Why is RTB scanning for proxies?

[JPSC]

What does this mean?

[Ad Bot]

[UncleNinja]

It means your connection is being scanned for open proxies.

[Bisjac]

kind of self explanatory lol

[Kalphiter]

RTB doesn't own their IRC.

[BobSevenSevens]

I guess their IRC provider doesn't want people using proxies and spamming or something like that.

[Miga]

Most IRC servers don't want you using proxies to circumvent bans and whatnot, so most of them do an open proxy scan.

[frogger3140]

An open proxy is commonly used for anonymity and to circumvent bans. FreeNode(RTB's IRC server, not owned by RTB) blocks open proxies.

[UncleNinja]

An open proxy is commonly used for anonymity and to circumvent bans. FreeNode(RTB's IRC server, not owned by RTB) blocks open proxies.

Actually, RTB uses centralchat.

[Kalphiter]

Actually, RTB uses centralchat.

"FreeNode" is probably just one of the names that they named their servers with, like "dropbear" and "zoidberg".

[UncleNinja]

"FreeNode" is probably just one of the names that they named their servers with, like "dropbear" and "zoidberg".

I was thinking that he was confusing freenode.net, an IRC host, with centralchat.net, a competing IRC host.

[Bauklotz]

wat
http://freenode.net
http://centralchat.net

[Iban]

Centralnet K-Lines (automatic, system-wide ban irrelevant to #rtb) for 2 reasons:

1. If your IP is a proxy website, you're K-Lined.
2. If your IP is on the list of Onion nodes, you're K-Lined.

This is a preventative measure to help reduce ban circumventing.

[Kalphiter]

Centralnet K-Lines (automatic, system-wide ban irrelevant to #rtb) for 2 reasons:

1. If your IP is a proxy website, you're K-Lined.
2. If your IP is on the list of Onion nodes, you're K-Lined.

This is a preventative measure to help reduce ban circumventing.

What kind of proxies does it look for?

[Cloakedyoshi]

RTB doesn't own their IRC.

Isn't it some provider?

[Iban]

Isn't it some provider?

It's only mentioned 3 times in this thread.