TOR and IRC

Jul 19, 2006 16:36

Wow, I'm only hosting a TOR server on my machine and not using the TOR network at all, few hours later, Furnet and Shadowfire decided to put me out of their network. I just hope I'm not out for good. 0___o ( Read more... )

furnet, irc, tor, anonymous

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huskion July 20 2006, 00:14:41 UTC
http://www.furnet.org/documentation/code-conduct-users.html

# You will not use open proxy services to connect to Furnet. Open proxies are proxies which allow outside (i.e. from the Internet) connections to Furnet which include but is not limited to non-passworded proxies and proxies with publicly published user-names and passwords.

# By connecting to Furnet you consent to your public IP address being scanned via our proxy scanners.

# By connecting to this network you agree to be bound to these Rules of Conduct.

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huskion July 20 2006, 00:17:44 UTC
Basically by running a TOR server, you added your IP address to the list of public Open Proxies people can use, for example, to evade bans, national censorship laws, or do illegal hacking operations without being traced.

Don't be surprised if places like FurNet regularly check for users who use or host Open Proxies, and then deny them access to the network. :)

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deko_drak July 20 2006, 01:57:53 UTC
Ah, thanks. I didn't know they were verifying my IP with such public list.

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