[OSM-dev] API down, my addresses blacklisted by IRC

[Alan Mintz]

I was having trouble connecting to the API server, so I thought I'd try to 
use the IRC channel to mention it. I don't have a local IRC client, so I 
tried to use http://irc.openstreetmap.org/irc.cgi . It said

*** Access Denied: Found in DNS black list dnsbl.dronebl.org (your IP is 
71.93.135.xxx, result: ai_family not supported)

OK - I've seen this before. Someone in my neighborhood does something evil 
so they blacklist the whole subnet. So, I added a route entry to use my 
backup ISP for net 89.16.177.0/24, tried again, and got:

*** Access Denied: Found in DNS black list dnsbl.dronebl.org (your IP is 
71.177.152.xxx, result: ai_family not supported)

If I go to dronebl.org and look up either address, it says:

"No incidents regarding <address> were found in DroneBL's incident tracking 
system. This means that your IP is not listed in DroneBL."

I don't understand. API seems back up now, so I guess I'll just go back to 
mapping :(

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Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>