On 3/26/06, jayjg <jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/26/06, BJörn Lindqvist <bjourne(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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.
BJörn, if communicating on this list in a civil way is too hard for
you, I suggest you leave the whole communication business to someone
else.
Bjorn's comment was perhaps a little sarcastic, but Ben's response
merited such a comment -- it probably should be standard practice to
whois IPs before we put blocks up.