[Labs-l] Proxy checker on Labs

[P. Blissenbach]

rubin.happy <rubin.happy at gmail.com> wrotes:

> 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 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?

Can't help you with your question; but being able to connect
to an IP address does not suffice to qualify it as an open
proxy address, does it?

Purodha