[Labs-l] Proxy checker on Labs

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And it would probably need some sort of access control, so it could not be misused.

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On Mar 30, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Platonides <platonides at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30/03/14 17:43, rubin.happy wrote:
>> Hello!
>> 
>> I wrote a tool that scans IP-s that recently edited Wikipedia and tries
>> to connect to these IP-s: in case bot succeeds in this, IP is blocked as
>> an open proxy.
> 
> I hope it both verifies you can request *a Wikipedia page* and it is successfully returned. It is not a crime to edit from an IP where there is a web server running. :)
> 
> 
>> I want to move this tool to Labs, I looked through terms of use and
>> found nothing that prohibits such "IP scanning". Anyway, I want to
>> consult whether such work is really acceptable for Labs: any thoughts?
>> 
>> Thanks.
> 
> I don't think that's the kind of thing WMF will want to do, but it's up to them. If I were them, at least I would want to use a dedicated ip with a meaningful reverse-dns suggesting the project goal (eg. proxy-scan.wmflabs.org).
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