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Exile
Starting Member
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 Posted - 29 June 2003 : 20:25:43
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The sign on the door said this was the place to make MOD suggestions.
So, how about an addition to the Forum that would alert the Admin if two users log on with the same IP?
Perhaps flexible enough to prevent it alltogether, or, offer varying degrees of Admin control??
Just thought it might come in handy.
Any thoughts on this?
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
USA
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Exile
Starting Member
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2003 : 20:46:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Nikkol
Lots of users may have the same IP if they are on the same network. I would caution against preventing it altogether.
Thanks for the reply, Nikkol. I wonder, would they all have the exact same IP? And, if so, that is another reason I have been requesting a Mod that would allow an Admin or Moderator to block certain users from specific forums without using the IP Gate.
If they would not have the exact same IP, then, what would it hurt?
If the mod would only alert the Admin of the existing situation, that would be a great help in controlling one's forum. Thanks!
I do appreciate all the insight I can get on this. |
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 29 June 2003 : 20:48:50
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| well, for instance, at work, everyone has the same IP because we use a proxy server. So, if you blocked that IP, no one from my work would be able to get in. |
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Exile
Starting Member
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2003 : 21:00:42
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quote:
Originally posted by Nikkol
well, for instance, at work, everyone has the same IP because we use a proxy server. So, if you blocked that IP, no one from my work would be able to get in.
Yes, I see. That would present a problem for me. However, I still think it would be neat to be notified of multiple accounts with the same IP. Perhaps a pop-up when the Admin logs on, or a simple e-mail alert... Hmmm... |
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Jag24
Junior Member
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Posted - 29 June 2003 : 21:44:18
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Alot of people are on proxy servers.....Take AOL for example.....Most all the AOL users in my forum come up with the same IP & there is not a way I know of to distinguish them.
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
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Posted - 30 June 2003 : 03:20:30
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I have something similar to this MOD request on my "to do" list [you should see how long it is  ], but using cookies. It will work by storing the "last login" user name on the machine itself (hence it will work better than duplicate IPs), and notify the Admin/etc if the user name changes.
Maybe an 'ignore' function could be added when you KNOW that 2 people use the same machine. |
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PeeWee.Inc
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1893 Posts |
Posted - 30 June 2003 : 04:34:03
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On SI forums a member made a program to find out if one user has more then one account, the IP address did little work with this.
The program scans all things like spelling, grammar and so on to see if they are the same members. |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
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Posted - 30 June 2003 : 07:25:40
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I wrote something for 3.3 ages ago that showed IP's addr's in common between members, just changing the includes at the top of the page to match the 3.4 standard should make it compatibile with the latest Snitz version, its pretty crude, but it helps a little when trying to weed out duplicate members.
admin_dupes.zip
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