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MTNL users report blocking, but only if they use the full web address of a site – omitting www unblocks the site in question. ...and this is why blocking sites
by shrikant 15y ago
MTNL users report blocking, but only if they use the full web address of a site – omitting www unblocks the site in question.
...and this is why blocking sites in India will NEVER work. They're just far too incompetent.
- intended 15y agoOnly for now though, I fear that over time they will improve, like a virus evolving. Then again lets see if an announcement comes out. It may just be the ISPs screwing up, or a whole host of other problems. I hope its not the Govt though.
- yuvipanda 15y agoTrue - remember the blogspot blocking fiasco a few years ago? Edit: Details: http://jace.zaiki.in/2006/07/17/blogspot-blocked-by-indian-isps http://jace.zaiki.in/2006/07/17/blogspot-blocked-by-indian-i...
- mootothemax 15y agoThey're just far too incompetent. Disagree, I think it's a case of being far too competent; I bet the spec came in listing the sites without subdomains, and the developers have completed exactly what was asked of them. Which must be annoying for the client, but if this is the case, more fool them.