lilirose 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Someone has just posted an offensive comment to my blog, which I deleted. I have reason to think he'll be back, so I am considering blocking his IP address from my site, but I know that is often ineffective because many web users are given a different IP address every time they go online. However, when I looked up the IP address the troll was using when he left his comment, in the results under "comments" it says "ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE". Does that mean that he's using a static IP address that I can safely block without also blocking anyone else who is using the same ISP? Or does it mean something else? I appreciate any help anyone can give me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KungFòóFairy 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It means something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lilirose 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Any chance you could be more specific? What does it mean? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Head Guru 19 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It means that they IP's can not be re-assigned to others outside that netblock. IP blocking can be effective if the user is on a cable modem or DSL line that uses Static IP Address. This means that the IP address given to the user does not change. But also, IP blocking can be effective even on non-static IP address. Sometime the DHCP Lease times can be for days, weeks or even months. So blocking it would be effective until the user flushes his DNS thru his modem or the lease expires. If the problem gets out of hand please drop me a PM. I will contact the users ISP and demand a take down action. Most likely nothing will happen but a warning email to the user. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KungFòóFairy 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 You could always block the whole isp, but I find it too extreme to block a whole isp worth of possible visitors due to the offensive nature of only one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lilirose 0 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 KungFòóFairy, thanks for your response, and I agree completely that it would be too extreme to block an entire ISP due to one user's idiocy- hence, my question. Head Guru, also, thanks so much for your response. At this point the situation is limited to a single offensive comment left on my blog, and I'm crossing my fingers that it won't escalate beyond that. I have a tendency to be slightly paranoid about things like this. I'll let you know if it goes any further, though. I knew I could come to this forum and get a straight answer quickly... you guys really do rock! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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