Wikipedia:Open proxy detection/Explanation: Difference between revisions

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This automatic reporting only takes place if the server of [[w:nl:Overleg_Gebruiker:RonaldB|RonaldB]] (this links to nl:wikipedia) is on-line. This is close to 7/24, but there might be drop-outs.

The system is fed by the <span class="plainlinks">[irc://irc.wikimedia.org/en.wikipedia irc-stream of recent changes]</span>. If the system is operational, it is logged-in with the name: vfop-nnnnn, in which nnnnn is a 5-digit number.

For background info, look [[w:nl:Gebruiker:RonaldB/Open proxy fighting|here]].

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;last confirmed

:The most recent date the scanner confirmed this IP-address to be an open proxy.

;ip has multiple roles

:The IP-address appears multiple times in the database as different types. Only one type is reported here.