Permanently Block Open Proxy

[WebMasterJorge]

I know I've talked about this before and opened up a topic about it, where we all added some ideas on how to put a stop to it. Go here to read up on that if you want.

Here I'm going to talk about how to permanently block Proxy voting. It was recently come to my attention that a Mod was created to Block Open Proxy Registrants to forums powered by phpBB, just like this forum. Go to...

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=248252

To read more about the Mod and download it, I also found another Top Sites List software company that offers Proxy server check as a method of Cheat Protection. Here's a link to that...

http://www.jmbsoft.com/software/arphp/

Just scroll almost all the way down, and you'll see it under the list of Cheat Protection features.

Now! Don't get me wrong, I love the Aardvark Topsites PHP software, and I'm not suggesting to go with that other company, all I'm asking is for Jeremy to study that Mod that was made for the phpbb forums and try to see if he could also get his hands on that Proxy server check that was made for that other company.

Before we use to think that the only way to stop it is to simply just start blocking IP addresses, but now we know that people have actually made Mods and software programs that actually put a complete stop to it by permanently blocking open proxy.

[Jeremy]

i will look into this

[BV]

Any idea if/when this mod is going to be installed.It is REALLY needed at top 100 psycho and proberbly many others.Lets face it,what use is a top 100 site if anyone with little intelligence can cheat as rediculously as i have seen people doing on Ardvark software? PLEASE install this mod asap and put an end to this stupidity once and for all.

[Jeremy]

it should be in the next version, which will be released this summer.

[Koby]

This summer ends in about a month and a few day's.
It's already July 19th.

[Jeremy]

well, then i guess the next version will be out within a month and a few days

hopefully

[BV]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

[BV]

Only 10 days left to achieve deadline.Any news on this yet?

[Jeremy]

you could try looking at this. it looks like it can do a good job of blocking bots: http://www.homelandstupidity.us/software/bad-behavior/

[BV]

So does that just stop spam or does it actually block open proxys? Setbb has just added a mod to my forum that blocks over 3000 proxys from using the forum to stopped banned members re-entering.Not sure which one they used though,ill try to find out.

[BV]

Click hereto check out another of these proxy banning mods.

[BV]

Can somebody at least answer and let us know what is going on here as people are still cheating like mad on Top 100 proxy voters.......i mean Top 100 Psychopathic.

Im starting to wonder if anyone is going to do anything about this or even cares.Since this topic started i have bought a new server,transfered my site along with over 100 tracks and 12 albums for download,I have set up a full shop/store and am now holding a competition.Can somebody explain why it has taken so long to install an already made php script?

You have no idea how annoying it is to spend your money on a huge server only to be beaten by free forums that have 30 members out of which 7 of em have posted in their forum.

Im not trying to be a tosser here,I simply want this stupidity to stop

[Jeremy]

at this point it's up to the owner of the list to use a third-party solution like this: http://www.homelandstupidity.us/software/bad-behavior/

i can't speak for the owner of a specific topsites list of course. you'll have to ask them about it.

[WebMasterJorge]

That would be me! BV is talking about my top sites list, Top 100 Psychopathic Sites (http://www.top100psychosites.com). And the link that you provided stops spam bots, but we are not talking about stopping spam bots. We are talking about stopping people from voting multiple times by using an Open Proxy, thus the IP address is always changing.

Go to: http://www.ozzu.com/ftopic31433.html

And please read that message board post and see what we are talking about.

[BV]

Yes Jorge,thats exactly the kind of thing we need,and then add every proxy list you,i and all associates can find.