Crazy ISP /b/ blockers.

If you're one of the unlucky people for whom /b/ is blocked, you'll probably know BT and NTL are the blockers.

My ISP is NTL, and while looking at the source file for the 404 page you get when trying to get to /b/, I found a broken image link with this url:

http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net/test.img

Going to the parent directory, http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net, I found some interesting stuff. There's a few .htm files such as this one http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net/ink.htm , which just contain the phrase  "You should never see this page in real life". Hmmmm....

Looking in the /ehealth directory there's even more random crap, what the heck does this image have to do with.. well.. anything?!?

http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net/ehealth/1.jpg

This one here looks like it might be one of those 3D-glasses images

http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net/ehealth/nasa2.jpg

Poke around more people, this is really odd.

>http://data-ops4-glfd.server.ntli.net/ehealth/nasa2.jpg
good lawd is dat some mars?

Why has 4chan now blocked all BT Internet IP ranges? All of img.4chan.org is unavailable with this message:

You have been banned from 4chan.
There was no entry in our database for your ban. Therefore, the reason for this ban cannot be automatically determined. It is likely that a ban has been placed on your ISP or country due to bandwidth or leeching concerns. Please contact a moderator on #4chan @ irc.rizon.net with your IP address (217.42.189.xxx) for more details.

WHY??
IT'S REALLY FUCKING ANNOYING!!

Banned from the 4chan end for all boards on the img server. /b/ gets a 404 from the navigation bar, but gets a ban message from the direct IP http://66.207.165.178/b/imgboard.html.

I'm not a frequent /b/ user, but I'm fuming at this. I can partially understand why BT and NTL have done this, though I'm still angry at them for doing so. However, I am absolutely enraged at those sick bastards that think a) CP is ok and  b) thought that it would be fun to ban most of the UK and throw the entire population of /b/ into legal uncertainty by posting this shit.

I hope the sicko is tracked down and gets the dropped soap treatment from those lovely lads at HMP Strangeways.

LOL UK, ENJOY YOUR BAN.

You don't have just one ISP in England, don't you, just change it

>>43

I just don't understand why 4chan is blocking us from img server

>>44
not everyone has a choice over the ISP they're on. people living with parents etc. this ban affects innocent users.

>>43
First thing to do learn what freedom of speech and expression means. After that start collecting money and get the hell out of UK.

The ban from /r/, /t/ and /s/ has been put in place by the 4chan mods for UK users.  God knows why, they are about as informative as BT/NT.  It's not very nice being shafted from both ends of the deal. 

Wait so the mods banned all UK users now?
I was on an ISP that wasn't blocking /b/

When I get back from holiday will I not be able to fully access 4chan?

>>49

I'm not certain, but I think they just banned the standard BT and NTL proxies, and only from /r/, /t/ and /s/, so yuo can still access everything if you're not BT/NTL, and if you are, you just can't get on those three boards (plus /b/ of course).

>>50

Thank god.
Also fuck UK police niggers, I want my /b/ CP and all.

Laws against hateful sites? WTF is this shit?!
Fuck UK faggotry!!
Fuck NZ, country is total shit!!
Fuck Cook Islands am like living in stone age!!
I gotta move to America where they don't have a stupid anti-libral stance and people are allowed more free-speech than in Europe.

>>48

No, you're an idiot.

No the UK is real gay. I live here, trust me i see something fagtastic every day.

>>37

67.19.221.196

>>44
yes we do.
NTL and BT
and Bulldog broaddand but thats seriously rare

We have loads of different ISPs; the problem is that all of them are a part of the Internet Watch Foundation, or suck...

The seemingly good ones all have little catches, like a 1GB monthly download limit

>>57

Either that, or they 're all restricted to the London area only.

>>57

The one at my University in Reading is pretty good and does not block /B/. I'll have to find out what they use.

To those saying we should just change ISPs : this won't help for long, since IWF's "cleanfeed" is going to become compulsory by the back door (no legislation) for all UK ISPs.

See : http://dis.4chan.org/read/img/1150410623/78

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I sent an email to admin@iwf.org.uk in protest of their block. Although I doubt this will do anything to stop the BT problem as they seem to have taken it upon themselves to block all of img, I hope this helps:

--

Hello,

I wish to make a formal complaint about the inclusion of the URL http://img.4chan.org/b/imgboard.html in your database. I believe it has been blocked due to someone making a complaint about child abuse images having been uploaded to there.

The purpose of 4chan's image-based bulletin boards is not as a paedophile exchange; 4chan is a fairly popular website centred around a common interest in anime (Japanese-style drawing and animation), though bulletin boards for other topics such as origami, television and nature have been added.

In addition to this, illegal content is explicitly disallowed from being posted. To quote the rules page (from http://www.4chan.org/rules.php):

  "1. Do not upload, post, discuss, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law. This will be severely punished and strictly enforced."

And for the section of the website that you have in your database:

  "Illegal content will not be tolerated. Borderline content will result in banishment—don't attempt to push the envelope."

As with any website that allows anonymous, public posting of images to it there is a danger of people using it to share illegal content but the owner and moderators of the website are aware of this and take it very seriously. Having discussed it with them and from seeing it happen, I can confirm that the moderators act swiftly to remove such images from the website.

With all this in mind, I believe that it is inappropriate to include any part of 4chan in your child abuse images database.

Please let me know the outcome of my complaint.

Regards
Steve

Woh! ntl unblocked normal /b/
at fucking last

>>62
lets hope they at read it and bother to reply

>>63
ok now it is blocked again........

ntl is still blocking it for me

Cross posted in other thread...This is the reply I got from the Internet Watch Foundation:

We can confirm that no part of the URL for the site 4chan.org is included in our live database.

 

Peter Robbins

Chief Executive

Internet Watch Foundation

www.iwf.org.uk

mailto:chief@iwf.org.uk

t: +44 (0) 1223 237700

So NTL is blocking it themselves. Wonderful. Now I get to call tech support and complain.

>>64

I got the same reply as >>67, I sent this back:

--

Hi Peter

Thanks for your reply. Would you be able to tell me if it had recently been included in the database?

I'm trying to find out why many UK ISPs have a block on part of the site and I assumed that it would be due to being on the IWF lists.

Regards
Steve

Would be interesting to know if you UK people can accses sites like stormfront.org.
Not that i want to go there, but these sites are banned by law(!) from .de.

>>69

Everybody knows that if Germans start having access to sites like that they're bound to invade Poland again :)

Yeah I can get there from my UK ISP.  I lol'd when discovering they have a "Black" skin option for their forum.

>>70
I only laugh at the stupid phrases they have.
Can be taken appart realy easily by anyone with some brain.

And why should we invade Poland? To get our cars back? *grinning ducking and running*

the ? after the URL thing really helps, thanks guys.

The issue isn't with lolicon, or not4chan, /h/ /d/ and a load of other boards would've been banned surely?

You have been banned from /b/ for the following reason:

real bestiality.

Your ban was filed on July 16th, 2006, and expires on July 23rd, 2006, which is 7 days from now.

According to our server, your IP is: 194.72.9.37. The name you were posting with was Anonymous.

Because your ban is longer than 5 days in length, you may appeal the ban using the form below.
Please explain why you believe you deserve to be unbanned. Rude, poorly written, or offensive appeals will be ignored.
Submission of an appeal does not guarantee nor does it imply that a ban will be lifted. If your appeal request is declined, please wait for the ban to expire naturally.

Email address is optional, however if you do not provide one, we will be unable to contact you with questions or updates.
Note: It is possible that you are being accidentally affected by a ban meant for somebody else. If this is the case, please state so in the appeal.

Your appeal has been submitted and is currently awaiting review. You can use the form below to correct any information in the appeal if necessary.

E-mail: elationband@hotmail.com
Plea: hello you have banned the BT internet webcache IP address, it's our only way of getting on 4chan through the ISP, please unban thanks!!

You are banned ;_;
You have been banned from /b/ for the following reason:

real bestiality.

Your ban was filed on July 16th, 2006, and expires on July 23rd, 2006, which is 7 days from now.

According to our server, your IP is: 194.72.9.37. The name you were posting with was Anonymous.

Your appeal was reviewed and denied. You may not appeal this ban again.

Okay, first, yeah, this ban is annoying. I'm digging for more webcaches right now..

But, uh, to the best of my knowledge bestiality isn't against the rules in /b/ anyway. What gives?

I guess one of the mods were in a pissy mood to refuse the appeal?

Absolutely great - why is it always that some twat sharing a proxy just can't control themselves and gets us all booted. 
Couple of questions though...
1.  The mods must know that there are literally thousands of us using the BT webcache so how come they won't lift the ban?  (I'm sure that the twat will only post more of whatever it was when the ban is lifted anyway - so at this rate literally thousands of us won't be able to use the cache again)
2.  If the mods don't lift the ban, or keep reinstating it, has anyone found a new cache we can use yet?

Ignore the previous post.  Bless 'em, the mods have lifted the ban :)  Yay /b/!!!

The problem with lifting/not putting bans on this proxy is, I assume, how the fuck do you ban someone who deserves it? If someone posts cp with it, I'm gonna have to assume we're all just fucked.

>>65
I just got through a minute ago... then it went again. WTF?