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The way the spam signups are handled is changing, there is no longer an IP ban in place. There are a small number still in place, they will be phased out shortly.
The ban is now either on the email address, or email domain used to sign-up.
This will facilitate access by forum users who are on a VPN, or in a geographic region where formerly the IP ranges were banned.
Posted : 04/02/2025 9:52 pm
Good news. The IP range ban was a PITA as I always forget to disconnect from VPN before browsing the forum.
Posted : 04/02/2025 10:54 pm
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The IP ban list is now cleared.
Posted : 05/02/2025 12:30 am
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I've had to re-impliment IP ban list due to the large number of spam registrations from certain subnets.
For now, the banned subnets are specific to Russia. It's possible that if you use a VPN that is on a Russian subnet, forum access may be prevented.
Posted : 12/02/2025 12:50 am
I hope Singapore is still allowed.
Posted : 12/02/2025 3:42 am
My bannings came when using Private Internet Access or AVG VPNs and were definitely not set to russian regions if they even have them as options.
Posted : 12/02/2025 3:47 am
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The subnets are Moscow specific.
Posted : 12/02/2025 5:06 am
I tried to acces via Doha airport wifi and promptly got perma-banned.
Posted : 12/02/2025 10:21 pm
I tried to acces via Doha airport wifi and promptly got perma-banned.
Same happened with me. Had to use a different browser for a while.
Posted : 13/02/2025 4:15 am