From: Scott A. L. <sc...@sc...> - 2000-11-01 17:15:10
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> While I'm mailing.. any chance of getting Dan to upgrade the Forum Perl > script to check a username has already been allocated ? Im sure most of you > have seen the blatently racist, baited messages some idiot posted under the > name OCB. It would just be nice to stop any repitition. Warning: off-topic post follows: If it's of any interest to anyone, I took the DForum code and modified it to allow the administrator block IP addresses. If someone's being bad you can lock them out. I also added a user-registration feature, that requires users to register with the standard name, password and valid e-mail address before they can use the forum. I doubt that Dan would implement it, though. I prefer forums and lists such as this one, because they tend to keep the riffraff out. Every BBS I've seen that doesn't require registration inevitably turns into a flame-war battleground. Knowing that they can be traced/blocked usually keeps trolls away. I too am tired of the crap that goes on at Dan's forum, but I've come to accept it. |