Strange Happenings With IP Address In My Forum

[Chris Goddard]

So what you are saying sort of succinct terms nick is "It's a load of cobblers?"

[corydoras]

So AOL users effectively see the web through a proxy server? What a weird and intrusive way of running an ISP. I knew that AOL did some odd proprietary things (many of which amount to trying to make users think of "The Internet" as "AOL") but that's just odd. Presumably they can then apply content filtering, snooping or whatever.

Steve

Many ISPs use proxy servers. My isp (Demon) has one, but you don't need to use it if you do not wish to. NTL uses (or used to use) Inktomi proxy servers, running in transparent mode. How is this 'intrusive'?

[Steve Walker]

Doesn't surprise me that many ISPs have them, although I've also been with Demon since 2000-ish and never known of or wanted the service, what struck me as weird was having to use it.

 

What I find intrusive about the idea of forcing people to go through a proxy server is that it gives far more ability to monitor and restrict what is accessed. I've no issue with that in a work environment, but for home users?

[nick]

If people actually read the details of what AOL provide it is all clear about what you get. the difficulty is finding the information

 

But it is also why they can offer the very child safe experience of the internet - 'cos it ain't the internet

[Steve Walker]

But it is also why they can offer the very child safe experience of the internet - 'cos it ain't the internet

 

Child-safe and, allegedly, Republican-safe too.

[Leon Roskilly]

What I find intrusive about the idea of forcing people to go through a proxy server is that it gives far more ability to monitor and restrict what is accessed. I've no issue with that in a work environment, but for home users?

 

 

Clicking on sites known as having been used for phishing attempts puts up an AOL message explaining why access to that site has been blocked.

[glennk]

another strange 1 now which isnt aol

 

Lots of ip addresses starting with 74.6 all viewing different topics but lots of guests all in the forum at the same time.

 

Anybody know what these Ip's are please ?

[PDB]

Lots of ip addresses starting with 74.6 all viewing different topics but lots of guests all in the forum at the same time.

 

Anybody know what these Ip's are please ?

 

Inktomi (MSN engine) is in the 74.6 range, an Inktomi bot cataloging you for MSN probably.

 

I'd stop worrying.

[glennk]

They are nothing to do with why my forum is performing really bad recently ?? It keeps timing out and only showing half a page.

 

These Ip adresses have been in the forum constant for about 4 days which is the same time the forum has been naughty

[nick]

Hi Glenn - they are now banned just to see what happens.

 

If you click on the IP addresses you get options to check the whois servers for all the major IP registries