Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:02:11 03/13/01
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On March 13, 2001 at 10:02:05, Amicitia Stone wrote: >On March 13, 2001 at 09:45:57, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 13, 2001 at 08:46:24, Amicitia Stone wrote: >> >>>On March 12, 2001 at 16:07:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On March 12, 2001 at 14:48:34, Feivel Avrum wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 12, 2001 at 14:31:53, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>A certain 'potty-mouth' has been removed from the forum, though he is sure to >>>>>>try and sneak back in again. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sort of like Hercules and the Hydra. >>>>>> >>>>>>Anyone know where we can find a flaming branch? >>>>>>;-) >>>>>Dann, >>>>> >>>>>Since you know he is going to "sneak" back, why don't you just have his messages >>>>>sent to a moderator BEFORE they get posted. That way his childish (and at times >>>>>funny) tirades will be "cleaned up" before we all read them. >>>>> >>>>>Feivel >>>>>Member of "Right-To-Flush-And-Censor-Potty-Mouths" (RTFACPM) >>>> >>>> >>>>How would one know _who_ to look out for? He uses email aliases like they >>>>were postcards... >>> >>> >>>Well if he uses a static IP address, like I do :) Then you should be able to >>>block it. I'm not sure if that option is avalible at this forum, but most forums >>>have this capability. It's very useful. >> >> >>There are several free email providers, such as HotMail. That is the "endpoint" >>so far as SMTP is concerned, and you therefore don't see his real IP address >>anywhere since he looks like a hotmail customer. We could block _all_ hotmail >>addresses, which I would personally consider a _good_ thing to do. But it would >>knock out a lot of legitimate users too. > > >I'm not talking about using their email to get the IP. Can't the IP just be >recorded automatically when someone posts a message or even before that? For >example when I go to http://www.icdchess.com/signup.shtml >It shows this: >REMOTE_HOST: modemcable129.29-203-**.mtl.mc.videotron.ca >REMOTE_ADDR: 24.203.29.*** > >So that REMOTE_ADDR: 24.203.29.*** is my IP address. If a person has a static IP >it's always the same. So if it could be blocked some how, then they could never >get back in. Well maybe _never_, but you get the point. I hope I'm not >misunderstood :) >I've seen it done in other forums before. Only problem is you need a static IP >:) >Or like you said, you could block out all free e-mail addy's. It could work, for >example it doesn't seem to hurt ICC much. Of course, I use a free email provider >so don't make it retroactive.... :) Just go to DejaNews and post from _there_. Then the answer is no. The post shows up as though it originated at DejaNews. Another problem is that _most_ don't have static IPs. They might have the first two octets static, but most are dynamic in part.
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