Timwi <timwi@...> writes: Yes, off course. That is the idea of a override. It is not because a user is using a open proxy the will vandalise anything. I would like to have the option to allow write acces to a user who has been blocked by the proxy blocker if I feel it is necessary. Do you know what the effect is when the user "proxy blocker" is blocked? Will that stop the proxy blocker? And does it harm the working the proxy blocker on the other wikipedias? Label; Now the proxy blocker is using the notice; /Your IP address has been blocked because it is an open proxy. Please contact your Internet service provider or tech support and inform them of this serious security problem/ For the Dutch Wikipedia I would like to see this notice used; /Dit is een automatische preventieve blokkering omdat U gebruik maakt van een open proxyserver. Zie [[gebruiker:Proxy blocker|Proxy blocker]] voor meer informatie/ --- Walter Vermeir

Walter Vermeir wrote: No, of course not. The blocking of open proxies happens through an automatic process (Special:Blockme) rather than through an action by a user who is logged in as "Proxy Blocker". In that sense, the page [[User:Proxy blocker]] is just for informational purposes. Timwi

Jens Frank wrote: At least on en, Proxy Blocker no longer blocks anyone permanently. They are only blocked for 7 days. After that period, the IP is re-assessed when it tries to make its next edit. This also means that someone who has a dynamic dial-up IP and is blocked by Proxy Blocker, can simply dial in again after securing (or disabling) their proxy, and they will have a different IP that won't be blocked. Personally, I think this should be reduced to 24 hours, as dynamic IPs can be recycled pretty soon, and Wikipedia is growing enormously in popularity. Timwi

On Apr 2, 2004, at 11:36, Carl Witty wrote: To avoid having to recheck the same static proxies *every five minutes*. -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)