In China，can chage hosts file, access wp via https. Additional, mobile network and internet are different, different mobile operators are not the same for GFW. For example, China Mobile can't access instagram， but China Unicom can access instagram Chinese wikipedia: http://zh.wikipedia.org/ My blog: http://shizhao.org twitter: https://twitter.com/shizhao
[[zh:User:Shizhao]] 2013/9/24 Ryu Cheol <rch...@gmail.com>: > Now I am reading > > "Some users live where HTTPS is not an easy option due to explicit blocking > by government. At the request of these communities, we made an explicit > exclusion for users from those particular countries. Simply, users from China > and Iran will not be required to use HTTPS to log in, nor to view any > Wikimedia project site." > > I think something wrong with this. > > In China, I experienced to be redirected to https without seeing Main_Page. > So I had no opportunity to login. I suppose casual users in China would have > no chance to see the front page and will not know http is available. They > will think Wikipedia is totally blocked by the great firewall. > > I feel we need to fix something for users in China regarding https. > > Cheol > > 2013. 9. 24., 오후 1:35, Ryu Cheol <rch...@gmail.com> 작성: > >> Dear Jeremy, >> you are right. I am back to Korea. Sorry, I cannot give you exact >> configuration I had in China. >> At this moment, I can say that I was convinced that on mobile devices I can >> access to Wikipedia, but I can't on desktop computers. No matter what is >> behind, http or https. >> >> Cheol >> >> 2013. 9. 24., 오후 12:25, Jeremy Baron <jer...@tuxmachine.com> 작성: >> >>> On Sep 23, 2013 11:09 PM, "Ryu Cheol" <rch...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On iPad, I could not check it is http or https. You means that on mobile >>> devices such as iPad, it does not redirect to https. I feel a bit, it is >>> not consistent. >>> >>> If it's not consistent then that's a probably bug to be fixed. Can you >>> provide more details and try to eliminate any variables? e.g. maybe one >>> device had a forceHTTPS cookie set or one was logged in and one was not. Or >>> they were using different uplinks. >>> >>>> In the region which https is not allowed, could we keep the http as the >>> default protocol for example China? >>>> I thought I totally lost the access. I ask we could change directing >>> behavior according to the region the access comes from? >>> >>> This has been discussed many times (including many times on this list). You >>> can catch up with the meta summary[0] (or links at the bottom of that page) >>> or the archives of this list. >>> >>> [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/HTTPS#Excluded_Countries >>> >>> Ryan wrote: >>>> Can you email me privately and let me know what your IP address is? We >>>> actually do have something in place to not redirect logged-in users in >>> some >>>> regions (such as China). Maybe the geoip database we are using is >>> incorrect >>>> for your area. >>> >>> I got the impression that the trip to China was finished; we'll see what he >>> says. >>> >>> -Jeremy >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikitech-l mailing list >>> Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
