Currently Wikipedia blocks all anonymous edits from Tor exit nodes. This is not harmful to real users but protects from vandalism. You should do the same, instead of blocking *everything* from tor exit nodes. (Allow account creation, allow edits from accounts).
I agree with Mark, however, on the subject of flat out blocking all exit nodes. Tor is used for legitimate use in many cases above illegal use. A few examples... people behind restrictive firewalls (such as China and soldiers in Iraq) can access Wikipedia through Tor without anything being filtered. I would not block all Tor users.
Kasimir
On 2/19/07, Mark E mark@edwards.org wrote:
On 19 Feb 2007 at 19:52, Simetrical wrote:
On 2/19/07, Mark E mark@edwards.org wrote:
That's bad practice in my opinion. Such nodes could also be border points for universites or large businesses or ISPs. Plus exit points change like the hours on a clock - people drop in and drop off the network on a whim, and many using dymanic DNS. So blocking Tor nodes is very iffy, and could wind up blocking a bunch of legitimate contributors.
I think you're somewhat overstating how frequently the exit node list changes. Nodes may change regularly, but there are a lot of IPs that have been steady Tor exit nodes for a long time, no?
In any case, it should be noted that it's Foundation policy to block all open proxies, including Tor exit nodes. The harm outweighs the benefit when it comes to trying to stop vandalism.
I see. Block Tor exit nodes. Translated: "Punish 10's of thousands of college students, business users, and ISP customers, because of the actions of one or two people." Uh, ya.
Blocking open proxies is one thing. No wonder one of the settings in the Tor client was called "Fascist Firewall" -- if you catch my drift.
Mark
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