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IP: Google retaliates against comcast.net (fwd)
From: David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:22:30 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: Dragomir Radev <radev () si umich edu> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:59:13 To: farber () cis upenn edu Subject: Google retaliates against comcast.net (fwd) Professor Farber, I wrote to you a couple of weeks ago describing a change in Google's behavior (see below). Today, this story was discussed in http://news.com.com/2100-1023-883558.html - it looks like search engines will never be the same again. Drago Forwarded message:
From radev Fri Apr 5 22:21:26 2002 Subject: Google retaliates against comcast.net To: farber () cis upenn edu Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:21:26 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <B8D2452D.A7C8%dave () farber net> from "Dave Farber" at Apr 04, 2002 06:00:13 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] Content-Length: 1864 I tried to submit a regular query to Google from my home. I use Comcast's fast cable internet system. Here is what I am getting: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22grizzly+peak%22+%22ann+arbor%22&btnG=Google+Search 403 Forbidden Your client does not have permission to get URL /search?hl=en&q=%22grizzly+peak%22+%22ann+arbor%22&btnG=Google+Search from this server. (Client IP address: 68.40.148.39) Unfortunately, Google has received a significant amount of abuse from your network. Because some person or people on your network have violated our Terms of Service (http://www.google.com/terms_of_service.html) and sent us numerous automated search queries, we have been forced to shut off access to Google's services from your network. Note that we are not accusing you personally of having violated our Terms of Service; you are most likely an innocent victim of someone else's bad behavior. We're really sorry to have had to take this action. We very much want to be able to work this problem out with your sysadmin or your ISP's network and/or abuse department. Unfortunately, so far, we have not been able to do so. Please contact your sysadmin or your ISP's network and/or abuse department and request that they track down who is causing this problem with Google. Please don't complain to Google about this problem (since there's nothing we can do until the problem on your network has been identified and stopped). Instead, please complain to your sysadmin or your ISP's network and/or abuse department. Letting them know that they need to take immediate action so that you can enjoy full access to the Internet (including Google) is the quickest way for you to regain your Google service. We wholeheartedly apologize for the inconvenience to you, and with your help, we expect that we'll soon be able provide search results to you once more.
-- Dragomir R. Radev radev () umich edu Assistant Professor of Information, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Linguistics, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Phone: 734-615-5225 Fax: 734-764-2475 http://www.si.umich.edu/~radev For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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