Scunthorpe problem

Named for a town in England, a problem that occurs when internet filters block legitimate names because they contain certain combinations of letters which taken out of context can be considered obscene

Mr. Lipshitz was denied an e-mail address because of a Scunthorpe problem.

Scunthorpe and Lightwater are both towns in England that are sometimes blocked by internet search engines.

Lipshitz

Scunthorpe

Lightwater

by Michael_Hunt December 19, 2008