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angel_lover
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Not that this would affect me because I'm with another ISP, but does ANN realise that NTL provides over 20% of all UK broadband connections? That's nearly 1.5 million NTL subscribers, so of course there will be ambient abuse in proportion to this number. If on the other hand there's systematic abuse like DOS going on then ANN needs to report it directly to NTL (and within 48 hours) rather than threaten its own members.
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sakurashadow
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I on the otherhand am an NTL cusomer, my ISP from what i have seen uses whole area IP address instead of seperate household/buisseness IP's. Meaning that a whole City or Town may have the same IP address. I would be greatly dissapointed if a ban was placed upon NTL customers as ANN is my most relaible source of anime info and it would be a shame if i could no longer access it due to some other persons stupidity.
so please ANN Contact NTL and find out who the exact persons are who are doing this. Many thanks... sakurashadow Last edited by sakurashadow on Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Onizuka666
Posts: 266 Location: U.K |
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I too am an NTL customer and i don't get what this has to do with me. My IP address works fine.
If you have a problem with NTL's sevice try contacting NTL, they are an american company, you know. I asure you all that my posts have been positive, for anime and ANN as a whole. |
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Vukir
 Posts: 66 Location: California |
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Well, I am sure that ANN has already contacted NTL. And if you have ever delt with an ISP, then you know that they are pretty stuborn, and usually refuse to make changes based off just one complaint. I have delt with so much crud from ISP's that this ban is just plain easier and more reliable.
So, to the contrary, eliminating the problem all together (by banning NTL IP's) saves ANN from a lot of work. The readers who want back in can help by complaining to NTL of the problems. Of course, I am sure that ANN will be working as well to find an alternate solution to this. At least they are nice enough to inform the effected readers, and provide a solution to the issue. But of course, thats IMHO. |
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Mohawk52
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MeggieMay
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As for NTL being a major US company, it seems not to be the case according to its wikapedia listing |
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Ren of Heavens
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Everybody has their own IP address, the problem is NTL use Transparent Proxies. If you don't specify your own proxy, you are allocated one based on your location and the network load. |
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
 Posts: 7584 Location: Wales |
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There are groups of proxies for localities around the UK. Everyone in a particular location is routed through the same proxy from their loca group for any one site so if that proxy is blocked, no-one in that area will be able to view the site unless they specify a different proxy manually (although this is not really a good solution as it affects the load balancing).
The Proxies pass on the client IP so it is possible to determine the actual culprit and not punish their entire neighbourhood. |
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DarkMeph
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I dont use NTL but I do know that NTL provide the Internet connections for school is Hertfordshire in England. I hope they dont block it otherwise I cant access this from School. I am IT Technician. So I know what are my priorities.
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 7584 Location: Wales |
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You might find the following userful:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=31782 |
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