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Alcon
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Re: Bush site can't be accessed from outside US

« on: October 27, 2004, 08:48:34 PM »

IP addresses are signed based on region. The U.S. and Canada share several IP blocks. Some are Canada-specific, though. Those probably are blocked.

However, alternative domain forms work. So if it's an attempt to conserve bandwidth, it's a crappy one. Cheap on the web server storage there, apparently.

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Alcon
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Re: Bush site can't be accessed from outside US

« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2004, 08:51:07 PM »

Quote from: Philip on October 27, 2004, 08:49:52 PM

They probably just don't want of a bunch of punk Frenchmen watching Bush media.

Then they have a crappy IT guy.

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Alcon
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Re: Bush site can't be accessed from outside US

« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2004, 08:55:22 PM »

georgebush.com?
bush2004.com?
georgewbush2004.com?

I'm not sure. I can't really test.

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Alcon
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Re: Bush site can't be accessed from outside US

« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2004, 08:58:29 PM »

Quote from: Philip on October 27, 2004, 08:57:01 PM

So what makes you think there are any?

Reading the article:

"Readers of the Boingboing weblog also found that viewers could get at the site by using alternative forms of the George W Bush domain name."

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