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Fwd: The end of blogging in Pakistan
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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:17:26 +0500
From: "Tee Emm" <tariq.must...@gmail.com>
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Just for the information of people on this list, TW (Transworld), a new
carrier in Pakistan (operating its own submarine cable) is blocking
*.wordpress.com. As one of their bulk bandwidth customers, we have been told
that they have done so at the request of PTA.
Interestingly, the same is not blocked on the PIE/ITI/FLAG network that is
operated by PTCL, the incumbent.
I've almost given up blogging on my telecom related blog not because I don't
know about the workarounds but in protest. I know this is self-defeating and
not going to help anyone but until I find time to set up an independent site
for the blog, I am not going to post.
-T
On 2/5/07, a sane voice <timbukt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> pkblogs offered us a chance to read blogs on blogspot. You couldn't
> read comments, but if you went to the individual post's link, you
> could.
>
> Then new blogger came out of beta, and people who made the choice to
> move, statred posting complaints about variating degrees of
> disfunctionality, including total loss.
>
> Others chose, and DBTB campaign advised, to stay away from new
> blogger.
>
> Alas, New Blogger is now forced on us. You try to log in to old
> blogger, and it takes you to a screen telling you to move. There is no
> way to escape that screen.
>
> If you try to migrate to new blogger, eventually the computer informs
> you that "Server cannot be found".
>
> You create a new blog on wordpress or some other domain, and try to
> import your posts, and the same server not found message appears.
>
> goodbye blogging, Pakistan!
>
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<span class="gmail_quote"></span>Just for the information of people on this list, TW (Transworld), a new carrier in Pakistan (operating its own submarine cable) is blocking *.wordpress.com. As one of their bulk bandwidth customers, we have been told that they have done so at the request of PTA.
<br><br>Interestingly, the same is not blocked on the PIE/ITI/FLAG network that is operated by PTCL, the incumbent. <br><br>I've almost given up blogging on my telecom related blog not because I don't know about the workarounds but in protest. I know this is self-defeating and not going to help anyone but until I find time to set up an independent site for the blog, I am not going to post.
<br><br>-T<div><span class="e" id="q_1109596284c8e36b_1"><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">a sane voice</b> <<a href="mailto:timbukt...@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
timbukt...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>pkblogs offered us a chance to read blogs on blogspot. You couldn't<br>read comments, but if you went to the individual post's link, you<br>could.<br><br>Then new blogger came out of beta, and people who made the choice to
<br>move, statred posting complaints about variating degrees of<br>disfunctionality, including total loss.<br><br>Others chose, and DBTB campaign advised, to stay away from new<br>blogger.<br><br>Alas, New Blogger is now forced on us. You try to log in to old
<br>blogger, and it takes you to a screen telling you to move. There is no<br>way to escape that screen.<br><br>If you try to migrate to new blogger, eventually the computer informs<br>you that "Server cannot be found".
<br><br>You create a new blog on wordpress or some other domain, and try to<br>import your posts, and the same server not found message appears.<br><br>goodbye blogging, Pakistan!<br></blockquote></div><br></span></div>
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