How to Ban people on AOL ip's?

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what is dupeip? I check vb.org and cant find anything for it.

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AOL ip's change all the time so you obviously can't ban someone with that ip because when they sign on again, its a different ip. Whats the best way to ban abusive members who are on AOL accounts? Only...

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I don't know if anyone ever had this problem but today a member emails me and said they can't post messages anymore so I go into admin cp and view their usergroup and sure enough, it was set at "user...

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Can I view the actual private messages sent by users?

In admin CP private messaging area, there is an option that says, "maximum number of saved messages a user can have". Does...

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I have close to 1000 members in my forum. Today I sent out an email to users selected to email all. When I sent the email I noticed on top it says 412 users total. Why is there such a big difference between...

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I've noticed that the threads are getting deleted automatically every month. How can I set it where it doesnt get deleted for a longer period of time or only when I go in and delete?

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Whats the best way to ban a member? Ive used the ip option but if they are using aol it bans other members also. If you use the email option they can just sign up with another email address. Whats the...

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Do you know which template I change to let the visitors know they have to register to view?...

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how do you set where only registered members are allowed in the forum? Also what template page do I need to change to tell visitors they need to register to view the forum?

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Will turning on gzip cause any problems? And how do you compiled zlib into php? Will gzip help your traffic in anyway?...

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Does anyone know how to turn on the gzip for the forum to make the traffic run smoother?

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Is there anyway to find out if someone is registering with 2 different names? I am running a contest in my forum and would like to know if there is anyone entering the contest using 2 different user names....

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Anyone know where you can buy complete sets of avatars?

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How do I make the thread say Sticky: when i make a thread sticky? For instance...

Sticky: How to make a thread sticky.

Do people actually add the sticky: to the front of...

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Doesn't each smilie has its own unique text? For instance like the smile smilie is : ). How would I know what the text is for this smilie ...

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When I go to add smilies, how do I know what the "text to replace" is for the smilies?

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Where can I find different smilies with their code and how do I add it to the board?

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Also, what does it mean when a regular members shows doing moderating duties on whos online? Does it mean they are actually in or does it mean they are attempting to moderate?

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How do I password protect my admin directory? I already have to login the admin cp using my forum user/pass. Does that mean its password protected?

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Ive heard lots of stuff about people breaking into these forums and messing things up. How do I prevent that from happening?