[liberationtech] 'bullet proof' hosting

Miles Fidelman mfidelman at meetinghouse.net
Tue Aug 23 12:11:51 PDT 2011


frankltd at fastmail.co.uk wrote:
> In the UK an issue is developing that involves robust comments about the
> practices of staff/doctors employed by a company known as ATOS, which
> conducts assessments, on behalf of the UK government, of peoples ability
> to work and hence entitlement to welfare benefits. However, it is being
> reported that ATOS is issuing letters to ISPs and forum hosts resulting
> in a number of forums discussing ATOS being closed.
>
> With this in mind, can anyone suggest any methods for 'bullet proof'
> hosting that functions under a jurisdiction that upholds freedom of
> expression in ways that don't lead to such 'take down' notices?
>

The obvious strategy is to mirror on multiple hosts in different 
jurisdictions, and make sure that domain registration and nameservice is 
in a country that values freedom of expression (or is spammer friendly).

-- 
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In<fnord>  practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra





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