The reason I'm asking is because I'm not sure if this feature is efficient enough.
Most dial-up ISPs assign different IP addresses every time you log on. Even on my DSL line I can get a new address by typing "ipconfig release" & "ipconfig renew".
So it looks like this would only affect users that are connecting from someone else's network or shared connection (like libaray, cafe, etc.), which means that *everyone* (including good users) at that location gets banned!
What do you think?
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I haven't had to do this on a phpwebsite, but I admin on a good sized site using Xoops. We've done it all. Banning by IP, works til they change their IP address. Ban by IP Block, works til they use an anonymous proxy. Ban by username, they get new account. Same with email. It's more of a deterant to keep them away. The only real pains are the users that are just being an ass for fun and those that think you have wronged them (now it's a personal vendetta).
Of course, This is only a tool to help deal with a problem user and not a solution. Complain to their ISP with documentation, if you have it. Include any instances where they violated the ISPs AUP. If there are any theats against your site, talk to the authorities.
Oh, another thing we do is not to delete user accounts. In Xoops it all the user posts are kept but username is changed to anonymous. Also it keeps the problem user from creating a new account with the same name.
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The reason I'm asking is because I'm not sure if this feature is efficient enough.
Most dial-up ISPs assign different IP addresses every time you log on. Even on my DSL line I can get a new address by typing "ipconfig release" & "ipconfig renew".
So it looks like this would only affect users that are connecting from someone else's network or shared connection (like libaray, cafe, etc.), which means that *everyone* (including good users) at that location gets banned!
What do you think?
I haven't had to do this on a phpwebsite, but I admin on a good sized site using Xoops. We've done it all. Banning by IP, works til they change their IP address. Ban by IP Block, works til they use an anonymous proxy. Ban by username, they get new account. Same with email. It's more of a deterant to keep them away. The only real pains are the users that are just being an ass for fun and those that think you have wronged them (now it's a personal vendetta).
Of course, This is only a tool to help deal with a problem user and not a solution. Complain to their ISP with documentation, if you have it. Include any instances where they violated the ISPs AUP. If there are any theats against your site, talk to the authorities.
Oh, another thing we do is not to delete user accounts. In Xoops it all the user posts are kept but username is changed to anonymous. Also it keeps the problem user from creating a new account with the same name.