You Wrote:
This looks like something nasty waiting to happen
(see the enclosed HTML
page).
Note the apparently bogus user name, and the fact that the article title
text does not match the link.
In addition, recent changes says that this was created from IP
194.117.133.196
<http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Contributions&target=194.117.133.196>,
which is used by a couple of real users and a
persistent vandal.
A nasty thought: is this a rehearsal for an automated attack?
Neil
I don't understand what I'm supposed to make of that. what
attachment? what page?
kq
Here's the attachment. Brion has explained it as a race condition in
the code, rather than anything suspicious.
Neil