And it would probably need some sort of access control, so it could not be misused.
Rschen7754 [email protected] On Mar 30, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Platonides <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30/03/14 17:43, rubin.happy wrote: >> Hello! >> >> 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 hope it both verifies you can request *a Wikipedia page* and it is > successfully returned. It is not a crime to edit from an IP where there is a > web server running. :) > > >> 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? >> >> Thanks. > > I don't think that's the kind of thing WMF will want to do, but it's up to > them. If I were them, at least I would want to use a dedicated ip with a > meaningful reverse-dns suggesting the project goal (eg. > proxy-scan.wmflabs.org). > > > _______________________________________________ > Labs-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l
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