Why does my "banned_ip.txt" keep getting Populated ???

[bdjolly]

Script URL: http://www.toylandminihorses.com/gbook/gbook.php
Version of script: 1.7
Hosting company: VERIO
URL of phpinfo.php: http://www.toylandminihorses.com/gbook/phpinfo.php
URL of session_test.php: http://www.toylandminihorses.com/gbook/session_test.php
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Why does my "banned_ip.txt" keep getting Populated ???
I have "$settings['junkmark_ban100']=0"
I have "$settings['junkmark_limit']=100"
Shouldn't that now allow everything to get through ???
I have "$settings['man_approval']=1 turned on because I wish to see what is getting banned and then Dis-Approve of entry. Is there some way to view the entries that are getting "Banned" ???
I'm afraid that my customers are getting banned and are not being allowed to post.

[Klemen]

If you read the readme.htm file carefully you will know you need to set $settings['junkmark_use'] to 0 to disable JunkMark filter.

When you disable JukMark only posts that are 100% without a doubt SPAM attempts (from simple spam bots that got caught into honeypots) will be added to the banned_ips.txt file.

No valid browser/user can activate the SPAM traps (honeypots), but many simple/stupid SPAM bots do, so if a SPAM trap is activated it is 100% a SPAM attempt and it is blocked and banned by GBook.

[bdjolly]

Thank you for the reply.
Sorry I forgot to post in the original msg that I do have
$settings['junkmark_use']=0
Guess my / your Guestbook has been found and is being attacked
by simple spam bots.
Thank you for the spam protection.