Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 02:56:42 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: peter@spinner.dialix.com (Peter Wemm) Cc: nate@mt.sri.com, aleph1@dfw.net, freebsd-core@freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IP Filtering to www.freebsd.org Message-ID: <199612250756.CAA22016@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <199612250621.OAA12304@spinner.DIALix.COM> from "Peter Wemm" at Dec 25, 96 02:21:19 pm
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> > Nate Williams wrote: > > Aleph One writes: > > > I have come across some disturbing information. It seem that FreeBSD > > > project is filtering IP packets comming from the OpenBSD project. In > > > particular access from 199.185.137.*, and maybe 199.185.136.*, to > > > www.freebsd.org. If this is true it marks a very low point on the history > > > of FreeBSD. > > > > On what basis do you make these claims? I understand that at one point > > in time email from Theo was filtered out simply because he was spamming > > mailing lists and *abusing* FreeBSD resources, but claiming that there > > is intent to filter all IP packets from the OpenBSD sites is a pretty > > strong word, and I'd like to see what factual basis you are using to > > even imply such a time. > One more thing... There are ALOT more places to get FreeBSD from anyway, so I don't even believe that there is a valid claim that someone in those IP address ranges can't get FreeBSD. John
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