250.0/24>) doesn't stop them from banning the ip of the tor server,
>>>even though it doesn't exit to them ever.
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: owner-or-talk at freehaven.net <mailto:owner-or-talk at freehaven.net>
>>>>[mailto:owner-or-talk at freehaven.net] On Behalf Of Karl Sackett
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:30 PM
>>>>To: or-talk at freehaven.net <mailto:or-talk at freehaven.net>
>>>>Subject: Slashdot banning Tor?
>>>>
>>>>I've been seeing this message when I try to login to slashdot.org <http://slashdot.org/>:
>>>>
>>>>"This IP address or network has been used to abuse the system
>>>>and logins
>>>>from it have been disabled. If you feel that this is unwarranted, feel
>>>>free to include your IP address (194.25.9.105 <http://194.25.9.105/>) in the subject of an
>>>>email to banned at slashdot.org <mailto:banned at slashdot.org>, and we will examine why there
>>>>is a ban. If
>>>>you fail to include the IP address (again, in the subject!), then your
>>>>message will be deleted and ignored. I mean come on, we're good, we're
>>>>not psychic."
>>>>
>>>>I get the same message when I go through other exit nodes too.  Anyone
>>>>else seeing this?  Has anyone tried contacting them?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Karl Sackett                     K4KRS
>>>>krs at hiwaay.net <mailto:krs at hiwaay.net>
>>>>
>>>>   "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
>>>>    carrying the cross."                               Sinclair Lewis
>>>>      
>>>>
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>>>
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