Blocking a Nation's IP Space

SComps writes "The Register has a good commentary about blocking Chinese IP space and some of the pros and cons surrounding that action. The question I post to Slashdot: "What is your opinion of this and what do you propose to help correct this?" Additionally, what sort of actions do other Slashdot users take to protect themselves from rogue IP space, be it national borders or even retail broadband/dialup providers such as wannadoo or comcast, roadrunner, etc?" The author of the article raises an interesting point, will this 'slippery slope' prove too difficult to walk?

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Re:My ban list is extensive but I'm a home user on

[aklix]

Well I hated to do it, but after my website was replaced with this:

  (anyone know what it means? I'm still trying to figure it out, hence why it's saved in a text file on my computer)

I blocked china and haven't gotten hacked since.