OK, here's the scoop.

rpm

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Hi TheRodent

Great investigative work surrounding this issue! Respect!

RPM
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guest2013-1

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What did Sentech have to say when you told them TheRodent?

Help save the bandwidth. Decent download speeds for TheRodent! Stop downloading now!!!
 

Viper

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UNBELIEVABLE...is the only word I have at this stage..

RoDent, Great work! Respect! Hope they do something about this NOW!!!
 

pmik

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That is just shocking!

As a regular user of open proxys in a previous lifetime [}:)] I always wondered what sort of idiot would setup a proxy that is open to anyone that discovers it (and then publishes it so everyone, everywhere then knows about it!!!).

Now I know!

Open proxies have been used a lot by people wishing to surf anonymously and in places such as Saudi Arabia that are subject to strict censorship where the government (attempts to) control what is accessible and what is not from networks within their borders (in particular, they block pornographic and politically controversial sites).

It wouldn't suprise me if the lion's share of our bandwidth is being pilaged by non-MyWireless subscribers in this manner.
 

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CapTnCruncH

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Were no worthy ...... were not worthy ........ were not worthy !

Respect [:D]

The devil made me do it!
 

lewstherin

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All I can say is OH MY SACK!!!!

Someone please slap me I must be dreaming!! How can a company sitting on such a big backbone leave the front door open in such a big way???

I'm literally speechless. Holy crap. Sentech you STUPID BASTARDS.

PS: Rodent do Sentech even care? Is closing of 3128 port gonna be the software upgrade they mentioned?

\me goes back to feeling dazed...

<font color="blue">Telkom needs a leash, ICASA needs some guts, and the </font id="blue"><font color="red">SA consumer</font id="red"><font color="blue"> needs to make it happen</font id="blue">
 

Wireless2

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No wonder some ADSL guys have told me thanks to sentech they dont get capped anymore
 

Bishop

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I don't even know what to say...

After all the "They have been hacked" rumors it turns out the real story is "They have been morons". I suppose I should have expected that...
 

guest2013-1

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lewstherin, I doubt it's the software upgrade they mentioned, but I'm sure as hell wondering now if IPWireless will slap these dumb ****s upside the head wasting their time and money on something as simple as this.

TheRodent, you rock man, I really hope this is the problem and it gets fixed quickly, hopefully sentech DO read these forums as first discussed, Im interested to see their excuses when the press gets wind of this....

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regardtv

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Uhm......

Uhm......

Any comment from me at this time would get me on the baddie list ....

I'm just too shocked to react ...

Not to mention the fact that simple network monitoring ....... no ... uhm ....

Silence ..... Is the only response possible.

R
 

kaspaas

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Do a Google for "168.210.90.130" - it returns 105 references[:p]

I've learnt a few new ones from this!

Thx TheRodent



South Africa needs World Class Broadband at World Competitive Prices.
 

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Nikla

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Speechless!!

I'm speechless I tell you!!

Speechless!!

TheRoDent, well bloody done mate.
 

Jacques

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Was reading this thread on the adsl forum last night:

http://www.myadsl.co.za/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3301

Proxies popped up in the discussion.

Makes one wonder.....

btw, there was 2 news articles in Die Burger Sake section today about Sentech. Can't find it online yet.


Jacques
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buffalobill

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I've mailed the link to my connection at IPWireless. We'll see...

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Kai

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speechless... absolutely speechless... how fscking stupid can you be?!?! this is... wow... i have no words...

phenominal work Rodent! once again you have proved that you are, in fact, the MAN! Kudos mate!

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