Post by Drugwash » 07 Nov 2018, 01:45
nnnik wrote: ↑18 Oct 2018, 02:01
Due to problems in our new forum setup we are unable to ban people by IP. […] Banning IPs is an integral part of this forums defense mechanisms against spam - without it we will be unable to deal with the incoming spam.
tank wrote: ↑19 Oct 2018, 11:26
Dang i forgot about the IP code. That will be fixed tomorrow
I'm curious how IP banning works. That is, is a certain banned IP connected with the bad username(s) or is it simply blocked from any access (forever or for a limited timeframe)?
I'm asking because I'm in a relatively small range of IPs with my 3G modem and if some idiot in that same range spams the board and gets banned, on a new connection I may be assigned that IP and find myself banned or otherwise unable to access the board, wondering what have I done wrong.
Of course, I may disconnect and reconnect the modem, probably being assigned another IP - hopefully not a banned one - but it would still raise questions until - if ever - I remember about the IP banning system.
[quote=nnnik post_id=244700 time=1539846075 user_id=74]
Due to problems in our new forum setup we are unable to ban people by IP. […] Banning IPs is an integral part of this forums defense mechanisms against spam - without it we will be unable to deal with the incoming spam.
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[quote=tank post_id=244978 time=1539966389 user_id=48]
Dang i forgot about the IP code. That will be fixed tomorrow
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I'm curious how IP banning works. That is, is a certain banned IP connected with the bad username(s) or is it simply blocked from any access (forever or for a limited timeframe)?
I'm asking because I'm in a relatively small range of IPs with my 3G modem and if some idiot in that same range spams the board and gets banned, on a new connection I may be assigned that IP and find myself banned or otherwise unable to access the board, wondering what have I done wrong.
Of course, I may disconnect and reconnect the modem, probably being assigned another IP - hopefully not a banned one - but it would still raise questions until - if ever - I remember about the IP banning system.