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diff --git a/ovh.txt b/ovh.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1494e29 --- /dev/null +++ b/ovh.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +I am considering switching to OVH, and I am reading the service specific +terms. Most of it seems fine, but I don't understand some of the +limitations put on IRC: + +> For security reasons, OVHcloud reserves the right to proceed with the +> immediate suspension without notice of any OVHcloud Service on which +> there is a public service Proxy, IRC, VPN or TOR which is available +> free of charge or for a fee, and for which OVHcloud has knowledge of +> its fraudulent or illegal misuse. + +> Customer is prohibited from using or allowing the Services to be used +> for any intrusive activity or any intrusion attempts (including, but +> not limited to port scans, sniffing, spoofing), and any activity or +> contentious behavior such as traffic exchanging (Hitleap, Jingling), +> Black Hat SEO (downloading and uploading videos from and to online +> gaming platforms), crypto-currency mining, video game bots, etc. +> Anonymization services or public proxy (including VPN, Tor, P2P, IRC) +> and cardsharing (CCCam or equivalent) are not permitted on the +> Services. + +> The Customer acknowledges that, for security reasons, some features +> and protocols (such as IRC or peer-to-peer file exchanges) are likely +> to be restricted under the Services. + +I understand that public proxies, VPNs, and Tor can be easily abused. I +do not, however, understand why IRC is in the list---I currently host a +small IRC network with a few friends (https://irc.runxiyu.org/), and I +don't really see how normal uses of Internet Relay Chat is relevant to +anonymization. It's just a chat protocol. + +My question is therefore an inquiry on what OVH's policies are for IRC +networks that do not serve anonymization purposes at all, and how are +"some features and protocols such as IRC" restricted. + +As another network administrator says: "evidently IRC is 'anonymization' +despite it by default showing everyone's IPs to everyone, but other +messaging protocols that actually do anonymization aren't" + +(Note that one of the servers of irc.runxiyu.org has a Tor hidden +service, so users who use Tor can connect to it. If this is not allowed +on OVH, I could just not install it when I switch.) + +-- +Best regards, +Runxi Yu (they/them) +https://runxiyu.org/ |