Turns out they only allow block list updates once per week now unless you pay.
IBlockList is the primary host of the list-files used by PeerBlock. In addition to serving up over 10 TERAbytes of data for us each month, they fund maintenance of many of the lists you use every day.
Unfortunately, due to the increasingly heavy traffic they have been sustaining for us, they will be forced to start limiting list downloads for all users, effective Tuesday September 24th. After this date, free users will only be able to download updated lists once per week. If you sign up for their IBlockList Subscription program however, you will be able to update much more frequently - up to hourly for lists which are updated that frequently. If you are getting "Update limit exceeded" or "Error Contacting URL: 400" errors when PeerBlock attempts to update lists, this is why.
In order to help mitigate problems like this going forward, we will be partnering with IBlockList. To start, they will be offering a free year of IBlockList Subscriptions to all those who have donated to PeerBlock prior to Tuesday September 24th 2013, regardless of how much that donation may have been - simply click here and provide your email address to activate your free subscription.
Furthermore, IBlockList will be sharing with us at PeerBlock a portion of the proceeds from their IBlockList Subscriptions. Together, we will be using this money to continue to provide free services for those who can't afford a yearly subscription fee, fund new and updated list-creation teams, and finance PeerBlock's ongoing development.
If you would like to continue having your lists update as frequently as possible - and can afford to help support PeerBlock and IBlocklist - follow this link to sign up for an IBlockList Subscription.
Do you think it's safe to use a filesharing program with an IP-blocker/peerblocker that only updates once per week? Considering that it used to update once a day.
Last edited by DTS on Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
They're one of the biggest providers in the UK so any sites up for a block get it nearly straight away (like piratebay, movie2k, vodly and all the popular boys). Their stance is that they're always forced to do this and don't agree with it though, I ain't heard of anyone getting any nasty emails anywhere in the UK from any ISP n all.
idk why
*touches wood again
*and again
*once more
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DTS wrote:Do you think it's safe to use a filesharing program with an IP-blocker/peerblocker that only updates once per week? Considering that it used to update once a day.
Switch to downloading NZBs through newsgroups for some downloads. They'll max out your connection, encrypt all traffic over SSL (ISP can't sniff your packets), and there is plenty of content being served up. The only downside are DMCA take down requests that newsgroup servers abide by, which can eliminate content from being downloaded.
1. I am now using CyberGhost. Tried http://speedtest.net and the speed is about the same with or without it.
2. I read that you have to register to use the filter in OpenDNS. That defeats the anonymity of it, surely.
What does a peerblock subscription cost? If you think it's that important, why not pay for it? Sounds like a paid subscription is even more frequently updated than the old system as well.
Sometimes I really don't understand this fear of spending even a single dime on (acquiring) digital content some people have.
Deathshroud wrote:Switch to downloading NZBs through newsgroups for some downloads. They'll max out your connection, encrypt all traffic over SSL (ISP can't sniff your packets), and there is plenty of content being served up.
This.
I pay about $16.50/mo. for a consolidated place to get all my shows. If I could get them legitimately with the same ease, I'd gladly make the switch, even if it cost twice as much. But it may be a moot point with Netflix and YouTube changing the entertainment-viewing paradigm.
[quote="YourGrandpa"]I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.[/quote]
DTS wrote:2. I read that you have to register to use the filter in OpenDNS. That defeats the anonymity of it, surely.
u wot m8
OpenDNS has nothing to do with anonymity. it's a way of resolving IP addresses without using your ISP's servers, thereby avoiding any blocks they have in place
Deathshroud wrote:Switch to downloading NZBs through newsgroups for some downloads. They'll max out your connection, encrypt all traffic over SSL (ISP can't sniff your packets), and there is plenty of content being served up.
This.
I pay about $16.50/mo. for a consolidated place to get all my shows. If I could get them legitimately with the same ease, I'd gladly make the switch, even if it cost twice as much. But it may be a moot point with Netflix and YouTube changing the entertainment-viewing paradigm.
Vudu is a great source for TV and movies, but can get expensive QUICK.
DTS wrote:Do you think it's safe to use a filesharing program with an IP-blocker/peerblocker that only updates once per week? Considering that it used to update once a day.
Switch to downloading NZBs through newsgroups for some downloads. They'll max out your connection, encrypt all traffic over SSL (ISP can't sniff your packets), and there is plenty of content being served up. The only downside are DMCA take down requests that newsgroup servers abide by, which can eliminate content from being downloaded.
Yeah, I'm finding that the more popular stuff is taken down from Virgin's groups almost as soon as it's up. :(
Whilst I'm sure Peerblock et all block a lot of bad IPs there's going to be many it doesn't. Anonymous VPN is far safer because no one sees your real IP. Cheaper than Newsgroups as well.
In a message to “BREIN and friends,” The Pirate Bay cautions that while closing down domains may be an irritant today, that loophole won’t be open forever.
“They should wait for our new PirateBrowser, then domains will be irrelevant,” an insider told TorrentFreak.
“Once that is available then all links and sites will be accessible through a perfectly legal piece of browser software and the rest of it will be P2P, with no central point to attack via the legal system.”
