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| author | NKNeumann@gmail.com |
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| date | Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:32:41 +0000 |
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| 349 | 1 #summary Ban users from chatrooms by their IP address |
| 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 - | |
| 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 {{{ | |
| 28 VirtualHost "anon.example.com" | |
| 29 authentication = "anonymous" | |
| 30 modules_enabled = { "muc_ban_ip" } | |
| 31 }}} | |
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| 33 = Compatibility = | |
| 34 || 0.9 || Works || | |
| 35 || 0.8 || Doesn't work || |