Better IP Ban?

[The Geek]

HowdA all...

Was looking for a decent and simple hack to issue a better IP Ban. Couldnt really find anything I liked so I did a quick hack job. Its not genius or anything... just copy and paste modification.

In includes/functions.php search for:


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And I replaced it with:



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Yes... this is semi sloppy as this is most of the code from the redirect function in the same file.

Anyway... thought I would share just in case it can help someone else. I am sure someone can gussy this up if it so moves them to.

Gotta love the page they are redirected to ;)

nJoy

[Areku]

What's the difference between the standard way and your way?

[The Geek]

The standard way simply spits out a box saying 'you're banned'. This allows you to put whatever text you want and then redirect them somewhere else. That really pisses them off.

[MilleniumClock]

that's really cool nail_geek, at least you know php unlike me

BUT

i do believe that you could already do something like that by just editing the "error_banip" template

:)

nice try anyways

[The Geek]

that's really cool nail_geek, at least you know php unlike me

BUT

i do believe that you could already do something like that by just editing the "error_banip" template

:)

nice try anyways
Huh. I assumed you couldnt stick a redirect mid html (doesnt it have to be in the headers?). Sure you could stick a link in the template... but who would click it? Anyway... It amused me and really pissed off my banned members. Now I must develop something for proxie servers ;)

[NetFXMedia]

Huh. I assumed you couldnt stick a redirect mid html (doesnt it have to be in the headers?). Sure you could stick a link in the template... but who would click it? Anyway... It amused me and really pissed off my banned members. Now I must develop something for proxie servers ;)
You can have a Javascript redirect it mid-html.

[yoyoyoyo]

haha very cool! thanks much- I must have missed this before.