Dynamic banning - UBB.Developers

Hej
Im running threads 6.0.1, and im looking for a way to use dynamic banning or IP block range. I can only ban a full Ip address; the Ip block range feature with % and _ doesnt work.

Hey Peter, is it not possible to upgrade? There are a large number of security holes in the older stuff that aren't going to be fixed, would seem like ip banning would be the least of your concerns

Barring that, I would just compare the ip banning code blocks from your version and 6.5.5.

Dear Allen
I will upgrade at some time. But I wont upgrade just because the platform has to be new. I still got around 20-25% users using 56k modems, so the platform may not become too heavy to upload. I had spend time closing security holes and made ehancements. I have only been hacked 1 time since we started up in 2002.

Anyway. Last week I opened some of my forums for anonymous posting, and I must realize the world is full of spammers, but I have decided to fight em', so this night I have made a little, but very effective programcode, which can ban Ip ranges. I have uploaded it into my ubbt.inc.php file right after check_ban function. Here it is:

PHP Code


//##########################################################
//Ny ban - af Arentzen
//##########################################################
		// Adresser der skal bannes.
			   $omraade = array('0'=>'148.233',
							  '1'=>'201.20',
					   '2'=>'149.9',
					   '3'=>'201.20',
					   '4'=>'165.228',	
					   '5'=>'201.',
										'6'=>'212.168.34',	
					'7'=>'222.',
					'8'=>'59.93',
					'9'=>'59.94',
					'10'=>'59.95',
					'11'=>'203.144',
					'12'=>'212.138',
					'13'=>'221.208',
					'14'=>'218.',

					);
	
		// Check IP adressen.
		foreach($omraade as $liste){
			if(strstr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $liste)){
				$html = new html;
				$html -> not_right("{$ubbt_lang['YOU_BANNED']}: $Reason", $Cat);
				exit();
			}
		}

Beware! If banning e.g only the number '222',every user with 222 somewhere in their ip adress will be banned, so use this code with care.

I use something that provides similar functionality on my site; i generally just use it for blocking spambots, but could be added to theubb with an include.

One thing to give thought to with an upgrade; UBB.Threads 7.1 comes with a captcha system for both Registration and Guest Posting; which would make "fly by posting" by automated tools pretty much thwarted.