Talk:Main Page

Assistance Wanted 1

One of the things we're looking to do with this wiki is PGP signing (proper MIME signatures) on outbound emails from the service email, unfortunately, I nor anyone I know is familiar with PHP and reading technical documentation is time consuming, which would take time away from working on pages. The folks on the MediaWiki IRC suggested some pointers, but the only existing attempt to do something similar has been abandoned and hasn't been updated since 2015 and the source is no longer up.

We don't need any encryption, that's overkill, just MIME signatures. The key type is Ed25519, as you can see on the main page. S/MIME is an option, but really not desired due to additional overhead from the private CA. UFFR (talk) 20:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Assistance Wanted 2

A more long-term requirement for wiki upkeep is ensuring templates, CSS, and page structure are well formed. Unfortunately, as with the previous request, we don't have anyone that's good at CSS or MediaWiki specific syntax. Most of the templates from the old Fandom wiki are either themselves poorly formatted or are introducing template issues themselves. This is considered more long-term than the first request because there will be a need for new templates at some point, it's not quite a set-and-forget situation.

Anyone willing to help with this or the previous request can contact us via the Discord or the supplied service email, both on the main page. UFFR (talk) 21:12, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Old Email Fully Decommissioned

The old email (wiki-internal@u-group13.org) has finally been decommissioned and replaced by a branded email: webmaster@nucleartech.wiki. Unfortunately, since the mail server has been recently setup, it still needs time to build reputation and as such certain mail providers block or defer its emails and by extension, may also block or defer email sent to this address. Currently known providers that do this are Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo or any other provider using their servers. From testing, Yahoo or other providers using Yahoo servers take around ~3-4 days to fully relay emails. Gmail works fine, however. Apologies for any inconvenience, but it should resolve itself within time. UFFR (talk) 03:41, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Update: Yahoo appears to allow emails now, but Outlook and Apple iCloud block the whole IP range the server belongs to. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have while I try to figure something out. UFFR (talk) 02:31, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Update: iCloud appears to allow the emails through now, but Outlook is still blocking the IP range. UFFR (talk) 16:58, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

SSH Access Changes

While not a concern for any editors, due to the increase in targeted SSH access attempts from unauthorized users, clearnet access to SSH has been blocked. Clarification will only be provided when SSH access is required by a staff member. UFFR (talk) 15:24, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

IPv6 Support Added

A rather minor update, but IPv6 support has been added to the wiki (Yggdrasil not counted) and the AAAA DNS record has been set. This should only have marginal effect on most users, especially those without IPv6 capability from their ISP.

The only issue discovered is that plaintext HTTP (port 80) does not work, but HTTPS (port 443) does work fine. This is a non-issue, since only HTTPS is supported anyway, just that the protocol upgrade will not work in these instances. UFFR (talk) 16:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Email Issues Resolved

There were apparently still some teething issues with the new email in relation to the MediaWiki email sending protocol. It has been resolved, MediaWiki can now submit emails to the SMTP server and they get properly relayed, at least to peers not blocking the server.

Apologies for any inconvenience, please contact the wiki email if you still need assistance with lost emails, such as for account creation. UFFR (talk) 05:59, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Password Policy Change

The default password policy has been changed. The minimum length is now 15 characters. Your current password should still work, but you are recommended to update it at your earliest convenience. UFFR (talk) 04:17, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Microsoft Outlook Email Policy

Unfortunately, my request to have the email server's IP unblocked has been denied. This means your Outlook/Hotmail email address cannot be used with the wiki anymore, as password resets, account creation confirmations, and other notifications won't make it through. Large email providers that are known to work include: Gmail, Yahoo, and iMail. Also implicitly included are any email providers that are based on the aforementioned services.

Apologies for the inconvenience, but there is no known mitigation at this time. Stay tuned for any updates and for a list of editors or other account holders that need to have their email changed. UFFR (talk) 22:49, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

@Nos, @Systemcombine, @IDALX, and @Antineutrino: Your emails must be changed in order to maintain proper account behavior at your earliest convenience.

If you attempted to create an account (not just with an Outlook/Hotmail email address) and never received a confirmation email, you may also contact staff to seek details about having your email reset to a non-Microsoft email. There are approximately 89 accounts without a validated email address, some of whom are editors. UFFR (talk) 23:01, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Disregard this information, I raised the issue with Microsoft to a higher level and they finally allowed the IPv4 address of the mail server to be allowed. Normal mail service can continue with Outlook/Hotmail emails. Just be sure to check your spam folders, just in case. UFFR (talk) 22:29, 15 August 2024 (UTC)