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Ban Feature Does Not Work
« on: March 02, 2015, 03:03:09 pm »
Forum Url: www.townsquare.smfforfree3.com
An IP address has infiltrated my forum board and eaten up thousands of credits, logging in as more than 700 guests at the same time.  The IP address belongs to this web-hosting company - http://www.ovh.com/us/index.xml.  Has anyone else been experiencing this? I have banned the IP address 4 separate times, and the ban feature is completely ineffective. Any help would be appreciated.

Edited to add: IP Address that is eating credits: 188.165.251.129

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Re: Ban Feature Does Not Work
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 03:21:32 pm »
It's taken more than 10,000 credits just today. After being banned.

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Re: Ban Feature Does Not Work
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 03:24:26 pm »
Banning an ip doesn't stop them from using credits.

I have blocked 188.165.251.129 on a server level though. They can no longer access any of our sites at all.
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Re: Ban Feature Does Not Work
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 03:26:31 pm »
Thank you. That was a huge loss of credits today. Is there a "right" way to do this to where the credits I pay for actually get used by my forum members and not undesirables?

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Re: Ban Feature Does Not Work
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 03:29:59 pm »
Added your forum 10k extra credits for this one time.
There is no way to determine if an IP is a bot or not.
I wish I could it would make the forums faster but there is no way to do so.
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2015, 03:31:23 pm »
 Thank you so much, SMF.  I didn't expect you to do that. ;D 8) :angel: :smitten:

 

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