[WikiEN-l] Ip range block

[admin]

23:32, 3 October 2005, Talrias 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Talrias> blocked 217.43.0.0/16 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:217.43.0.0/16> (expires 23:32, 5 
October 2005) (contribs 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=217.43.0.0/16>) 
(Irish republican vandal (please email User:Talrias 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Talrias>).)

this seems to block a range of ips?


Gary