Hello Timwi,
Friday, May 27, 2005, 8:04:46 AM, you wrote:
Instead, I think they should be blocked indefinitely,
but anyone wishing
to edit from such an IP should get a sensible message about the
open-proxy problem and NOT a screen telling them they're "blocked".
Here's the clash with another problem discussed - what about
anonymity? What if someone wants to contribute (vastly), but cannot
afford to show his real IP-address (for example, these contributions
may lead him to jail in his country)?
You can't block open proxies for sure.
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