[Discuss] Problem accessing blu.org

[bill.n1vux at gmail.com (Bill Ricker)]

One wonders if COMCAST is an ISP or just an infotainment company providing
Web access to related media properties only.

Perhaps COMCAST has blackholed the BLU IP address because it has a
mailserver/Listserve and isn't named Google or Yahoo or AOL and thus is
misdiagnosed as an infected site or worm control node :-/  .

If it helps, from VZ FIOS
traceroute to 216.235.254.230 (216.235.254.230), 30 hops max, 60 byte
packets
 1  172.17.2.1 (172.17.2.1)  0.573 ms  2.032 ms  2.167 ms
 2  * * *
 3  B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.174)  9.625 ms
B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-22.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.176)  13.575 ms
B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.174)  11.152 ms
 4  * * *
 5  * * *
 6  0.ae13.GW13.NYC1.ALTER.NET (140.222.234.193)  24.780 ms  11.364 ms
0.ae11.GW13.NYC1.ALTER.NET (140.222.234.191)  17.289 ms
 7  windstream-gw.customer.alter.net (204.148.1.234)  17.595 ms  17.132 ms
 17.585 ms
 8  ae10-0.cr01.nycm01-ny.us.windstream.net (40.129.35.248)  15.832 ms
 14.770 ms  15.087 ms
 9  h255.81.138.40.static.ip.windstream.net (40.138.81.255)  15.009 ms
 14.565 ms  13.248 ms
10  te-0-4-0-0.wrcmankgs04.onecommunications.net (64.69.99.239)  15.371 ms
 15.149 ms  17.693 ms
11  te-3-1.wrcsmank-r76-02.onecommunications.net (64.69.99.234)  15.472 ms
 22.063 ms  22.031 ms
12  static-72-248-107-33.mas.onecommunications.net (72.248.107.33)  17.148
ms  15.806 ms  15.384 ms
13  vranix.blu.org (216.235.254.230)  11.826 ms !X  16.396 ms !X  9.762 ms
!X


I do like how an HTTP connection to the real hostname or IP address
provides a choice page to select the virtual site ! Nice touch.

216.235.254.230
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