Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-15 Thread gerard
Of kantor...@hamburg.freifunk.net Sent: 13 March 2021 09:32 To: potlatch ; tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal Hello again, did you talk to the hosting companies? Maybe they know about other customers facing the same issue. Best kantorkel Am 3/13/21 um 4:33

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-15 Thread potlatch
Hello kantorkel and Tor ops, To put a little meat on the bone of this situation, I did not receive an email from PayPal--I was informed that I was banned when I tried to make a payment for VPS hosting. During the week before this ban, I had sent funds to both Flokinet for an exit relay in

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-15 Thread gerard
Are we sure it was not a phishing spam? I cannot even find the T on my PayPal login to check what it says. -Original Message- From: tor-relays On Behalf Of Sebastian Urbach Sent: 11 March 2021 08:45 To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-15 Thread Thomas Braun
On 12.03.2021 09:48, Matthew Smith wrote: [...] > I learned the hard way that if you enter certain keywords (gun, bomb, > drugs, etc.) into the notes/reference field of a PayPal transfer they > will quickly suspend your account. This is the same as with a normal wire transfer, at least in

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-13 Thread kantorkel
Hello again, did you talk to the hosting companies? Maybe they know about other customers facing the same issue. Best kantorkel Am 3/13/21 um 4:33 AM schrieb potlatch: Hello kantorkel and Tor ops, To put a little meat on the bone of this situation, I did not receive an email from PayPal--I

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-12 Thread Matthew Smith
potlatch writes: > Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay > server leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have > been paying off-shore VPS hosts for my Tor server leases with PayPal > for at least ten years. Very interesting that they act now. That's

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-12 Thread mnlph74
:42 > An: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > Betreff: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal > > Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server > leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have been paying > off-shore VPS hosts for my Tor

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-12 Thread William Kane
On-topic: That is the most ridiculous bullshit I've heard this entire year, why does PayPal even care what you host on your servers, especially when you are just re-routing traffic? I'm wondering if this is even legal, sure they have the right to refuse service to anyone, but banning someone

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-12 Thread volker.mink
Im Auftrag von potlatch Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. März 2021 00:42 An: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Betreff: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have been paying

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-11 Thread mpan
Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have been paying off-shore VPS hosts for my Tor server leases with PayPal for at least ten years. Very interesting that they act now. How comes they determined what

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-11 Thread Sebastian Urbach
Hi Potlatch, Is that an Exit relay ? The tineframe is really odd ... -- Sincerely yours / M.f.G. / Sincères salutations Sebastian Urbach Am 11. März 2021 08:59:24 schrieb potlatch : Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server leases was a direct violation of my

Re: [tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-11 Thread Marco Predicatori
potlatch wrote on 3/11/21 12:42 AM: > They specifically state the ban was for: > Providing *file sharing services or access to newsgroups;*... This is beyond ludicrous! Any ISP on the planet offers access to file sharing and newsgroups. I stopped using Paypal many years a go, but in the age of

[tor-relays] I was banned from PayPal

2021-03-11 Thread potlatch
Today I received a message from PayPal that paying for Tor relay server leases was a direct violation of my usage agreement. I have been paying off-shore VPS hosts for my Tor server leases with PayPal for at least ten years. Very interesting that they act now. They specifically state the ban