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#20 list of blocked users

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2007-07-01
2007-06-16
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It would be nice to know what users bot sentry blocked and have an easy way to reset them.

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  • David Everly

    David Everly - 2007-06-16

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    Bot Sentry never updates any permanent list of blocked users, so there is no need for a reset of blocked users.

    It does keep in memory a 'pending list' of users it is blocking while it waits for the correct answer. But after 10 minutes in the 'pending list', the user is removed. The only reason for this 'pending list' is to reduce network traffic by avoiding an artificial conversation between repeated bot messages and the automated 'you are blocked, please answer this question' reply from Bot Sentry.

    Anytime someone is ignored while waiting for the correct answer, the entire 'pending list' is printed to the debug log.
    ( Help | Debug Window )

    In the usual privacy options that come with Pidgin (not part of Bot Sentry) there is a list for ignoring users, and a list for permitting users. Bot Sentry will take instructions from these lists (whether or not they are 'enabled'). It will also add users who correctly answer the question to your permitted user list (but not by default--you must check the box in Bot Sentry's configuration preferences to make this happen). However, there is no special indicator as to whether the individual was added by Bot Sentry or through some other mechanism.

    Pidgin already has mechanisms for you to view, add to, and remove from these lists.

    Does this help, or is there something I missed here?

     
  • David Everly

    David Everly - 2007-06-16
    • milestone: --> v1.0.0
    • assigned_to: nobody --> deckrider
    • status: open --> pending
     
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    This Tracker item was closed automatically by the system. It was
    previously set to a Pending status, and the original submitter
    did not respond within 14 days (the time period specified by
    the administrator of this Tracker).

     
  • SourceForge Robot

    • status: pending --> closed
     

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