[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8927: allow turning off 'calling
home' even _before_ install
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Tue Feb 24 06:24:55 GMT 2009
#8927: allow turning off 'calling home' even _before_ install
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Reporter: jidanni | Owner: jacobsantos
Type: enhancement | Status: closed
Priority: lowest | Milestone: 2.8
Component: HTTP | Version: 2.7
Severity: trivial | Resolution: fixed
Keywords: dev-feedback has-patch needs-testing |
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Comment(by DD32):
> that would be good for 'Block many, but let through a few', but I'm
afraid you need one further variable for those who wish to 'Block a few,
but let through many'.
That isn't a common use-case, Its a bit more common for boxes to be on
lans and have NO external access, or only access to certain servers.
Its extremely rare for someone wanting to (on a software level) block
access to a select few hostnames.. In those cases, Its better off
implemented at the network level.
I do not think !WordPress as a whole needs to support 'Block few, Allow
many' It benefits the end user little, 'Block many, Allow few' on the
other hand, Is a functionality which has been needed for enterprise-level
installs for awhile now.
While i agree it wouldnt take much to add it in, I just.. Question the
actual need for it, The only reason i see people using it would be to
block api.wordpress.org and the plannet feed.. Both of which is a stupid
thing to do, They're much better off attacking it at a higher level than
the HTTP request stage.
> But wait, my "gold standard test" is: starting from a vanilla install,
all the way even including browsing the dashboard (currently (2.7.1) booby
trapped to download RSS even before you can reach for "screen options"),
can I avoid one single download?
Thats a separate issue really, That once you turn it off, The RSS result
stays around in the cache. I highly suspect that this will be fixed in 2.8
with the RSS remodeling and widget(dashboard included) modifications. The
fact that it downloads the feed once should be ignored, If You don't want
!WordPress to make any external connections, you'll have defined the
constant during the setup, Blacklisting will not help in that instance.
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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8927#comment:19>
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