Extension:AutoProxyBlock

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AutoProxyBlock Release status: beta
Implementation	User access
Description	Allows to block or logging proxy edits.
Author(s)	Cryptocorynetalk
MediaWiki	1.17
License	GPL
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AutoProxyBlock extension allows to autoblock or logging (in common MediaWiki Log or by AbuseFilter) actions, performed through proxy.

Installation

MediaWiki version:

1.17

• Download the files from SVN to the extensions directory.
• Add include_once('extensions/AutoProxyBlock/AutoProxyBlock.php'); in LocalSettings.php.
• Run install.php from extension directory.

Rights

• "proxyunbannable" (by default it's right of sysops) allow avoiding proxy blocks if edit-like actions forbidden.
• "notagproxychanges" protect account from tagging actions with "proxy" tag.

Settings

• $wgProxyCanPerform -- array of actions, allowed to perform by proxy users (default -- "read" and "edit");
• $wgTagProxyActions -- if set to true, extension add public "proxy" tag to all matched actions.
• $wgAutoProxyBlockSources -- array of sources (proxy-lists):
  • $wgAutoProxyBlockSources['api'] -- array of MediaWiki API urls, used for retrieving proxy information (i.e. English Wikipedia, many proxies blocked by Procsee Bot).
  • $wgAutoProxyBlockSources['raw'] -- absolute path to local text files with proxy lists.
  • $wgAutoProxyBlockSources['key'] -- string, regex to detect proxy block on foreigh site (i.e. proxies in enwiki blocked with key "blocked proxy").
• $wgAutoProxyBlockLog -- set to true for logging all forbidden proxy actions in Special:Log/proxyblock.