Slashdot banning Tor?

Bob monfster at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 03:32:21 UTC 2005


The reply I got from them didn't mention DOS attacks, but crapflooding.
They also said that if I stop running a tor server they would unban my ip.
I usually just change the MAC address on my router and get a new ip from isp
if I really want to post something (and try to not erase my login cookie
from them)...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-or-talk at freehaven.net
> [mailto:owner-or-talk at freehaven.net] On Behalf Of Matt Thorne
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:06 PM
> To: or-talk at freehaven.net
> Subject: Re: Slashdot banning Tor?
>
> 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> 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) 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] On Behalf Of Karl Sackett
> 				Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:30 PM
> 				To: 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,
> 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
>
> 				   "When fascism comes to
> America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
> 				    carrying the cross."
>                        Sinclair Lewis
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