Posted by NikkiT2 on May 27, 2001, at 17:29:59
In reply to Re: Blocking a whole group of IP's » Dr. Bob, posted by kiddo on May 19, 2001, at 17:19:19
I often log on from work, sometimes at home, and sometimes an internet cafe.. i don't have a fixed ISP, and don't have an ISP email address as I bought my own domain... :o(
> > > Well, if the the current conditions continue on this board (ie same trouble makers sign up againg and again) innocent people who are allready on this board will stop coming here.
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> > I know!
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> What about requiring people to use their ISP's email address to register? It's been awhile since I've registered, so I don't remember the way you have it set up. Maybe sending an email like:
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> janedoe@aol.com (not allowing hotmail, yahoo, etc.)
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> alternate: jdoe@hotmail.com
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> Then you could look for jdoe@hotmail.com, they wouldn't have to use their real name on the board, jdoe@hotmail.com gets banned, and janedoe@aol.com does too, and couldn't register unless they switched ISP's.
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> I wouldn't like giving out my real name and email address, but if it wasn't public it may not be so bad.
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> You could also implement it now, and anyone getting banned from this point would be required to register that way.
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> Not fool proof, but even aol only gives out a certain number of alternate addresses, so there would be an end eventually.
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> Just thinking out loud.....
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> Kiddo
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> > > I get results from major and minor ISP's at my job... If no one responds I start mailing 10X every 6 hours, 24/7.
> > > Don't expect them to tell you what they did.
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> > So eventually they respond, but won't tell you what they did? I could live with that...
> >
> > Bob
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