I don't know if it's possible in the software (past or future, coffee or
no), but how about if an admin blocks an IP address, all usernames that
currently exist are unaffected by the block, but all accounts created AFTER
the IP block are affected?
On 2/17/06, Phil Boswell <phil.boswell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"Theresa Knott" <theresaknott(a)gmail.com> wrote
in message
news:1bfe3eb0602170441t21d76180le9da0ba286eeb830@mail.gmail.com...
I take
this to mean that registered users are also blocked if their IP
address is blocked.
Yep that's exactly what happens.
Is this desirable? Can it be changed?
Personally i would like the option to be able to unblock registered
users if thier find their IP blocked without unblocking everyone else
I have no idea if it's possible though.
I'm sure I recall someone saying it should be, it's simply a matter of
giving a dev sufficient time and coffee to get it done :-)
Admins should bear in mind collateral damage like
this though when
blocking. Shared IPs should be dealt with by reverting. Blocking
should only be used in emergency situations and the block should be
short. An hour is usually enough IMO. I know you all know this already
but it doesn't hurt to remind ourselves now and then.
Don't we have a standard notice which we can put on shared-ip pages to
notify admins when they check on vandals?
Yep: {{SharedIP}}
Maybe we could leverage that a bit...
HTH HAND
--
Phil
[[en:User:Phil Boswell]]
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