cleanfeed and wikipedia

Peter Tomlinson ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:43:50 +0000


Richard Lamont wrote:
> James Fidell wrote:
>   
>> It appears that the IWF have listed some wikipedia URLs, possibly
>> because one wikipedia page contained an image of the controversial
>> cover of the Scorpions "Virgin Killer" album and as a result UK ISPs
>> who use cleanfeed are proxying traffic to wikipedia's European servers.
>> Wikipedia edits made by UK users therefore appear to originate from a
>> very small set of IP addresses, breaking wikipedia's security model
>> somewhat.  An awkward problem, but one for which there are surely
>> workable solutions should Wikipedia feel they want to implement them.
>>     
> Like this?
>
> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Main_Page
>   
Fortuitously I discovered on that page a featured link to a new article 
on "Impingement syndrome" which could be what I have got (thought it was 
RSSI from too much mouse abuse - perhaps it is). Is there a doctor in 
the house?

Peter