https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14407
--- Comment #49 from Al-Scandar Solstag <[email protected]> 2012-03-16 05:38:23 UTC --- (In reply to comment #48) > (In reply to comment #47) > > The only way we can sensibly do that, is to then load an image for each of > > those safe domains. Which is still going to mean loading 50+ images, which > > for > > the generally little benefit, I'm not sure if it's worth the overhead for > > users > > And the additional server side overhead of 50+ extra requests for every user > that logs in. And 50 more local account (auto-)creation for each Wikimedia > wiki > user. I think I was misunderstood, or I was asking for something I did not know was impossible so you're not even considering it. I'm sorry if that's the case. What I meant was to modify the auth system so you can login every *.wikimedia.org subdomain with a single image/request/whatever, similar to what you already do with *.wikipedia, *.wikinews ..., and then find a way to blacklist only the few subdomains that you don't want to authenticate because they're not under your control, therefore reducing the overhead to the exception not to the rule. I'm not an authentication expert, so I'm sorry if I'm not helping by just throwing unfeasible ideas. In case that is indeed impossible... What are those not-under-control subdomains? Why can't we move them somewhere else, as has been suggested? Doesn't that make a lot more sense, as the trend over the years seems to be for SUL integrated *.wikimedia.org subdomains to multiply? (commons, species, incubator, strategy, outreach, wikimanias, more national movement wikis like br.wiki etc) The chapter wikis, for example, all have got - or should get - their own private domains when their wikis leave the SUL and foundation control, so those can go easily. Other than that, the only problem I know of is the upload.wikimedia issue discussed earlier in this post, if it still is an issue, but that might just be the one subdomain worth taking the time to move out. :) Hugs, ale .~ยด -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
