Sounds like someone made a booboo, they needed someone to complain and
let them know something was wrong, or a combination thereof.
Good support though, Jack! Can we say that?
Try to get a resolution like that with a cable or dsl provider.
Mario
Jack Unger wrote:
Just an update - Within two hours after receiving the email from
"support", my access to the Washington Post website was restored.
Jack Unger wrote:
I spend time each day keeping up not just on technical news but on
world news. Last Saturday or Sunday, I noticed that I could no longer
access the website of the Washington Post. Whatever your political
view of the Washington Post, it is still considered as one of the top
two national newspapers. Finally last night, I emailed
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and I reported that I could not reach the WP
website. Here's the reply I received:
Mr. Unger,
"We have temporarily blocked the IP for washingtonpost.com due to a
problem traced back to that IP. We are working to resolve this issue
and will be unblocking the IP within the next 48 hours."
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Here's my reply to the WISP (which incidentally is "California's
largest WISP for business" and is now owned by a large national ISP.
Dear Mr. Xxxx,
Thank you for letting me know. I first noticed this problem several
days ago. I look forward to having my access to the Washington Post
website restored.
Thank you,
jack
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I'd appreciate a few knowledge WISP opinions on this issue.
1. Why will it apparently take a total of 5 days to resolve this issue?
2. Was my WISP really not aware of the problem and are they just now
starting to look into it?
3. Was/is someone really spamming from the WP IP? Is there a very
real and legitimate reason why the WP website would need to be
blocked this long?
4. Could this be just another story in the emerging saga of the "Net
Neutrality" debate? Should I be worried about hearing "It's our
network and we can block anyone we want to block"?
Again, I'd appreciate a few thoughtful, knowledgable WISP opinions.
Thank you in advance,
jack
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