• Registered: 2003-10-25
  • Posts: 7

Topic: IP logging at signup.

Unless I'm missing something, there's no way to check a member's IP adress until they've posted something.  We have a troublemaker who we keep banning, and he keeps coming back.  Most of the time I'm able to pick up on some things that tell me it's him, but until he actually posts, I can't verify it's really him until he posts something and I can check the IP.

Yes, I know we can ban by IP, but the owner doesn't like us to do that.  Is there any way the next PunBB version could capture the IP they were on when they signed up?  Maybe include a "last IP used" field?

  • From: Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Registered: 2002-07-03
  • Posts: 946

Re: IP logging at signup.

Sounds like ban by IP is a better solution though... or is the owner afraid that he's on dynamic IP and another person might be banned instead?

  • From: 127.0.0.1
  • Registered: 2001-11-02
  • Posts: 9,167

Re: IP logging at signup.

I'm considering it.

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  • Registered: 2003-10-25
  • Posts: 7

Re: IP logging at signup.

Chacmool wrote:

Sounds like ban by IP is a better solution though... or is the owner afraid that he's on dynamic IP and another person might be banned instead?

I think that's the reason.