User talk:Xorlev


 * Where exactly are you editing from? Your IP suggests that you are using an hosting srver at rave5.com as a proxy. -- lucasbfr  talk 07:08, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

nmap scan: Scanning prophet.rave5.com (75.126.215.26) [1715 ports] Discovered open port 22/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 25/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 53/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 21/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 3333/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 465/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 3306/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 995/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 143/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 110/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 993/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 1/tcp on 75.126.215.26 Discovered open port 111/tcp on 75.126.215.26

I disagree
Hersfold, lucasbfr these are not open proxy ports. This is my personal dedicated server, which needs ports open. I use a SSH tunnel to browse the internet securely over wireless connections. I'm sure you know that people can sniff wireless traffic quite easily, as well perpetrate as man-in-the-middle attacks. The ports open are services such as an FTP server (21), SSH server (22), SMTP (25) MySQL server (3306), DNS server (53), and so on. However, there is no proxy server to be found anywhere. No SQUID. Nothing. Just running nmap does not constitute a check for a proxy. Try plugging them into a HTTP/SOCKS proxy checker. Good luck getting anywhere. Not only that, but you've also blocked about 65,500+ IPs with that lovely block you have.

While I use my OWN SERVER as a proxy, only I can access it, since it's using SSH as a secure tunnel. Therefore I once again request an unblock for my address. I have 5 IP addresses for my dedicated server, and all of them fall within the 65,500+ IPs blocked by this range block. 75.126.215.26 is the primary address however and I'd like it unblocked so I can contribute to Wikipedia.

As far as I can tell, there is nothing against people editing Wikipedia through their own proxy. I personally use my tunneled traffic for almost everything, as I am on a university network with plenty of Computer Science majors like myself who can easily spy on traffic. Michael R. Rose (talk) 17:44, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Mmm if you are the only person using the server, there should be no problem. I'll try to poke a checkuser to have a look beforehand, though. We'll probably disable the block for your account. Please be a bit patient because it might take a while. I apologize for the inconvenience :) -- lucasbfr  talk 19:04, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

To explain the block, edits from hosting services are either from open proxies or dedicated servers; it's usually the former. Every anonymous edit on this range has been from an open proxy - see User talk:75.126.0.0/16. Those times when someone legitimately edits from their dedicated server is rare when compared to open proxies, so I agree with IP block exemption if needed. Out of curiosity, why not simply use your normal ISP? You were able to edit last year and early this year while the block was in effect. Spellcast (talk) 23:05, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

IPBE
We're doing some early "spring cleaning" and it seems that you've been inactive in the last three months. Typically, IP rangeblocks do not last quite this long, so I've taken the liberty of removing the extraneous permission from your account. You should be fine, though if you experience problems due to IP blocks again, please re-request the permission.

If you're no longer editing for some reason, please feel welcome to do so again in the future! Kylu (talk) 04:57, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

It appears that the block is indefinite and Kylu removed my exemption.