WikiLeaks Website Overcomes Internet Blow (new addy wikileaks.ch)

[maddezmom]

Source: Sky News

Controversial whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has had to change its domain name after the previous provider said it had withdrawn service to it.
The site has recently released thousands of secret US diplomatic documents, called cables, which have caused embarrassment to governments around the world.

Attempts to access wikileaks.org were met with an error message, saying the page could not be displayed.

But it has now switched to a Swiss domain name provider, and is now using the internet address wikileaks.ch



Read more: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/WikiLeaks-Overcomes-Internet-Blow-As-It-Changes-Domain-Names-To-WikileaksCh/Article/201012115845946?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15845946_WikiLeaks_Overcomes_Internet_Blow_As_It_Changes_Dom

[LinkUP]

1. JFK speach relevence astonishing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces

first reply here, this place is bomb.

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[florida08]

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Wikileaks is reportedly down worldwide after its DNS provider EveryDNS.net stopped providing DNS support to the controversial website after giving a 24 hour termination notice.

Wikileaks apparently confirmed this within the last hour in a tweet, saying, “WikiLeaks,org domain killed by US everydns.net after claimed mass attacks”.

http://twitter.com/#!/wikileaks/statuses/10567274838622208


http://thenextweb.com/media/2010/12/03/wikileaks-is-reportedly-down-worldwide-as-dns-services-pulled/

[crikkett]

5. Well you know, it sounds like the Everyweb DNS couldn't deal with the attacks

and so had to drop wikileaks.org.

I think this may be something to file under "unfortunate but reasonable."

[L. Coyote]

11. Domain Name Server is not the website, it is just the phone book equivalent

and tells the incoming request what the IP number of the domain name is.

Attacking a DNS server stalls the entire net served by that server. It is not the same as attacking the website's server.

So, was Everyweb hosting the domain too?

[GTurck]

4. Thank you

for letting us know this. I will be going there again later but just pasted the new address.
Important to keep confidential such things are marriage customs in Daghegstan (pardon the probable misspelling). We are all so better off not knowing this bit. NOT:party: :hippie:

[NeoConsSuck]

6. Support for Wikileaks

is at this page:

http://213.251.145.96/support.html

And if you have a variety of credit cards, please use your Bank of America card :rofl:

[Turborama]

7. K&R thanks for posting n/t

[Joanne98]

8. WikiLeaks Changes Domain Name After Cyberattacks

Source: NYT

LONDON — An American provider of Internet domain names withdrew its service to the WikiLeaks Web site after a barrage of attacks by hackers that threatened to destabilize its entire system, according to the provider and WikiLeaks itself on Friday. But within hours, WikiLeaks said it had registered its domain name in Switzerland.

By mid-morning, attempts to access the original Wikileaks.org Web site produced only a page saying: “The address is not valid.” The new domain name, Wikileaks.ch, appeared to be providing only sporadic access to the site.

The action by EveryDNS.net, which provides around 500,000 Web sites, followed a decision on Wednesday by Amazon.com Inc. to expel WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing organization, from its servers, although it remains on the servers of a Swedish host, Bahnhof, as it continues to anger the United States by publicizing a huge array of some 250,000 leaked State Department documents relating to American foreign policy around the globe.

In a statement on its Web site, EveryDNS.com, the provider said it terminated WikiLeaks domain name around 10 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

“The services were terminated for violation of the provision which states that a ‘member shall not interfere with another member’s use and enjoyment of the service or another entity’s use and enjoyment of similar services.’”



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/world/europe/04domain.html?src=twrhp

[pmorlan1]

9. Thanks for posting.

We just made a donation to Wikileaks.

[blackspade]

10. This is bullshit.

“The services were terminated for violation of the provision which states that a ‘member shall not interfere with another member’s use and enjoyment of the service or another entity’s use and enjoyment of similar services.’”

Wikileaks is not interfering with anyone, the 'hackers' (the US government) are.
What EveryDNS.net should be doing is filing a complaint with the FBI over criminal interference by 'hackers'.
Blaming Wikileaks for the criminal actions of other people is ridiculous.

[wildbilln864]

12. so now this new site doesn't work either?

:shrug:

[snot]

14. As of this reply,

you can find Wikileaks at http://wikileaks.ch .

[defendandprotect]

13. k/r