ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squareInstantnudeln@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down4·1 year agoWhat is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
minus-squaresettinmoon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·1 year agoSome malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
minus-squareAeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIs it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
minus-squareRailing5132@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.
minus-squareTauZero@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThe list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoTor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agohttps://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
minus-squaremateomaui@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoBanned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.
minus-squareZeroCool@feddit.chOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoTry a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.
What is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
Some malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
Surprisingly it’s fine on Tor.
Is it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
The firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.
Cloudflare can do it at least
The list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.
Gotcha, thanks.
Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
Banned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.
Try a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.