[WikiEN-l] Transparent proxy blocked - again

Fri Jun 24 15:41:08 UTC 2005

I couldn't find the IP block. Anyway, autoblocks are done
automatically even though they are contributed to the user who blocked
the the user that was originally attached (in this case Abortion.

I think he was quite right to block someone with the username
Abortion. such a name is only going to cause problems.

As for forced proxies, I'll leave those to someone else to discuss. 

--Mgm
On 6/24/05, Jake Waskett <jake at waskett.org> wrote:
> An admin called RickK has blocked 62.252.192.8 (for what seems to me to be a
> really poor reason: Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently
> used by "Abortion". The reason given for Abortion's block is: "troll,
> offensive user name".)
> 
> As can be readily seen from a reverse DNS query, this IP address is a
> transparent proxy server, use of which is forced upon NTL users (a large UK
> telco).
> manc-cache-5.server.ntli.net
> 
> a) Could somebody please remove the block, and
> b) Could we please discuss establishing a policy that requires checking DNS
> before setting a block, to ensure that this situation does not arise? It is
> not the first time, and it is irritating to say the least, especially as it
> only takes a few seconds to check.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> [[User:Jakew]]
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