Rudy
Admin
Hi all,
The advent of low cost VPN connections have resulted in an increase of users using VPN. There are two main reasons for this. One is that the connection between the user's computer and the VPN network is encrypted until the final connection to the destination IP. This makes a VPN connection ideal for banking and similar transactions.
The other reason is that a VPN network connection, like a connection using an anonymous proxy server, hides the user's IP address. Basically, there is no way to know where the user is located. This makes these types of connections ideal for those wishing to hide their identity for whatever purpose, be it downloading porn, or copyrighted material from pirate sites.
We recently terminated a user that used a VPN service to create multiple accounts (four that we know of) to harass another member who they mistook for someone else. It occurs to us that this capability could also be used to shill, or literally vanish without trace after a fraudulent transaction in the classifieds.
We are not a financial site, nor a purveyor of sordid material, so the need for strong encryption and anonymity are not needed.
Therefore be advised that, for the safety of our existing members, we will not authorize new registrations that use a VPN network, or anonymous proxy servers.
The advent of low cost VPN connections have resulted in an increase of users using VPN. There are two main reasons for this. One is that the connection between the user's computer and the VPN network is encrypted until the final connection to the destination IP. This makes a VPN connection ideal for banking and similar transactions.
The other reason is that a VPN network connection, like a connection using an anonymous proxy server, hides the user's IP address. Basically, there is no way to know where the user is located. This makes these types of connections ideal for those wishing to hide their identity for whatever purpose, be it downloading porn, or copyrighted material from pirate sites.
We recently terminated a user that used a VPN service to create multiple accounts (four that we know of) to harass another member who they mistook for someone else. It occurs to us that this capability could also be used to shill, or literally vanish without trace after a fraudulent transaction in the classifieds.
We are not a financial site, nor a purveyor of sordid material, so the need for strong encryption and anonymity are not needed.
Therefore be advised that, for the safety of our existing members, we will not authorize new registrations that use a VPN network, or anonymous proxy servers.