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Originally Posted by funkmeister

Can you consider adding an option that when you add an IP address to the Blacklist, you are no longer notified about that IP as attempting to register.

Added... see v3.

Originally Posted by The Finman

My only recommendation would be maybe an option that let you designate a post notification in the forum choice of the Admin (such as a Private Forum for mods and/or admins), instead of the PM notifiications. The AE multiple account detector does that.

Added... you can now have a PM, a new thread, or both...

Originally Posted by MimeSong Erk

I too would really like to see a blocked-ip-to-post feature, if another signature on the list helps any.

Ed; Knowing nothing about proxy RBLs, I have to ask - why not make it possible to list multiple RBLs, so we don't have to rely on just spamhaus or just another one, when we could just stick multiple servers up? I don't claim to be a pro, but I would expect that blocking the same IP twice because of duplicate entries would not have any effect.

Multiple RBLs added as well... bear in mind it has to do a reverse IP lookup at each one you list...

Originally Posted by The Finman

Hey Daniel,

Thought you users might get a chuckle out of the way I set it up.

I created a user called "Troll Stomper" and he's set up as the chosen "informant" member for both your Proxy RBL Checker and the Multiple account login detector (AE Detector).

Now whenever your Proxy RBL Checker detects either someone using a proxy, or a spam bot trying to register...our Mods get this PM.

My Mods also had a suggestion that doesn't seem that relevant to me, but they said they would like to know what username the person or bot tries to use. I don't see how that info would be very relevant, but they indicated they would like it as it would help them recognize a problem user if they do manage to switch their IP into one that was not listed (basically recognizing them if they try using the same username).

I like that VERY much. Will be configuring the same thing on my forum. Added the option to select a "source" user for notifications by username. The alerts now include the username and email as well as the IP.

Originally Posted by MimeSong Erk

I really want the username and email the blocked IP tried to register from to be included in the PM. Actually, the way I want it to work is for a new thread to be created in a specified forum. In the first post of the thread would be the IP as well as the hostname the IP resolves to, the username and email address the IP tried to register with, and the blacklist that pegged the IP.

Subsequent registration attempts from the same IP would appear as replies in the thread and would only list the username and email the IP tried to use.

I may look at that for an extra "feature release" ... say v3.5. Right now it will create a thread or PM with the username and IP.

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys... what started as a quick and dirty hack for my own forum is actually getting to be a decent hack.