A closed proxy is allowed - indeed we will not even know you are running one if it is properly secured. There are many types of proxies out there, the best thing is for you to consult the documentation and make your equipment as safe and secure as possible. This could be your Wingate software that was not properly installed or configured, a SQUID server used to quickly grab web pages but left very open to the public - or your Cisco DSL/Cable router with port 23 left opened and the default password still in place. Open proxies take many forms, but for our purposes an Open Proxy is a computer that has the ability to act as a bouncer or forwarder for just about anyone's connection on the Internet. join #irc-help on, port 6667 - to discuss Proxies and solutions.Ĭontact the manufacturer of the proxy software and/or equipment in use. Pursuant to United States Code (U.S.C.), Title 18, Part 1, Section 2701 Part(c) - we reserve the right to scan your system to ensure that your connection does not provide a network or security risk to us, our servers, or our users.Īll users connecting on un-secure proxy hosts shall be banned from the network.'ģ) What types of proxies are you scanning for?Ĥ) What is the address of the server doing the scanning?ĥ) I was blocked by the BOPM or ORDB DNSBL Lists - what are these?ġ) I got Klined - how long am I banned for if I fix the open proxy?Ģ) I have been on Gamers-IRC for YEARS and now I am banned, WHY?ģ) Will you help me secure my proxy, I have no clue how to fix it?Ĥ) I am not running any proxy software and got banned!?! 'Connecting to Gamers-IRC Network will subject you to a legal, open Proxy scan. It's that simple! The rest we try to explain below, read on! Well - you or someone at your location uses Gamers-IRC to chat on. Protected by BOPM and the following DNSBL List(s):

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