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bluelight.nu down?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Drink & Drugs
Can anyone get on bluelight?


You watch the DEA might have shut it down haha. It wouldn't suprise me, although it's a great site for harm reduction and has saved many lives.

I hope it's just temporary.:confused:

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I doubt they could, they may have forced ISP's to stop people going to it, but the website is based in .nu which is basically a tiny island in the middle of the pacific.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    budda wrote:
    I doubt they could, they may have forced ISP's to stop people going to it, but the website is based in .nu which is basically a tiny island in the middle of the pacific.

    Oh yeah should have thought about that.

    Ah well.

    *topic closed*
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    But, if the moderators are in the US they could have been arrested which is possible under some of the anti-drug laws there.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmm... it's been down for a few hours without warning, odd.

    Could be any number of things I guess.

    Better than erowid for information I think, hope it's not forever.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Uprising wrote:
    Better than erowid for information I think, hope it's not forever.

    Its a mixed picture, certainly some of their FAQ's are well researched and worth a read, but because of its open nature there are loads of people spouting rubbish too.

    Erowid again its a mixed picture, they do some things really well, others obviously dont interest them much and they dont put much effort in. But given its a two person show its still bloody impressive.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Actually the server Bluelight is hosted on is based in Holland. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Makoto wrote:
    Actually the server Bluelight is hosted on is based in Holland. :)

    Really? I thought .nu was that wierd little tiny island in the middle of no where.
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    JadedJaded Posts: 2,682 Boards Guru
    According to this site, the domain suffix .nu is located in Niue, which is in Polynesia.

    The Netherlands is .nl
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You can have whatever domain suffix you like just as long as it's available to people from different countries. Sometimes domains are limited to those who live in certain countries.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    LadyJade wrote:
    According to this site, the domain suffix .nu is located in Niue, which is in Polynesia.

    The Netherlands is .nl

    Exactly what I thought, and I assumed (I'm not all that hot with computers) that their databases would be there as well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    .ru where's that one then because they use that as well?

    same place?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Uprising wrote:
    .ru where's that one then because they use that as well?

    same place?

    Nope, its Russia, a country which is getting a fairly bad reputation for allowing anything on websites.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Interesting.

    Right I'm not very technical but this means they have 2 servers, one in each country?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just because a domain has a certain suffix doesn't mean that it's hosted in that country, it can be hosted anywhere in the world. I have had domains with a .de/.cc/.co.uk etc hosted in the USA.

    You can buy just a domain name from a registrar and then point that domain to where ever your website is hosted, in Bluelights case, Holland.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I cant imagine the Dutch government closing it down.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Its back up lads.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yep,working fine here.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yep, just noticed.
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