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Efficient banning system
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:00 am
by tomcupr
Hi all,
I have trouble with one of the ex-users of our site. He is changing IPs, passwords, names and emails and re-registers all the time.
Is there a way how to make banning more efficient? Is there a way how to read e.g. his MAC address and use it in PHP script?
Any hints much appreciated!
Cheers
Tom
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:07 am
by volka
Just ignore it, eventually he gets bored.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:14 am
by tomcupr
Can't ignore it when it's damaging bussines...
Re: Efficient banning system
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:19 am
by JayBird
tomcupr wrote:He is changing IPs, passwords, names and emails and re-registers all the time.
Not a lot you can do
tomcupr wrote:Is there a way how to make banning more efficient? Is there a way how to read e.g. his MAC address and use it in PHP script?
Simple answer...No
If it is a phpBB forum, you could google for "phpbb coventry mod". vBulletin has a similar thing. It basically lets the user make posts, but noone else can see them
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:05 am
by tomcupr
Thanks...
I use 'in house' built forum... It's no problem messing around with the user - problem is to identify him quickly enough...
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:22 am
by volka
Pimptastic wrote:If it is a phpBB forum, you could google for "phpbb coventry mod". vBulletin has a similar thing. It basically lets the user make posts, but noone else can see them
tying up to this, is it necessary that a new user can post ...freely right after registration?
I don't know how much work it would generate for you but maybe it's possible to have new users under "supervision" for some time, i.e. posts are invisble to other users until a moderator clears them.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:44 pm
by toasty2
You could ban an IP range, and/or ban the ip's of common proxy services. (such as proxify.com)
Or, require users to know a password to sign-up.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:10 pm
by s.dot
I recently changed my forums due to similar issues. I implemented a 2 day wait after signup to be able to post. Although, my forums are supplementary to the site and not an important part of "business". If your forums are important to your site/business, then you may not be able to go this route.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:35 pm
by matt1019
one way to go about this is....
screen the newly registered users.
i.e., require admin approval of the users before they are actually registered.
this way, if you find anything fishy in the signup details that the user provided, you can "dis-approve" him/her
-Matt