On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Mario . <kamid...@hotmail.com> wrote:
irc.debian.org seems to be blocking mibbit.com, a web based chat client, I
> can't enter #debian.
> The error message is:
>
> 18:55 oxygen.oftc.net *** Found your hostname
> 18:55 oxygen.oftc.net *** Got Ident response
> 18:55 oxygen.oftc.net 002: | [0] foto, [1] Your host is
> oxygen.oftc.net[66.184.117.12/6667], running version
> hybrid-7.2.2+oftc1.6.8
> 18:55 oxygen.oftc.net 003: | [0] foto, [1] This server was created
> Feb 12 2010 at 19:34:44
> 18:55 oxygen.oftc.net 004: | [0] foto, [1] oxygen.oftc.net, [2]
> hybrid-7.2.2+oftc1.6.8, [3] CDGPRSabcdfgiklnorsuwxyz, [4] biklmnopstveI, [5]
> bkloveI
>
> ...
>
> You are banned from the channel #debian
>
> I tried different nicks and different computers with different IPs.
> I entered irc.debian.org with Empathy in ubuntu with no problems.
> I asked in #debian irc.debian.org but nothing.
>
> Maybe some operator blocked mibbit? who should I contact?
> Please CC me I am not on the list.
> Thank you, bye.
>
It would appear either oftc or a #debian channel operator placed a blanket
ban on *@.mibbit.com (not a smart way to place bans), it will either
auto-expire or be manually removed, depending on how it was applied and by
who.
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