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I'd hate to think of the legal implications of hosting information the government deems confidential, within the United States. I imagine there will be some fal

by crad 16y ago

I'd hate to think of the legal implications of hosting information the government deems confidential, within the United States. I imagine there will be some fallout over this for people mirroring in the US.

zrail 16y ago
Apparently 355 people have decided it's worth the risk. I would honestly love to host a mirror but I'd be hosting it on an AWS server in Virginia which would almost certainly get my account banned. If I had service outside of the US I would host a mirror in a heartbeat.
- pavel_lishin 16y ago
  I wonder how hard it would be to get a server in a 2nd or 3rd world country.
steveklabnik 16y ago
I've been considering setting up a mirror, and wondering about this is the only reason I haven't yet...
cristoperb 16y ago
It's tempting because Wikileaks has wisely made it very easy to set up a mirror: http://wikileaks.nl/mass-mirror.html http://wikileaks.nl/mass-mirror.html I've contacted my VPS host for clarification on their terms of service regarding such a mirror.
- steveklabnik 16y ago
  If your host responds positively, please send me an email so that I can give them my money, too.
  - cristoperb 16y ago
    They got back to me: https://forum.ramhost.us/bbs/viewtopic.php?pid=1363#p1363 https://forum.ramhost.us/bbs/viewtopic.php?pid=1363#p1363 "In any case, your account wouldn't be suspended over it - we'd simply forward you any takedown notices we might get as usual and give you ample time to respond (you'd only get suspended if you ignored dmca or other takedown notices)." Very reasonable. So, feel free to give them your money :) <http://www.ramhost.us/?page=virtual-dedicated-server&#62 http://www.ramhost.us/?page=virtual-dedicated-server> (Great deals, but not very many instances available).
    - wlievens 16y ago
      Not just a reasonable reply, but also quite timely for a hosting company.
- thaumaturgy 16y ago
  I contacted Linode earlier this afternoon, and they very politely (and reasonably) said no. I'd also like to find a VPS for this. One in a foreign country with no good reason to release their customers' billing information would be extra nice. So far, the most promising one I've found is PRQ -- which already hosts Wikileaks.
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by crad 16y ago

zrail 16y ago

Apparently 355 people have decided it's worth the risk. I would honestly love to host a mirror but I'd be hosting it on an AWS server in Virginia which would almost certainly get my account banned. If I had service outside of the US I would host a mirror in a heartbeat.

pavel_lishin 16y ago
I wonder how hard it would be to get a server in a 2nd or 3rd world country.

steveklabnik 16y ago

I've been considering setting up a mirror, and wondering about this is the only reason I haven't yet...

cristoperb 16y ago

It's tempting because Wikileaks has wisely made it very easy to set up a mirror: http://wikileaks.nl/mass-mirror.html http://wikileaks.nl/mass-mirror.html I've contacted my VPS host for clarification on their terms of service regarding such a mirror.

steveklabnik 16y ago
If your host responds positively, please send me an email so that I can give them my money, too.
- cristoperb 16y ago
  They got back to me: https://forum.ramhost.us/bbs/viewtopic.php?pid=1363#p1363 https://forum.ramhost.us/bbs/viewtopic.php?pid=1363#p1363 "In any case, your account wouldn't be suspended over it - we'd simply forward you any takedown notices we might get as usual and give you ample time to respond (you'd only get suspended if you ignored dmca or other takedown notices)." Very reasonable. So, feel free to give them your money :) <http://www.ramhost.us/?page=virtual-dedicated-server&#62 http://www.ramhost.us/?page=virtual-dedicated-server> (Great deals, but not very many instances available).
  - wlievens 16y ago
    Not just a reasonable reply, but also quite timely for a hosting company.
thaumaturgy 16y ago
I contacted Linode earlier this afternoon, and they very politely (and reasonably) said no. I'd also like to find a VPS for this. One in a foreign country with no good reason to release their customers' billing information would be extra nice. So far, the most promising one I've found is PRQ -- which already hosts Wikileaks.

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