[thelist] finding ip addresses

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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To:   thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject:  RE: [thelist] finding ip addresses


>> a new client of mine has just rung me. they're currently
>> running web bbs
>> forum software (which i've no and have started getting
>> malicious posts (all
>> seemingly from one source).
>
>> is there a simple means of finding out the ip address of the culprit?


>What's the language used for the forum?
>You can always log the remote address each time a message is posted...

And, more importantly, *tell* the users that you're doing it.
http://www.dnai.com/~mackey/thesis/panopticon.html

Which is why you don't need to have all speed camera boxes containing working
cameras - they're just as effective at reducing speed without having to take action
every single time someone drives through above the limit.

Cheers
Martin

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