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  Wiki problem bilio90@firemail.cc - 2017-11-22 21:10 +0100
    Wiki defence   WAS: Wiki problem Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2017-11-22 23:00 +0100
      Re: Wiki defence WAS: Wiki problem Eldon Koyle <ekoyle@gmail.com> - 2017-11-26 02:00 +0100
    Re: Wiki problem Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2017-11-23 03:10 +0100

#9651 — Wiki problem

Can you do something about the debian wiki, they ban VPNs from viewing 
help guides even read only

https://i.imgur.com/M1NPMPv.png

I use privateinternetaccess and switched servers 3 times now and all 3 
have blocked me from accessing the guides; I don't have this problem on 
any other site I use arch guides if they are available due to this

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#9652 — Wiki defence WAS: Wiki problem

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 07:36:49PM +0000, bilio90@firemail.cc wrote:
> Can you do something about the debian wiki, they ban VPNs from
> viewing help guides even read only
> 
> https://i.imgur.com/M1NPMPv.png

Image which says: Forbidden, you are not allowed to access this.

> 
> I use privateinternetaccess and switched servers 3 times now and all
> 3 have blocked me from accessing the guides; I don't have this
> problem on any other site I use arch guides if they are available
> due to this
> 

Thanks for reporting that the defence system of the Debian wiki works.

Please translate
> Can you do something about the debian wiki, they ban VPNs
into
} The VPNs I use have for some reason a bad reputation.
} I don't gonna tell which VPNs I use, but have to reconsider
} the reputation of those VPNs, so that I can access your wiki.


That is not how a lift of a ban works.

 
Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
Leven en laten leven

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#9656 — Re: Wiki defence WAS: Wiki problem

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On Nov 22, 2017 14:51, "Geert Stappers" <stappers@stappers.nl> wrote:

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 07:36:49PM +0000, bilio90@firemail.cc wrote:
<snip>

Please translate
> Can you do something about the debian wiki, they ban VPNs
into
} The VPNs I use have for some reason a bad reputation.
} I don't gonna tell which VPNs I use, but have to reconsider
} the reputation of those VPNs, so that I can access your wiki.


That is not how a lift of a ban works.


The point he was trying to raise is that that he is unable to view the wiki
(read only access) from these assesses.  I did not get the impression from
his original message that he wants to "lift" a ban.

I think he is suggesting that it might be reasonable to only block write
access rather than all access from known spammer addresses (if it is
technically feasible).

--
Eldon

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#9653

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 3:36 AM, bilio90@firemail.cc wrote:

> Can you do something about the debian wiki, they ban VPNs from viewing help
> guides even read only

This is due to spam attempts from those VPNs. We do have a plan to
move the ban to account registration instead, but haven't had time to
work on that recently.

-- 
bye,
pabs

https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

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