I'm in Shanghai. I can access zhwiki on both mobile device and pc and I am not redirected to https by default.
A user in Dalian reported on zhwiki he can access by https, which I think it's a just exception. On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 4:45 AM, Ryu Cheol <[email protected]> wrote: > Now I am reading > > "Some users live where HTTPS is not an easy option due to explicit > blocking by government. At the request of these communities, we made an > explicit exclusion for users from those particular countries. Simply, users > from China and Iran will not be required to use HTTPS to log in, nor to > view any Wikimedia project site." > > I think something wrong with this. > > In China, I experienced to be redirected to https without seeing > Main_Page. So I had no opportunity to login. I suppose casual users in > China would have no chance to see the front page and will not know http is > available. They will think Wikipedia is totally blocked by the great > firewall. > > I feel we need to fix something for users in China regarding https. > > Cheol > > 2013. 9. 24., 오후 1:35, Ryu Cheol <[email protected]> 작성: > > > Dear Jeremy, > > you are right. I am back to Korea. Sorry, I cannot give you exact > configuration I had in China. > > At this moment, I can say that I was convinced that on mobile devices I > can access to Wikipedia, but I can't on desktop computers. No matter what > is behind, http or https. > > > > Cheol > > > > 2013. 9. 24., 오후 12:25, Jeremy Baron <[email protected]> 작성: > > > >> On Sep 23, 2013 11:09 PM, "Ryu Cheol" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> On iPad, I could not check it is http or https. You means that on > mobile > >> devices such as iPad, it does not redirect to https. I feel a bit, it is > >> not consistent. > >> > >> If it's not consistent then that's a probably bug to be fixed. Can you > >> provide more details and try to eliminate any variables? e.g. maybe one > >> device had a forceHTTPS cookie set or one was logged in and one was > not. Or > >> they were using different uplinks. > >> > >>> In the region which https is not allowed, could we keep the http as the > >> default protocol for example China? > >>> I thought I totally lost the access. I ask we could change directing > >> behavior according to the region the access comes from? > >> > >> This has been discussed many times (including many times on this list). > You > >> can catch up with the meta summary[0] (or links at the bottom of that > page) > >> or the archives of this list. > >> > >> [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/HTTPS#Excluded_Countries > >> > >> Ryan wrote: > >>> Can you email me privately and let me know what your IP address is? We > >>> actually do have something in place to not redirect logged-in users in > >> some > >>> regions (such as China). Maybe the geoip database we are using is > >> incorrect > >>> for your area. > >> > >> I got the impression that the trip to China was finished; we'll see > what he > >> says. > >> > >> -Jeremy > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikitech-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > -- Regards, Erick Guan/管啸 (fantasticfears) _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
