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1 #summary Ban users from chatrooms by their IP address |
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2 #labels Stage-Alpha |
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4 = Introduction = |
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6 One frequent complaint about XMPP chatrooms (MUCs) compared to IRC is the inability for a room admin to ban a user based on their IP address. This is because an XMPP user is not identified on the network by their IP address, only their JID. |
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8 This means that it is possible to create a new account (usually quite easily), and rejoin the room that you were banned from. |
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10 This module allows the *user's* server to enforce bans by IP address, which is very desirable for server admins who want to prevent their server being used for spamming and abusive behaviour. |
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12 = Details = |
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14 An important point to note is that this module enforces the IP ban on the banned user's server, not on the MUC server. This means that: |
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16 * The user's server MUST have this module loaded, however - |
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17 * The module works even when the MUC is on a different server to the user |
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18 * The MUC server does not need this module (it only needs to support the [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html#ban standard ban protocol]) |
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19 * The module works for effectively banning [http://prosody.im/doc/anonymous_logins anonymous users] |
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21 Also note that IP bans are not saved permanently, and are reset upon a server restart. |
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23 = Configuration = |
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25 There is no extra configuration for this module except for loading it. Remember... do not load it on the MUC host, simply add it to your global `modules_enabled` list, or under a specific host like: |
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27 {{{ |
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28 VirtualHost "anon.example.com" |
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29 authentication = "anonymous" |
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30 modules_enabled = { "muc_ban_ip" } |
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31 }}} |
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33 = Compatibility = |
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34 || 0.9 || Works || |
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35 || 0.8 || Doesn't work || |
