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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:50:11 +1100
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Testing BlockHosts
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On 16Oct2013 16:13, T.h.i.r.d_3y3@hotmail.com <T.h.i.r.d_3y3@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can somebody tell me how I can test BockHosts? I want to see if
> an IP address gets blocked or not, as I have to provide evidence
> of testing for a presentation.

Well, you could ping it I suppose... Unless you're offline. Or
behind a firewall that blocks ping but passes specific other traffic.
Or...

This seems like a rather vague question.

What has this to do with Python?
-- 
Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

NOTWORK: n. A network when it is acting flaky. Origin (?) IBM.
        - Hackers' Dictionary