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Re:Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour by grishka on Sunday May 08, 2022 @02:18PM (#31306591)
> Unfortunately, if you live in certain areas or are forced to use mobile networks, with IPs constantly refreshing multiple times a day, major services can be almost unusable

Here's a handy list of valid uses for IP addresses:

1. Packet routing.

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Re:Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:04PM (#31307100)
I'm okay with very short lived IP bans to fight DDoS attacks. But yeah, that's about it.
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Re:Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour by ineedasername on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:58PM (#31307593)
How am I to remember all that? I need a mnemonic.
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Re:Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour by blep_ on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:03PM (#31308518)
Just remember the handy acronym "PACKET ROUTING"!
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Re:Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour by antonjs on Monday May 09, 2022 @12:09AM (#31310520)
It's right there at the start: I. P.
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