It's 169.244.143.115. Blocking that blocks every public computer in the whole state, apparently.
Four months just seems excessive. I thought there was a maximum length for blocks on IP's that are shared, like by public libraries and schools.
You assume we're omniscient. We're not. There's no way for us to know whether any given IP is used by a single user or by an entire state. You're the first person who's informed us of this.
He is not assuming that. He is assuming that you have done your homework.
$ whois 169.244.143.115
OrgName: Maine Libraries/Dept. of Education ....
If that is to hard for you, I suggest you leave the whole blocking business to someone else.
-- mvh Björn