Originally Posted by texmex

I currently get my internet access through NTL. Which means that my IP address is assigned to me every time my router reboots. I have actually had my current IP address for a few months now. (since I don't often have to reboot my router).

Anyhow, upon my first vist to this forum I found that my IP Adress has been banned! Does this mean that some previous leasee of my precise IP address once committed something greivous towards this site, or have the administrators www.computerforum.com just taken offence to all NTL users at large.

I'd also like to know if this blacklisting is just a one off for this site, or if there an "authoritive" list of blacklisted IP Addresses. If so, I would be most concerned to find out that MY address is on it.

I have never carried out any activity that should warrant me being blacklisted so, out of principle, I would like the good name of my IP address restored. Is there any such mechanism in place to achieve this?

Obviously getting around a blocked IP address is as simple as using any public proxy server (as I have done in this case) to hide your true IP address, But I don't see why I should have to sneek around when I've done nothing wrong.

Is there any hope that my address will ever be cleared. I did drop a line to the administrators some time ago. Unfortunately they still haven't replied.