Re: Slashdot banning Tor?

[Freddie Agricola <derfy@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:30:18 -0500, Karl Sackett <krs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've been seeing this message when I try to login to 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) in the subject of an
>email to banned@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 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?

Yep.  I tried emailing them:


>From: Robert Rozeboom <samzenpus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>on Thu, 7 Jul 2005, Freddie Agricola wrote:
>
>> 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 (71.12.185.3) in the subject of an email
>> to banned@xxxxxxxxxxxx, and we will examine why there is a ban.
>>
>> I do run a tor server, but you only disallow posting from them.  So,
>> what gives?

>People have been using tor to DOS us. If you stop using it I can unban 
>you.
>