How do you block an abusive GB user by their IP address ?

[Ted Hut]

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How do you block an abusive GB user by their IP address ?

I could have sworn that I found info posted about IP Blocking in the past, but I couldn't find anything this time.
I tried to see if I could simply add an abuser's IP Address to the 'CHECKMAIL' email list, but it didn't appear to work.
(I tried tested it using my own IP address, but I could stiil make an entry.)

I know you should be able to block users from your web site entirely by using an 'HTACCESS' file, but it would be nice to be able to just block entries to the guestbook.

[Ted Hut]

Oops, I just found the IP Blocking info I was looking for under "Block Email'.

Unfortunately, the IP Blocking info is more extensive and confusing than the Email Blocking info.

I probably would have scrapped guest books altogether if I hadn't researched your user forum to find how to customize settings & gbook files to block specific automated abusers. (ie. antony@gmail.com !)

Your GuestBook would be more user friendly (and would eliminate related user forum research that inexperienced users won't bother with) if you added the ability to block specific abusers by simply adding email and/or IP entries in appropriate sections in the settings.php file.

[Klemen]

True, it's on my "to do" list.

[mr tart]

sorry to be a dumb idiot but can someone post a link to the "block ip" thread as I cant find it, even with the search.



Is it possible to block subnet ip's as the last 3 digits are always changing?


Thanks,



Matt

[Henrie]

Here is the link
viewtopic.php?p=1733#1733

The mentioned line numbers can be different because of added code in newer versions of the gbook.php file.

Greetings,
Henrie