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Old 12-04-2005, 06:32 AM
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210.246.16.5 <--Account attacker

I just got an email about my account being:

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locked because
someone has tried to log into the account with the wrong password more than 5
times.

The IP of the fool was:
210.246.16.5

His ISP can be found at:
http://paradise.net.nz/

Any chance that IP can be blocked please?
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Old 12-04-2005, 09:21 AM
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Account is locked for 15 minutes, makes it hard to guess (in 5 attempts) passwords.

If it happens again, I'll block the IP.

Same IP is shared by many users of the ISP, I don't want to ban innocent visitors.

That's why I don't ban the IP's of spammers (free Xbox etc...).
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Old 12-04-2005, 09:31 AM
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Oh it's most definitely a static IP! lol


Seriously though, I think that sounds reasonable. I can't imagine why someone would want to access a normal members account anyway? fools!

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