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blackwiki>The Anome (As of 2007, all AOL proxy accesses that do not implement X-Forwarded-For are now blocked as open proxies, and no further edits should be seen coming from these addresses.) |
blackwiki>The Anome (Only users for whom AOL's proxy systems do not implement the X-Forwarded-For service will be seen as originating from this IP address: all others will be correctly identified as coming from IP address) |
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<span style="font-size: 200%; vertical-align: middle;">[[Image:Information_icon.svg|25px]] '''Attention:'''</span> | <span style="font-size: 200%; vertical-align: middle;">[[Image:Information_icon.svg|25px]] '''Attention:'''</span> | ||
| − | This [[IP address]], '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is the address of a shared '''[[AOL]] (formerly America Online)''' web proxy. | + | This [[IP address]], '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is the address of a shared '''[[AOL]] (formerly America Online)''' web proxy. Only users for whom AOL's proxy systems do not implement the X-Forwarded-For service will be seen as originating from this IP address: all others will be correctly identified as coming from IP addresses in AOL's static address range. |
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| + | Please note: as of 2007, all AOL proxy accesses that do not implement X-Forwarded-For are now blocked as open proxies, and no further edits should be seen coming from these addresses. | ||
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If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this is not the IP address of your machine. {{PAGENAME}} is the IP address of a [[proxy server]] that communicates between your browser and the [[Wikimedia]] servers. These and other proxies are shared among thousands of AOL users. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by [[Special:Userlogin|creating an account for yourself]]. | If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that this is not the IP address of your machine. {{PAGENAME}} is the IP address of a [[proxy server]] that communicates between your browser and the [[Wikimedia]] servers. These and other proxies are shared among thousands of AOL users. If you are frustrated by irrelevant comments appearing here, you can avoid them by [[Special:Userlogin|creating an account for yourself]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 21 February 2007
If you have been blocked without cause, please read Wikipedia:AOL for advice.