I am trying to access a technical white paper on www.angelfire.com, but the entire site is blocked in Thailand for being improper/obscene. What's the deal with that? Was it a mistake or what is wrong with that site?

I can access it fine here... it does a redirect to "http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/" though

Location: Bangkok - got the same as what Wolfie typed

Explorer

Angelfire is working OK from KSC broadband, I do remember it being blocked when I was on CSLOX though.

As a free hosting site there's a bunch of iffy stuff on there from time to time. I suspect that it was easier for the authorities here to block the entire domain rather than individual sites.

I am on CSLOX, no problems to reach the site. Which ISP are you using?

That is interesting some people don't have this problem. I am in Bangkok on a true adsl connection and below is what I get. Thanks for the work around through stupidcensorship.com, that allowed me in.

Access Denied (policy_denied)

Your system was configured to deny access to this URL.Because this url was and improper/obscene website or your package is localnet

For assistance, contact your network support team.

on true, it is obscene, blocked, not working

Could you ask them to be more precise.

I cannot find the improper/obscene bits

yep - true is blocking it

That is interesting some people don't have this problem. I am in Bangkok on a true adsl connection and below is what I get. Thanks for the work around through stupidcensorship.com, that allowed me in.

Access Denied (policy_denied)

Your system was configured to deny access to this URL.Because this url was and improper/obscene website or your package is localnet 

For assistance, contact your network support team. 

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Poxy! Proxy! Proxy! It is the only way to surf the net here in Thailand these days, as every thing is obscene or whatever.

paste the URL into google and view google's cache of the page

Just a heads up. It's not legal to discuss how to get around the censors' blocks, and by pasting urls of sites that do you not only break the law but make those sites targets for being blocked themselves when they are constantly advertised in the open.

Understand what I'm getting at?

cv