Comments on: Nanny Punishes Naughty Kevin http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/ Life in China. Roots in Weifang. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:16:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: marcelproust http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2350 marcelproust Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:13:11 +0000 http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2350 My understanding is that the machines which tell you where your visitors come from don't necessarily recognize Chinese IP addresses, so at least some of them are likely to crop up as part of the "Unknown Country." Others may be using proxy servers to get through the firewall and likewise come up in either an unknown or other location. Blocking on the internet in China is actually a localised phenomenom, dependent both on the location and the IP provider. That said, I couldn't get on to your site in December and January when I was in China at all, at either Xian or Beijing. My understanding is that the machines which tell you where your visitors come from don’t necessarily recognize Chinese IP addresses, so at least some of them are likely to crop up as part of the “Unknown Country.” Others may be using proxy servers to get through the firewall and likewise come up in either an unknown or other location.

Blocking on the internet in China is actually a localised phenomenom, dependent both on the location and the IP provider. That said, I couldn’t get on to your site in December and January when I was in China at all, at either Xian or Beijing.

]]> By: Kevin http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2346 Kevin Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:31:34 +0000 http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2346 Yep. The Weifang Radish is blocked because it is hosted on WordPress.com. Lately I've been wondering why Blogspot and Typepad, both services with a larger user base than WordPress.com, remain unblocked while WordPress.com remains blocked. Is it a misunderstanding by the thought police at the GFW who think that by blocking WordPress.com they are blocking access to the WordPress blogging platform from Chinese users? Perhaps they don't understand the distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? I really expect them to be smarter than that, but it could be a legitimate oversight. Yep. The Weifang Radish is blocked because it is hosted on WordPress.com. Lately I’ve been wondering why Blogspot and Typepad, both services with a larger user base than WordPress.com, remain unblocked while WordPress.com remains blocked. Is it a misunderstanding by the thought police at the GFW who think that by blocking WordPress.com they are blocking access to the WordPress blogging platform from Chinese users? Perhaps they don’t understand the distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? I really expect them to be smarter than that, but it could be a legitimate oversight.

]]> By: rancher http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2345 rancher Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:55:45 +0000 http://kevinsmith.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/nanny-punishes-naughty-kevin/#comment-2345 according to greatfirewallofchina.net your blog is also blocked. I know I have been having trouble getting in without using Tor. according to greatfirewallofchina.net your blog is also blocked. I know I have been having trouble getting in without using Tor.

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