[Foundation-l] Chinese wikinews in China Blocked

Mon Jan 12 05:24:22 UTC 2009

On 1/10/09, Chen Minqi <cnchenminqi at gmail.com> wrote:
> <http://www.websitepulse.com/help/testtools.china-test.html>
>
> Here are some results from the above web page.
>
> Tested From:    Shanghai, China
> Resolved As:    208.80.152.2
> Status:    Empty reply from server
> Response Time:    0.414 sec
>
> Tested From:    Beijing, China
> Resolved As:    208.80.152.2
> Status:    Empty reply from server
> Response Time:    3.595 sec
>
> Tested From:    Hong Kong, China
> Resolved As:    208.80.152.2
> Status:    OK
> Response Time:    2.696 sec
>
> Tested From:    Seattle, WA
> Resolved As:    208.80.152.2
> Status:    OK
> Response Time:    1.678 sec

The hell you say? Results from 2009-01-12 at 05:20 UTC:

Tested From:	Shanghai, China
URL Tested:	http://en.wikinews.org
Resolved As:	208.80.152.2
Status:	OK
Response Time:	17.829 sec

Tested From:	Beijing, China
URL Tested:	http://en.wikinews.org
Resolved As:	208.80.152.2
Status:	OK
Response Time:	13.774 sec

Tested From:	Hong Kong, China
URL Tested:	http://en.wikinews.org
Resolved As:	208.80.152.2
Status:	OK
Response Time:	2.513 sec

Tested From:	Seattle, WA
URL Tested:	http://en.wikinews.org
Resolved As:	208.80.152.2
Status:	OK
Response Time:	1.687 sec

—C.W.