Anti Bot Measures: IP Blocks

[Touzen]

Thanks to spambots going wild on the internet in general and forum software like Vbulletin or Phpbb in particular as of lately, I am currently blocking the IP ranges of known spam and scam servers. You might notice that I have created some bot catching traps into the registration progress as well.

In any case, does anyone of you here use BT as their ISP? If not, I will go to block them shortly, too, considering they are a major provider of jolly bots.

 

[Biladi]

I do when im at home, but as thats very rarely, I have no opposition.

 

[Danmark]

Bah, I use BT. Bah, and bah again.

 

[Touzen]

I forgot: not only do they consume traffic, but they also collect email addresses. For those using BT: I will try to address the issue, as will I to assist those who are affected in any other way.

 

[Touzen]

After careful observation, BT can stay for now.

 

[Miratak]

You mean those automated bots that spam forums with thier advertisements for cheap mobile phones, pdas and digital cameras?

 

[Austriavakia]

I don't know what I have

 

[Burgenland]

Neither do I. I'm also not sure what my school uses.

 

[Azores]

PT-TMN here.

 

[Jydsken-Østveg]

BT? Must be European. I have Comcast! It's Comcastic!

 

[Touzen]

BT is one of the biggest ISPs in the UK.

 

[Erlangen-Ansbach]

Meh. My provider is exotic (=Bavarian) enough for bots to avoid. So go ahead.

 

[Pascifitonia]

Im on BT

*scowl*

 

[Anglia2]

Gossainia uses BT I think.

 

[Gossainia]

I do, yes.

 

[Miratak]

British Telecom?

 

[Great Engellex]

i have blueyonder - telewest - virgin - whatever its called.

 

[Vangala]

ip-soft biznatches. Which makes me special, because apparently I am surfing on a mail server or something.

 

[Hesperia]

chello

 

[Twente]

chello here as well - I would like to get to @home though...damn Gelderland