Re: Tor nodes blocked by e-gold

[M <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Yeah, SORBS suck a big time.

My Tor exit-node was a couple of years ago listed in SORBS db. Once I
changed Tor servers ip to another and closed ports that are commonly
used to connect to irc servers I got off the list and havent gotten
relisted since.

What irc has to do with email / smtp? Some ISP's block all incoming mail
if smtp server is listed in SORBS. I have contacted couple of finnish
ISP's and they all we're very uncooperative.

M



> No, its just SORBS, thay havnt got a clue. Avoid with long bargepole....
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>  
> Tony.
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> From: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Karsten N.
> Sent: Fri 27/04/2007 09:03
> To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Tor nodes blocked by e-gold
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have checked a few long-runnig TOR nodes in the Sorbs SPAM blacklist:
> 
> http://www.au.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml
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> Many of this servers are blacklisted in the database of
> vulnerable/hacked servers:
> 
> "Likely Trojaned Machine, host running unknown trojan"
> 
> The nodes I checked are mostly well administrated and run actually
> software over a time of 1 year. It may be, they are listed in other SPAM
> blacklists too.
> 
> Karsten N.
> 
> force44@xxxxxxxxxxxxx schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Since 24 hours, e-gold has decided to block all TOR nodes, and not only. In fact they check 3 "spam databases" and if the user's IP is in one of them, e-gold just declines any operation, people cannot even login into their accounts.
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>> There are a few things here:
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>> It is the first time I see a website blocking IP that appear in SPAM databases! Spam is, as far as I know, an EMAIL problem, so why would a domain block surfing from these IP?
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>> About TOR particularly, I feel very strange that all exit nodes would be listed in spam databases, as most of them (if not all) don't accept sending mail requests. That is why I rather believe that e-gold in fact fetches the TOR exit nodes list, and directly block their IP addresses.
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>> A friend, connecting from his home in Germany without TOR, without any proxy, cannot enter his account as his IP address (a dynamic one from a dialup provider) was listed 2 months ago for spam!!!
>>
>> A few people are already complaining that they cannot get into their accounts, and so their money seems to be lost! E-gold was already known to block accounts without any warning and explanations, recently blocked accounts of all Iranian people and KEPT their funds, now they automatize the scam process!
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>> E-gold seems to be the next (or TODAY'S) major scam of the internet!
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>> F44
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