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Spinball · #**144** 04-13-2007, 06:41 PM

We have about 170 people registering per day. Since installing this hack, the amount of spam on the forums has dropped off by maybe 90% or more.
I have had one or two complaints from what sound like genuine users.
Here is such a message

Quote:

Hi, I can't register because the server blacklisted my ip as an open proxy/ or as a spammer.
I'm not using an open proxy, my provider www.fastweb.it uses NAT technology to provide network access, so me and about other 1000 user that uses the same ip address can't register.
Could you please disban my ip address ?
Obviously all fastweb ip address aren't open proxy but simple Nat, so all fastweb user (about 2 million of people) cannot register to your forum.
You can read an article about Fastweb nat techonlogies here: http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf...cd801779b4.pdf

This occasional event aside, it's a very positive hack :up:

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