[myhdl-list] Re: MyHDL website not accessible in China

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

Jan Decaluwe wrote:
> Günter Dannoritzer wrote:

>> http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/09/28/china11798.htm
>>
>> Maybe asked your Yahoo contact person for the page about that issue.
> 
> 
> Mm, that could take a long time :-) But also here I can't imagine that
> this would be at yahoo's side. I read a report on the internet about
> someone with a similar issue. The block was at the Chinese side, and
> yahoo reported that "they couldn't do anything about it". I guess
> we would get the same answer.

Mm, I shouldn't judge too soon. In fact it was easy to get quite
a reasonable (and judging from the language errors, apparently
dedicated :-)) answer from Yahoo. I am including their response here
in full.

I have already written an e-mail to the organization they indicated.
We'll see.

The Yahoo response:

> Hello Jan,
> 
> Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Web Hosting. I hope this email answers 
> your question. 
> 
> Based on your email, I understand your concerns regarding your website 
> not viewable in China. 
> 
> We have tested and found that your domain is resolving. Unfortunately, 
> we have discovered that the Chinese government has a sophisticated 
> firewall set up and it will not be possible to view certain websites 
> while in this country. 
> 
> Your site is in fact blocked in China, but not because it contains any 
> "banned" content, rather, its a collateral block. Your site is hosted on
> a Yahoo! server along with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of other domains
> which are viewable in other countries.
> 
> This move is China's efforts to police the Internet and follow stringent
> efforts. Some features, can't be accessed from China's controlled 
> internet without using proxy software. 
> 
> Thus, I would recommend you to contact the Government-Connected 
> "Internet Society of China" and concerned ISP's for further assistance, 
> to get your website registered. 
> 
>    www.isc.org.cn/English/ 
> 
> Please do not hesitate to reply if you need further assistance.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Edith
> 
> Yahoo! Customer Care
> 
> For assistance with all Yahoo! services please visit:
>    
>    http://help.yahoo.com/
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message Follows:
> -------------------------
> 
> Yahoo! ID: jandecaluwe
> First Name: Jan
> Last Name: Decaluwe
> Email Address: ja...@ja...
> Comments: I have learned that my web site is not accessible in China.
> 
> Why is this so? Can you do something about that?
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