RE: forums.gentoo.org = blocked for Tor users

["Bob" <tor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a feeling that this was a quick and dirty solution, something like:

If (tor)
	# block 'em
Else
	# run site
EndIf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Balvers
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:19 AM
> To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: forums.gentoo.org = blocked for Tor users
>
> They appear to blocking exit nodes only, because I can still
> access the
> site without Tor, and I run a middleman node.
> I think the action they took is a bit drastic, if they check
> to see if a
> user is comming from a Tor ip, why not do the check if you
> hit the 'post
> message' button or something. Blocking (read) access
> completely seems a
> bit drastic.
>