[tor-relays] NHS UK blocking Tor?

Pepijn Le Heux pepijn at leheux.com
Mon Apr 14 23:50:59 UTC 2014


On 15 apr. 2014, at 00:50, Scott Bennett <bennett at sdf.org> wrote:

> Chris Whittleston <csw34 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Can someone else running a relay from their home connection confirm that
>> they get an 'Access denied' error from http://www.nhs.uk? I've checked with
>> someone using the same ISP in the flat above me and they seem able to
>> access the site just fine, as can I via mobile internet so I'm down to
>> suspecting that they are blocking all Tor relay IPs. This is the exact
>> error I get:
>> Access DeniedYou don't have permission to access "http://www.nhs.uk/" on
>> this server.
>> 
>> Reference #18.1f7f1002.1397514736.1fe2170c
>> The reference seems to change each time I visit. If this does turn out to
>> be them blocking Tor - advice on how to approach contacting them to resolve
>> this would be appreciated.
>> 
>     I closed the tab without noting the Reference #, so I can't comment,
> but yes, it did deny access.  My relay is MYCROFTsOtherChild, and it and I
> are in Illinois.
> 

Same situation here.
I have an IP-adres with a non-exit relay, the IP seems blocked, from Amsterdam, NL.
nhs.uk works fine from another IP that I have and from mobile.

Pepijn


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