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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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