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[Chris_Elston]

Depends on what level of access you have to your server. I have shell access, so I use IPTables to block their IP address.

If you don't have shell access, you can start banning their IP's in subnet's. It's a slower painful process, but it insures they won't strike again from the same server.

Create a file called ".htaccess"

Upload that file to your public_html root folder, or any other sub domain root folders. Keep adding IP's as you get them. The IP's I've posted below are "real" spammer IP's I've encountered, so this is a start for you.


where it says 403.shtml you can make it 403.html or 403.htm. Make sure you create a file with a message on it.

In that file put this:


<Files 403.shtml>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Files>

deny from 82.206.129.
deny from 68.101.83.
deny from 68.101.83.51
deny from 57.73.12.
deny from 81.31.113.
deny from 220.224.4.
deny from 220.224.0.
deny from 80.178.126.
deny from 62.57.116.
deny from 213.24.168.
deny from 202.147.168.
deny from 61.68.9.
deny from 65.41.113.
deny from 212.42.106.
deny from 83.32.132.
deny from 81.35.104.0
deny from 61.11.58.
deny from 65.93.26.
deny from 213.167.55.
deny from 81.199.6.
deny from 193.250.31.
deny from 69.50.191.
deny from 218.208.231.
deny from 203.212.242.
deny from 219.95.194.
deny from 83.229.100.
deny from 210.214.120.
deny from 192.168.0.
deny from 192.168.1.
deny from 220.226.17.
deny from 61.149.193.
deny from 211.148.6.
deny from 64.92.163.
deny from 64.92.163.146
deny from 64.92.163.0
deny from 70.24.73.
deny from 200.91.76.
deny from 218.65.251.
deny from 83.237.
deny from 80.134.
deny from 202.65.133.
deny from 195.5.23.
deny from 82.179.73.
deny from 86.104.170.
deny from 210.229.11.
deny from 69.245.115.
deny from 210.223.129.
deny from 58.234.241.
deny from 222.106.205.
deny from 222.109.235.
deny from 221.214.6.
deny from 80.4.224.
deny from 200.74.165.
deny from 210.91.235.
deny from 165.246.174.
deny from 200.63.213.


Other than that, we've paid for Invision Board. It seems to keep upto date. I recommend switching to a pay board. Pay boards tend to keep up to date better than free software boards.




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