Re: Blocked from yelp.com?
Thus spake David Carlson (carlson...@sbcglobal.net): I am forbidden to access the server yelp.com. Is that because I am a Tor exit node? To hell with yelp. It's not clear if the bans are intentional - if they just believe that selling user's privacy against their will is their official business model, or if it's just a DoS detection mechanism gone haywire. Given that *residential* exits are showing up as banned, I'm guessing it's not the latter... Go them. Use Google Maps (aka Places on mobile). It aggregates yelp and a handful of other sites, and does not ban tor. It occasionally gives you a captcha, but this is better than a ban. P.S. Just to open myself up to a fun libel suit, I've heard rumors that yelp takes bribes to filter ratings in various ways. I'm sure the filters are only beneficial, and help to remove spam posts and other malicious content. In the face of rumors like these, it really is better to get your information elsewhere, especially from an aggregator. http://www.tech-ex.net/2009/02/yelp-accused-of-asking-for-bribes-to.html http://www.switched.com/2010/02/25/yelp-embroiled-in-bribery-extortion-and-defamation-dispute/ -- Mike Perry Mad Computer Scientist fscked.org evil labs pgpR2GsFF2Gmh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Blocked from yelp.com?
On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:24 -0600, David Carlson carlson...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi, I am forbidden to access the server yelp.com. Is that because I am a Tor exit node? Thanks David I can confirm this, after accidentally running an exit for a while. There is a mailto link on the 403 page for you to contact them about it - I can't find anything in the site TOS about proxies. GD -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own *** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talkin the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/
Re: Blocked from yelp.com?
On 1/30/2011 1:53 PM, Geoff Down wrote: On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:24 -0600, David Carlson carlson...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi, I am forbidden to access the server yelp.com. Is that because I am a Tor exit node? Thanks David I can confirm this, after accidentally running an exit for a while. There is a mailto link on the 403 page for you to contact them about it - I can't find anything in the site TOS about proxies. GD Thank you. When I am blocked, it is hard to ask them why. I did not notice the mailto link. I shall have to try that. David 0xDC7C8BF3.asc Description: application/pgp-keys
Blocked from yelp.com?
Hi, I am forbidden to access the server yelp.com. Is that because I am a Tor exit node? Thanks David 0xDC7C8BF3.asc Description: application/pgp-keys
