How do i set this forum varible to 1? I have changed it in the forum_config_new table (146 STRRESTRICTREG 1) but it shows up as 0 in Forum Variables Information section. I have upgraded to the most current version "3.4.06", but do not see any where in the Admin options to restrict new user accounts. The problem i am having is restricting users who have been "locked" from creating another account with a different username.
prohibit new members will disallow any new members. Any current members will still be able to do their normal postings. Banned or locked members could not use their accounts to post anymore. They also would not be able to register a new name either. I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish here?
Thanks for the quick replies... I would simply like to stop locked users from registering with a new user name. I do not wish to ban all new users only those that have already registered and have been locked. If i could i would rewrite the code to lock users based on their account name (which is unique) and not their username.
I believe that there is a ban ip mod floating around somewhere you might want to check out snitzbitz or search for it here. I think that will work for what you want. Not sure another way to go about it.
Pardon, i neglegted to say that this is an intranet forum. Our LAN works with DHCP, additionally the locked user would only have to sit at another station with a different IP. It seems to me that the current forum version has the ablity to place newly registered users into a "pending approval" queue, this is where i could nab the offending user and prevent re-registration. I see trace's of this in the ASP code but am at a loss as how to activate this feature. Thanks again for your help, and i look forward to any other suggestions you or others may have.
Either that or look into using the built-in NT authentication. If you aren't using some sort of Novel or Windows domain system you may need to modify it a little.
This is exactly the configuration I was looking for. Unfortunately we do not allow the vast majority of our user’s email, so I am back to square one. I may be able to develop a mod for this and will gladly share when available.
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Posted - 05 July 2007 : 14:49:44
