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Spirit wrote:Does your forum check IP only on registration or on each connection?
Yes, I use Akismet.

Yes, it check on every connection. Do you have the time to instuct me how to use Akismet, maybe by email or in a PM. That would be great, so we don't spam this thread.
-W1

No need for name calling and getting all worked up... Why not try to just back up the old forum as an archive, lock it, and start fresh with a new message board software package? Maybe you can even use the database to transfer the new users to the new message board without having to bug the old mem...

just wanted to say that i think its your loss for not allowing Negke access to your forum, the whole dirty IP thing seems ridiculous to me. Way to go for making a small community even smaller by not allowing people who are actually interested in the subject matter, and talented as well, be blocked ...

not sure if its any help but denmark also use dynamic ip's a workaround i used often to not have to setup a redirect for my ftp server was going to one of the numerous sites that can snif your external ip adress. once you get the ip number go into settings for your network card and hit properties. ...

That is problematic. The whole of Germany uses dynamic IP addresses that change every 24h or on reconnect. So even if he manages to register with a "clean" IP address he might come back later as evil hacker terrorist. If you are worried about spam I would suggest installing something like...

Wixen1: So, uh, my Q2C account still isn't approved even though it's now clear I'm not one of those spammers/troll users. Okay, I take that back about the ugliness and all.... :roll: Negke; It has nothing to do with the things you said about the ugliness, we all know about that!. :( It is about you...

Interesting. I had a situation a couple of days ago where I visited a website and it told me my ip had been banned and I was like "wtf, never been here before". This is a temporary internet solution I'm on at the moment (prepaid mobile internet stick) since I left my old ISP. Apparently t...

I signed up there to tell them myself after seeing the screenshots in the Qx thread, but the account approval is taking ages. Apparently they don't expect to see new faces anymore after all this time. Or the notification is just swallowed by all the clutter and fugliness of the forum... :? As a res...

Ok, I have signed The Quake2 Café up and made a booth. Hopefully I can get some of our active mappers to come up with ideas to put in the booth as neither me or the Q2 Café has done this before!.
I think its a great idea...15 years...man!, now I'm feeling really old
-W1