Better security section! Ban by e-mail address!
sirg0508 at 03h40
21
Nov
2006
I want the ability to ban people by their e-mail address. It is already possible on other forums and the 'security' section on editboard which only lets people ban by IP is frankly useless when the people don't post.
I want to be able to ban people by e-mail address e.g. we have a lot of spammers joining up with e-mail addresses @gawab.com and @medicine.net
There is no way to ban them effectively... if I ban one we still get loads of others joining. I don't want anyone from these e-mail addresses joining. We do get spammers joining up @gmail.com etc. which we obviously wouldn't ban but the others can be acted on.
If I enter *@medicine.net that should ban ANY e-mail address ending in @medicine.net or I could choose to ban medicine@medicine.net and only that address would be banned.
E.g. Here is the ban control section from another forum:
As you can see the only thing on edit board is:
The first site also has ability to ban certain usernames... much more effective than Editboard is!!
P.S. I noticed we apparently can't make suggestions when the big vote is open but I want this included in the next one!
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I want to be able to ban people by e-mail address e.g. we have a lot of spammers joining up with e-mail addresses @gawab.com and @medicine.net
There is no way to ban them effectively... if I ban one we still get loads of others joining. I don't want anyone from these e-mail addresses joining. We do get spammers joining up @gmail.com etc. which we obviously wouldn't ban but the others can be acted on.
If I enter *@medicine.net that should ban ANY e-mail address ending in @medicine.net or I could choose to ban medicine@medicine.net and only that address would be banned.
E.g. Here is the ban control section from another forum:
As you can see the only thing on edit board is:
The first site also has ability to ban certain usernames... much more effective than Editboard is!!
P.S. I noticed we apparently can't make suggestions when the big vote is open but I want this included in the next one!
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1 Pafl3a, on 21/11/2006 at 07h20
no way !
if i ban a user after the email category ... hwoo know how many peolpe use that email client
if i ban 1 user then aprox. 10-100 users will be unable to register
if i ban a user after the email category ... hwoo know how many peolpe use that email client
if i ban 1 user then aprox. 10-100 users will be unable to register
2 shadow dragon, on 21/11/2006 at 07h24
its kinda pointless cincidering we we can ban their ip adress. they could allways just make another email.
3 sirg0508, on 21/11/2006 at 08h52
But how exactly can you ban an IP address if they never post? If I click ban... that persons IP address never goes into the Ban IP box.
Yes they can go and create a new e-mail address but like I've said, this is another way to ban them.
Who exactly is going to sign up with an e-mail address with @medicine.net? Other than a spammer? We've had 20+ gawab.com e-mail addresses and all from the US (they added that info into the boxes).
We are a UK site and we rely on members joining with their username from other sites... we can easily judge by e-mail addresses who they are and who we should immediatly ban.
You'd be utterly stupid if you decided to ban someone @gmail.com so while I may not want someone from some obscure e-mail address (and 20 other of their friends), there is a way I can stop those 20 other people signing up to spam the forum.
You obviously don't have the same problem with your forums! If you don't want to ban by e-mail address, continue to use the 'ban' IP section but for us (as I've posted here before), it's pointless!
I've used it on other forums... I don't have their IPs but I do have their e-mail addresses... specific ones I can ban. A pattern I can also ban. If I'm unsure it gets left until we see what they post.
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Yes they can go and create a new e-mail address but like I've said, this is another way to ban them.
Who exactly is going to sign up with an e-mail address with @medicine.net? Other than a spammer? We've had 20+ gawab.com e-mail addresses and all from the US (they added that info into the boxes).
We are a UK site and we rely on members joining with their username from other sites... we can easily judge by e-mail addresses who they are and who we should immediatly ban.
You'd be utterly stupid if you decided to ban someone @gmail.com so while I may not want someone from some obscure e-mail address (and 20 other of their friends), there is a way I can stop those 20 other people signing up to spam the forum.
You obviously don't have the same problem with your forums! If you don't want to ban by e-mail address, continue to use the 'ban' IP section but for us (as I've posted here before), it's pointless!
I've used it on other forums... I don't have their IPs but I do have their e-mail addresses... specific ones I can ban. A pattern I can also ban. If I'm unsure it gets left until we see what they post.
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4 Tristou, on 21/11/2006 at 10h33
Hi,
during the Big vote, you can't open new topics to give a suggestion.
I will open your topic at the end of the vote.
Thanks for your compréhension
during the Big vote, you can't open new topics to give a suggestion.
I will open your topic at the end of the vote.
Thanks for your compréhension
5 sirg0508, on 03/12/2006 at 23h29
6 xaphania, on 04/12/2006 at 00h16
Yes! This needs to be done, definitely!
If we had the option to ban by email I reckon it would dramatically reduce the number of spambots.
If we had the option to ban by email I reckon it would dramatically reduce the number of spambots.
7 sirg0508, on 04/12/2006 at 02h22
It does on other forums... It doesn't stop them but because you can stop the majority coming from certain e-mail providers you know are not genuine it would greatly help the running of forums where a lot of time is spent checking the e-mail address before activating!
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8 thingy, on 04/12/2006 at 09h08
I thoroughly agree that something needs doing.
9 marx123, on 04/12/2006 at 09h11
Pafl3a wrote:no way !
if i ban a user after the email category ... hwoo know how many peolpe use that email client
if i ban 1 user then aprox. 10-100 users will be unable to register
i agree wiht you pafl3a
10 sirg0508, on 04/12/2006 at 14h17
That's up to you... you may not want to ban people @porn.ru but we do!
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11 Pafl3a, on 04/12/2006 at 14h55
you are right, but if someone with "@yahoo.com-de-it-ro-us..." make you a hard day and you whan to ban him ...
...perhaps you // or a site team member // are alittle drank or to tired and ban him after email add, and you remmember him after few days
-what you do than ?
you will block ..n.. number of peoples to join you
...perhaps you // or a site team member // are alittle drank or to tired and ban him after email add, and you remmember him after few days
-what you do than ?
you will block ..n.. number of peoples to join you
12 xaphania, on 04/12/2006 at 14h59
I highly doubt that would happen...if you're 'drunk or tired', then are you really going to have gone through all the admin panel menus, typed the email address, and then banned them? Very unlikely.
And you'd have to be pretty stupid (no offence meant) to ban @yahoo.com or @hotmail as these are the most common ones around. Of course everyone's going to be using these - banning them would mean an utter lack of common sense on the part of the admin.
But I think it's a good idea because a lot of the e-mail addresses that spambots use are easily identifiable as spambot emails. They tend to be things like @pharmacy.info and @whatever.info etc.
Just to have the option would be nice. Doesn't mean you have to use it.
And you'd have to be pretty stupid (no offence meant) to ban @yahoo.com or @hotmail as these are the most common ones around. Of course everyone's going to be using these - banning them would mean an utter lack of common sense on the part of the admin.
But I think it's a good idea because a lot of the e-mail addresses that spambots use are easily identifiable as spambot emails. They tend to be things like @pharmacy.info and @whatever.info etc.
Just to have the option would be nice. Doesn't mean you have to use it.
13 Pafl3a, on 04/12/2006 at 15h12
lol, man ... do you know about the net?domain? ip?
yes, you can ban the email account
but, on 1 ip add you can make over 10-5.000 email accounts (boots)
if you like to stay all day to ban few emails from the same ip catregory ... is your choice
i dont see the email ban benefit, atall
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its like you ask for a movie or a intro from that movie, its the same thig but in the movie file you can see all movie not just a part from it
yes, you can ban the email account
but, on 1 ip add you can make over 10-5.000 email accounts (boots)
if you like to stay all day to ban few emails from the same ip catregory ... is your choice
i dont see the email ban benefit, atall
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its like you ask for a movie or a intro from that movie, its the same thig but in the movie file you can see all movie not just a part from it
14 xaphania, on 04/12/2006 at 15h14
The thing is, you can only get the ip address if the bot posts on the forum, and not all of them are wont to do that, so as I said, to have the option would be good. It doesn't mean you have to use it.
15 Pafl3a, on 04/12/2006 at 15h17
) lol, and if that bot/user is not registered in you forum how the.. you can see his email account ? lol
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he dont PM you in forum to say what is his email account add
16 xaphania, on 04/12/2006 at 15h34
I meant if they don't post, you wouldn't be able to see the IP. If they've registered it's pretty easy to find their email address.
But to not let this get off topic, I want to say once again that I think this is a good idea!
But to not let this get off topic, I want to say once again that I think this is a good idea!
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