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IP Blocking Concerns

Tron

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16 March 2006

Hi Tom, I would just urge you to be cautious with IP blocking on the site, remember that most of the people in the UK have dynamic IP address's which means you could inadvertantly (sp?) block somebody else who gets reassigned that IP. I know IP blocking can be succesful, but should really be a last last resort, plus if the spammer is good, he/she will just use an ip spoofer.

Great job on the new look of the site though, its a nice update to that familar design

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Gullanian

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16 March 2006

Hey there,

Thanks for the comments!

In regards to IP blocking, yeah you're right, AOL users tend to share IP's which is a bit annoying.

But theres not much else you can do really except block and IP if someone is ruining the site.

Maybe bans should be set as permament or semi (lifted automatically after 1 week)

Updated on 03/16/2006 11:44:17 AM

I've put on counters now to see how many times a banned IP address tries to access the network, so we can fairly easily see if we have locked out a billion people

Tom

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Menalaus

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17 March 2006

hey tron, quite lurking and come and play blank
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deltadrummer

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17 March 2006

Yeah dude... What have you been up to??? Bet Gareth (The Stub) is lurking too.... Steve Studio Technologies
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Gullanian

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17 March 2006

Yeah I also miss Gareth and Joey Tom
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Tron

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22 March 2006

hey guys, sorry for lurking as such, just in the process of moving house and the arrival of our first child (about a week left!) Once am set up in my new house and get the internet back I'll be around more.
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cosmicbeard

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22 March 2006

All the best with that mate. Come back soon!
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SBL1

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22 March 2006

Yep! 'mon back an holla Lee
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Menalaus

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23 March 2006

its all gone baby crazy round here blank
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SBL1

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23 March 2006

word! Lee
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