Re: [Hampshire] SF Denies access based on US Sanctions

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Author: john lewis
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] SF Denies access based on US Sanctions
On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:53:18 +0000
Tim Brocklehurst <timb@???> wrote:

> "This means users residing in countries on the United States Office
> of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanction list, including Cuba, Iran,
> North Korea, Sudan, and Syria, may not post content to, or access
> content available through, SourceForge.net. Last week,
> SourceForge.net began automatic blocking of certain IP addresses to
> enforce those conditions of use." SF.net (below)
>
> Full Page:
> http://sourceforge.net/blog/clarifying-sourceforgenets-denial-of-site-access-
> for-certain-persons-in-accordance-with-us-law/


but also see this

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/08/sourceforge_reverses_blanket_blocking/

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John Lewis
using Debian sid