Is there a reason you didn't just add this to the bugzilla discussion
itself? Seems a bit odd branching the discussion to here.
And if you were going to say something about public e-mail addresses
and spam (a common objection, and probably a reasonable one), note
that this list has public archives, which reveal your address, e.g.
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-October/026128.html
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 06:32:01 +0300, NSK <nsk2(a)wikinerds.org> wrote:
"Using an encrypted or hashed IP would mean that
sysops would be unable to
identify proxy servers or dynamic IP pools. This information is vital when
tracking vandalism or blocking users." -
http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556
The IP should be visible to sysops but not to users and the general web
audience. You need to implement a "Show IP" sysop-only special page with a
form where a sysop can paste the encoded text and get the IP corresponding to
it.
--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]