I'm running an app that relies on ip addresses and we have run into a problem. The app only allows up to 50 submissions from the same ip. The problem we are having is that AOL users who have not submitted anything are being blocked because of AOL's proxies.
I've been looking for ways around this, one solution would be MaxMinds ISP database, however we are looking for minimal setup here and have stumbled across the wikipedia entry on AOL ip addresses.
To summarize the wikipedia entry, it basically says that if you connect using a ssl cert, ie https this bypasses AOL's floating proxy and you get the users real ip address. My question is, is this still applicable because the wikipedia page claims to be old and only retained for historical purposes?
Note: This is a purely UK based app.