Timwi wrote:
Wouter Steenbeek wrote:
We must take an emergency measure: block ALL open proxies. Only that
can prevent the guy from constantly returning and practicing his
infamous deeds. But we don't know for heaven's sake how to do that.
I'm sure that any lists of open proxies he has available, will be
available to you. Try to Google for them and block all their IPs.
Unfortunately, that's all the advice I can give. I'd hate to see an
active project go to waste because Wikimedia folk are too slow to
react, or because the software doesn't have adequate tools to fight
organised vandalism. How many active vandals does it take for a
smaller Wikipedia to receive attention and assistance? :/
Timwi
The software _does_ have the ability to use an active open proxy
scanner: BOPM
<http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=U&start=8&q=http://blitzed.org/bopm/&e=10313>,
I think. This is currently switched off, since it generated many
complaints from less-than-clueful people who had "personal firewall"
software and interpreted its checks as "hacking" attempts.
However, if this active scanner was to be enabled on li: alone, I would
imagine that the amount of complaints would be negligible.
Perhaps this might help the li: administrators?
-- Neil