changeset 350:0e0883870058

Edited wiki page mod_muc_ban_ip through web user interface.
author MWild1@gmail.com
date Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:01 +0000
parents f11f8c63384b
children 817e175c37df
files mod_muc_ban_ip.wiki
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/mod_muc_ban_ip.wiki	Thu May 09 10:36:10 2013 +0000
+++ b/mod_muc_ban_ip.wiki	Thu May 09 10:58:01 2013 +0000
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 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.
 
-This means that it is possible to create a new account (often quite easy), and rejoin the room that you were banned from.
+This means that it is possible to create a new account (usually quite easily), and rejoin the room that you were banned from.
 
-This module allows the *user's* server to enforce IP-bans, which is very desirable for server admins who want to prevent their server being used for spamming and abusive behaviour.
+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.
 
 = Details =
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
   * The user's server MUST have this module loaded, however -
   * The module works even when the MUC is on a different server to the user
-  * The module works for banning [http://prosody.im/doc/anonymous_logins anonymous users]
+  * 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])
+  * The module works for effectively banning [http://prosody.im/doc/anonymous_logins anonymous users]
 
 Also note that IP bans are not saved permanently, and are reset upon a server restart.