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A New Future for Icanhazip

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980 points nkcmr | 1 comments | 06 Jun 21 19:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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sneak ◴[06 Jun 21 19:41 UTC] No.27415684[source]▶
This story is kind of sad. I wonder why the operator didn't blacklist certain netblocks/ASNs who were abusing the service.
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thegeekbin ◴[06 Jun 21 19:44 UTC] No.27415700[source]▶
Why punish a group for one bad actor?
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1. sneak ◴[07 Jun 21 08:42 UTC] No.27420384[source]▶
Denying a request is not punishment, it's simply a lack of consent. You're allowed to return 403s for any reason you like.