https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18429
Summary: Extra functions for AbuseFilter
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: AbuseFilter
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Is there a way that functions such as "reversedns(user_ip) LIKE X" can ever be
included in AbuseFilter?
The reason Im thinking this is, there are a number of major IPs where this
might finally provide a means to prevent vandals that at present can't easily
be. For example, a number of ISPs have large IP ranges and dynamic Ips, so a
block is futile, the user just resets the router for a new IP. But whatever IP
is given will resolve to (say) "adsl-*.region17.isp.net" and hence a pattern
match on the reverse dns would allow edits by users in that specific area to be
picked up, whereas at present no block or other automated system can spot or
deal with these kinds of vandals.
Two caveats: 1/ is the cost of reverse DNS lookup prohibitive (and if so can it
be cached locally to reduce that); 2/ does this introduce a class of
AbuseFilter functions such as user_ip, that would mean the function is not
displayed or able to be edited except by checkusers?
I think this is useful enough to explore further.
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