banned by ip

[Joseph]

Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 


I don't care to be involved with anything to do with any kind of porn.  Isn't there other avenues by which one can have 
privacy AND protect themselves from this sort of thing?

Joseph