[tor-dev] Regarding involving in tor project

[JT Allison]

It's because your username ends in 21. Try using something else and you
should be ok. The IRC network was getting spam bots with nicks ending in 21.

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 On Jan 6, 2015 2:31 PM, "dp docs" <sdpan21 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Developers,
> this may seem you to be a spam but I have this problem constantly from a
> long time period approximately 15 days. I have mailed twice to this list as
> well as tried to fix this problem myself by using Google. But I am not
> being able to remove the problem.
> Once again I am stating the problem here in more detail:
> My nickname on IRC is "sdpan21".
> I have tried to join #tor. I was successful but on sending a message to
> channel it shows "#tor: Can not send to channel" .
> I have tried to join #tor-dev , It shows a message "Cannot join #tor-dev
> (You are banned)." on xchat. and I have also tried on web based IRC where
> it shows "Cannot join #tor-dev (+b)."
> I am not being able to communicate to developer group because of this
> reason.
> I really appreciate the suggestion given above but those doesn't seems to
> be very helpful. I request you anyone please suggest how should I resolve
> this problem.
> Thanks
>
> Durgesh Pandey.
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Jens Kubieziel <maillist at kubieziel.de>
> wrote:
>
>> * dp docs schrieb am 2015-01-04 um 09:37 Uhr:
>> > I appreciate your effort but till now I am not able to resolve the
>> issue. I
>> > have tried to join the channel "#tor-dev" even using a web irc too. it's
>> > showing "can not join the channel (+b)." but how i can be banned if i am
>> > joining the channel first time.
>>
>> Sometimes #tor and #tor-dev get spammed by some individual. During these
>> times the channel operator sets some protection or bans special
>> hostnames. If this is the case for you, just wait some time and come
>> back later. Usually those protections are removed after the spammer is
>> gone.
>> As far as I see it both channels have no special flags right now.
>>
>> --
>> Jens Kubieziel                                   http://www.kubieziel.de
>> Spielen ist Experimentieren mit dem Zufall.  Novalis
>>
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