banned by ip

[John K Masters]

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.

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Regards, John