Hi Simon,
Hope you got your forum problems sorted
I noticed that the mod will not create new threads on private forums, where only admins can post/read.
I am using my admin account as thread creator, so it has permissions to create threads. The threads are created only on public forums where other members and guests can see them, which of course isn't nice.
The output.txt file writing is also not logging anything.
But from my server logs, I see this mod has been doing incredibly well in blocking some nasty spiders (mainly Magpie and Spinn3r).
For those who don't check their server logs, I would advise to check them and see if Magpie is sucking up to 40% of bandwidth as it was until recently in one of my sites.