Why aren't these forums Tor-compatible?

[whatahassle]

Tried to sign up using the Tor Browser and after going through the annoying hoops of dumb captcha stuff, I get this bullcrap message.

 

 

Why does the internet blow in 2017? It wasn't like this in 1996. Stop SUCKING.

[yathis]

Yeah I tried TOR and got the same thing, just use a VPN buddy.

[rubled0102]

Spammers are known to use Tor to grief online communities anonymously. Declining access to all Tor users is just a security measure.

[DrMacintosh]

6 minutes ago, whatahassle said:

Tor Browser

but why?

[Droidbot]

because when a tool for anonymity is publicly available, it can be used for malicious purposes. 

 

think about it - if you were a spammer, you could use the IPs of many, many exit nodes to spambot forums. 

 

deal with it. use a VPN. 

[ARikozuM]

Why are you using Tor instead of a normal VPN? 

[Megah3rtz]

12 minutes ago, whatahassle said:

Why does the internet blow in 2017? It wasn't like this in 1996.

That's exactly why this is happening. 

 

6 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

because when a tool for anonymity is publicly available, it can be used for malicious purposes. 

 

think about it - if you were a spammer, you could use the IPs of many, many exit nodes to spambot forums. 

 

deal with it. use a VPN. 

^

4 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Why are you using Tor instead of a normal VPN? 

^

 

7 minutes ago, BucklingSpring said:

Spammers are known to use Tor to grief online communities anonymously. Declining access to all Tor users is just a security measure.

^

 

all of these. 

[yathis]

I havent seen much spam anymore.

Rememeber that terroristic squiggly shit they used to plaster.

[evilarceus]

Just now, yathis said:

terroristic squiggly shit

lol

[rn8686]

2 minutes ago, yathis said:

I havent seen much spam anymore.

Rememeber that terroristic squiggly shit they used to plaster.

You mean arabic? 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, rn8686 said:

You mean arabic? 

Wow, that's racist!

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Wow, that's racist!

Arabic isnt a race, and thats what they were spamming.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, rn8686 said:

Arabic isnt a race, and thats what they were spamming.

The squiggly script could have been katakana or hiragana, but you assumed Arabic... Shame on you, sir! 

 

I'll have you know that as a doctor I am duty-bound to write prescriptions with the worst squiggles that may or may not resembles words.

Spoiler

By the way, I'm joking.

 

[whatahassle]

20 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Why are you using Tor instead of a normal VPN? 

What the? Because I don't pay for services I don't need? Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying? Why would I change (and probably make worse) my routing to game servers? No. VPNs can kiss my ass. The question is: why would you give out terrible advice such as using a VPN?

 

I'll never use a VPN.

I'll never use Netflix over my HTPC.

I'll never use Spotify over my original FLAC files on my hard drive.

 

I know millennials don't understand, but if you post a Discord server, I'd be happy to educate you.

[rn8686]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

By the way, I'm joking.

 

No crap...

[ARikozuM]

5 minutes ago, whatahassle said:

I know millennials don't understand, but if you post a Discord server, I'd be happy to educate you.

At this point in my veterinary career, I understand large and small animals more than you ... 

 

... "humans"... What are humans, anyway?

Spoiler

But a miserable pile of secrets... 

 

[KuJoe]

Thank you LTT admins for keeping the forum a nice, relaxing place.  Keep up the awesome work!

[TAHIRMIA]

12 hours ago, whatahassle said:

Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying?

 

You know Tor slows you down even more than a VPN does........

[Mira Yurizaki]

12 hours ago, whatahassle said:

What the? Because I don't pay for services I don't need? Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying? Why would I change (and probably make worse) my routing to game servers? No. VPNs can kiss my ass. The question is: why would you give out terrible advice such as using a VPN?

 

I'll never use a VPN.

Any information that isn't sent over a secure connection is still in the clear by anyone who is eavesdropping between you and the entry node or the exit node and the target server.

 

Also as others said, using a TOR slows your internet connection down. Possibly moreso than a VPN (I can still watch HD streams over a VPN halfway around the world just fine).

[Fetzie]

12 hours ago, whatahassle said:

What the? Because I don't pay for services I don't need? Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying? Why would I change (and probably make worse) my routing to game servers? No. VPNs can kiss my ass. The question is: why would you give out terrible advice such as using a VPN?

 

I'll never use a VPN.

I'll never use Netflix over my HTPC.

I'll never use Spotify over my original FLAC files on my hard drive.

 

I know millennials don't understand, but if you post a Discord server, I'd be happy to educate you.

Surely bouncing your connection around TOR and hoping to get an exit node on the same continent as the target service is just as slow, if not slower, than a commercial VPN service?

[Coaxialgamer]

Cloudflare

[MercuryRain]

18 hours ago, whatahassle said:

What the? Because I don't pay for services I don't need? Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying? Why would I change (and probably make worse) my routing to game servers? No. VPNs can kiss my ass. The question is: why would you give out terrible advice such as using a VPN?

 

I'll never use a VPN.

I'll never use Netflix over my HTPC.

I'll never use Spotify over my original FLAC files on my hard drive.

 

I know millennials don't understand, but if you post a Discord server, I'd be happy to educate you.

 

There are free VPNs...

[Akolyte]

18 hours ago, whatahassle said:

What the? Because I don't pay for services I don't need? Why would I intentionally want to slow down my internet especially at the prices I'm paying? Why would I change (and probably make worse) my routing to game servers? No. VPNs can kiss my ass. The question is: why would you give out terrible advice such as using a VPN?

 

I'll never use a VPN.

I'll never use Netflix over my HTPC.

I'll never use Spotify over my original FLAC files on my hard drive.

 

I know millennials don't understand, but if you post a Discord server, I'd be happy to educate you.

Using a VPN isn't terrible advice.  And while your reasoning for using Tor to access LTT isn't my business, you aren't gaining much by using Tor to access LTT unless you are being tracked by some group that wants to hurt you, so thoroughly that if you exposed yourself openly on the internet your location would immediately be leaked, in which case I advise getting help.  

 

Many people use Tor for very legit reasons but it's also used for cyber-crime.  And that means it's wise for LTT to restrict Tor use on their website because they don't know any information about who is connecting, and it's using the Tor network which is often used for cyber-crime. I'm sure you know about networking. 

 

Why not setup your own VPN?  While I'm pretty dumb compared to other IT people, I know of some people that need anonymity and are actually wanted by law enforcement who say Tor is most likely compromised and they rely on VPNs.  The only reason I could imagine you using Tor over a VPN is because you require Tor's ability to refresh IP addresses constantly.     

[rn8686]

21 minutes ago, CerberusLabrat said:

 

There are free VPNs...

Thats log the crap out of you, not any more private if they are just going to retain or sell the information anyway. 

[Guest Darth Revan]

11 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Thats log the crap out of you, not any more private if they are just going to retain or sell the information anyway. 

So do the ones that cost money. Difference is that the free ones tell you that they're keeping logs, while the ones that cost money tell you that they don't keep logs.

But both keep logs.