Re: Slashdots new policy

Michael Hearne <here@xxxxxxx> wrote:

[Slashdot:]

"Sorry, but according to our tests, you are trying to post from an open
HTTP proxy. Please close the proxy or ask your sysadmin or ISP to do so,
because open proxies are used to spam web boards like this one.

If you have questions, mention that your proxy is at x.xxx.xxx.xxx on
port 3128."

Did they hire a new "graduate" or something, or do they not realize that
many of us can't post without squid and shorewall?

I feel a bit dirty seeming as if I'm defending VA $WHATEVER management,
but feel obliged to point out that "_open_ proxy" means a Squid cache
(or whatever) that is manipulable from _outside_.[1] Which would mean
misconfiguration.

I have no idea whether their tests for such things are accurate, mind you.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_proxy

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