Tor and Freenode
reddit / irc

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[deleted] · 2015-09-27 17:50

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evilgold · 2015-09-27 18:47

They aren't banned outright you just need to use SASL to connect. See
here: https://freenode.net/sasl/

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NeedAGoodUsername · 2015-09-27 20:50

Freenode's tor service has been down for quite a while with no ETA of
it returning. Here is the current topic for `#freenode`.

> Welcome to #freenode | The tor-sasl service is currently unavailable
and there is no current ETA for its return. | Staff are voiced; some
may also be on /stats p -- you can /msg us at any time | FAQ:
https://freenode.net/faq.shtml | Channel guidelines:
https://freenode.net/poundfreenode.shtml | Blog:
https://blog.freenode.net | Please don't comment on spam/trolls

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Kagxtr · 2015-09-28 01:49

> Why does Freenode ban Tor connections?

Abuse.

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boo_ood · 2015-09-28 05:20

This was disabled a couple of months ago because of abuse. No ETA on a
fix/renabling