Exit node blocking site?

[M]

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Hmmm... What do you mean exactly by "port 80 torrents"?

I agree with you, Tor should not be used to download warez, all that traffic
hurts low latencyand makes living hell out of using ssh.

M


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From: "Arrakistor" <arrakistor at gmail.com>
To: "M" <or-talk at freehaven.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:18 AM
Subject: Re: Exit node blocking site?


> Hello M,
>
> I can tell you why it is probably blocked. Piratebay has port 80 torrents,
> which would then be routed back through tor, slowing the Tor network down.
> It isn't in our interest to provide low latency semi-anonymous networking
> just so people can download warez, infact, it hurts our cause.
>
> ST
>
> Saturday, February 18, 2006, 1:12:05 PM, you wrote:
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>> I was unable to go to http://piratebay.org when exit node was
>> 70.230.73.20.
>> All I got was an error, "Connection: close". Everything else was working
>> fine.
>
>> After couple of browser reload tries I restarted my Tor client, exit node
>> changed and I was able to open the site in question.
>
>> I dont think it's right that exit nodes censor stuff, of course I
>> understand
>> that some exit node operators feel like it's necessary. Well ok, I think
>> that it's ok to censor CP.
>
>> No, I was not seeking any illegal warez, I was doing hmmmm... Research!
>> :P
>
>> Well to be honest, I was looking one pre-release which I'm _really_ going
>> to
>> buy when it gets to stores. Didn't find it, oh the waiting... I'm not a
>> fan
>> of "warezing" some little bands albums... If I really like it I will buy
>> it
>> except if album has some shitty "copy protection".
>
>> Well, thats my 2 cents =)
>
>> M
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> --
> Best regards,
> Arrakistor                            mailto:arrakistor at gmail.com
>
>
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