On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Andrew Garrett <agarrett(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi all,
Just a quick note to let everybody know that in a few days I'll be
changing the TorBlock configuration to require explicit block
exemption rather than merely being logged in.
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To facilitate this, I will also be activating explicit IP block
exemption on all wikis. Like on English Wikipedia and many other
wikis, administrators will be able to add users to an "IP block
exempt" group, which exempts its holder from IP blocks, range blocks
and autoblocks, *but not explicit user blocks*. This is a helpful,
albeit inaccessible way to defray some of the problems associated with
blocking Tor users carte blanche.
I've gone ahead and implemented this. Please tell me if there are any problems.
--
Andrew Garrett