Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Wildcards in IP banning? https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:53:45 +0000 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:20:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=23711 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Wildcards in IP banning? : Thanks for updating me on the...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124495.html#124495 Author: Puttep69
Subject: 23711
Posted: 11 July 2007 at 1:20am

Thanks for updating me on the banning syntax.
 
I am aware of the other blocking methods you mentioned, but we need to have a Forum where users can participate with anonymity, so email activation is not an option.
 
Thanks for the help.
]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:20:21 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124495.html#124495 <![CDATA[Wildcards in IP banning? : Be careful, you could ban everyone...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124484.html#124484 Author: billd3
Subject: 23711
Posted: 10 July 2007 at 6:46pm

Be careful, you could ban everyone from his domain. Like if you did mine, you'd ban thousands of users, not just me, if you went and wild-carded the last two octets of the address.
I guess it depends on your expected audience, you could look at the server logs and see if you ever have any other visitors from that turkey's domain.
]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:46:54 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124484.html#124484 <![CDATA[Wildcards in IP banning? : You may also want to enable email...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124477.html#124477 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 23711
Posted: 10 July 2007 at 4:04pm

You may also want to enable email activation and suspend the users account this will prevent them from signing up again using the same account.

You can also enable full moderation so posts are manually checked before being displayed to the public, if you enable this for a few weeks this user will soon get board when their posts are not displayed.
]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:04:13 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124477.html#124477 <![CDATA[Wildcards in IP banning? : You just need to put in:-88.120.*The...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124476.html#124476 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 23711
Posted: 10 July 2007 at 4:02pm

You just need to put in:-

88.120.*

The way you give would not work as it is an incorrect syntax.

If you wanted to go really mad you could use:-

88.*

But don't use:-

*

as you'll ban everyone.
]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:02:28 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124476.html#124476 <![CDATA[Wildcards in IP banning? : I have just installed version...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/wildcards-in-ip-banning_topic23711_post124471.html#124471 Author: Puttep69
Subject: 23711
Posted: 10 July 2007 at 1:33pm

I have just installed version 8.06 and need to use IP banning for a rude and obscene user. Unfortunately he gets a new IP every time he dials in to the Internet.
 
Is it possible to use two wildcards in IP banning? I would like to ban the whole range 88.210.*.*
 
Will that work?
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