[Wikipedia-l] Info on SORBS, blocking of open proxies

[Walter van Kalken]

Elisabeth Bauer wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Since yesterday the blocklist of SORBS is used on the wikimedia 
> servers to block open proxies.
>
> If someone is having troubles to edit now, here are the steps he can 
> do to solve the problem:
> * he first has to determine the IP address wikipedia is blocking, 
> that's not too hard, it's on the blocking page
> * then he has to get someone on another computer to check if it's an 
> open proxy. the procedure is described here: 
> http://www.sorbs.net/faq/proxy.shtml
> * if it is, then he should complain to whoever controls the server to 
> fix the configuration
> * if not, he should request a retest 
> (http://www.sorbs.net/faq/retest.shtml) to be taken out of the list. 
> the status of the proxy might have changed since it was last scanned.
>
So we have to go to another project to get unblocked on wikipedia. This 
is unbelievable and sickening

W