[WikiEN-l] Question for Jay and Slim: Checking EXISTING admins for open proxy use

[Risker]

>

 I don't know, it seems to me this "open proxy" thing is just a chimera.
> Right now, as I write this, I have my choice of 5 different IPs I could be
> posting under - seems my neighbours aren't quite as current in keeping their
> LANs secure as I am.  For all I know, one or more of them could be TORs or
> other open proxies. Sometimes, when my own LAN is acting up, I'll wind up on
> my alternate LAN - two doors down - without even trying.  For that matter,
> most people working on LANs depend on their system admin to set up the
> internet connections - and would have no way of knowing that they were
> accessing the web through an open proxy.  And of course there are the signal
> stealers - endemic here; the hotspot users; those who use publicly
> accessible internet connections (Internet cafes, libraries, etc); and some
> cities are already offering internet access just by sitting in the local
> park. My usual ISP never gives my city of residence; and if it was traced
> back, it could show up as any one of five cities - and I use one of the
> biggest ISPs in my country.  The IP from which someone edits doesn't tell
> anything about who they are, where they are, or do anything to provide any
> kind of unique "fingerprint." I really don't see the point.



Risker