banned by ip

[Bart Silverstrim]

John K Masters wrote:
> On 17:18 Wed 30 Apr     , Bart Silverstrim wrote:
>>
>> John K Masters wrote:
>>
>>> Secondly, I have never used tor/privoxy but from what I understand, tor
>>> is a kernel module to enable tunneling on a server. Are you trying to
>>> run a server through your ISP? Most ISPs will block this somehow, or at
>>> least limit the bandwidth.
>> Tor is an anonymizing proxy that will kick out your requests to and from 
>> random servers on the Internet so you can't predict where your messages 
>> are coming from.  It's still being developed and can be ungodly slow, 
>> and requires two-way traffic since you proxy other TOR users.  It's a 
>> haven for political dissidents, privacy advocates, and porn traders, if 
>> both camps are to be believed.  It's a proxy for your traffic while 
>> proxying other users through you.
>>
> 
> Thanks for that. I have never needed to `anonymize' so have obviously
> never needed to investigate tor.

It's a two-edged sword.  It hides traffic so people can smuggle 
information out of countries where saying your government's leader is a 
bloody moron can get you killed, but on the other hand it can mean you 
unknowingly are trafficking child porn.

Interesting project, though.