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Elwood Knight

Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 84 Location: West Virginia, USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:48 pm Post subject: Theoretical Message Board Question |
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A while back another board I was posting to had a bit of drama. The site's founder and another chief administrator got into an off-line spat and the founder threatened to delete the whole site and message board. The other admin responded by changing the root password to the message board, moving it to a new server, getting a new domain name and blocking the IP of the founder. It was really a mess.
It got me wondering, though--my wife is a moderator on a board where the server is in the founder's house, so the founder and site IP are actually one in the same. What would happen if she blocked the founder's IP? Would the board stay up or crash due to infinite regression caused by the site attempting to blocking itself? _________________
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jonnyv Happy Fun Admin


Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 2098 Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Unless he browses the forum from the server, it shouldn't cause a problem. However, if that sort of situation ever becomes necessary, you'll want to put the forum on a new server and domain. In that case, it won't matter at all whether you're blocking his IP. Since he has physical access to the server, he can take control of the forum at any time or simply disconnect it's connection to the internet. _________________ KWSN Forum Admin
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry KWSN ArchBishop

Joined: 20 May 2002 Posts: 5117 Location: Beer City, Cheese Quadrant
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Theoretical Message Board Question |
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Elwood wrote: | A while back another board I was posting to had a bit of drama. The site's founder and another chief administrator got into an off-line spat and the founder threatened to delete the whole site and message board. The other admin responded by changing the root password to the message board, moving it to a new server, getting a new domain name and blocking the IP of the founder. It was really a mess. ... |
Yes, quite a mess indeed! We avoid this problem by keeping our founder (the beloved Sir Lizard) locked up in the State of California, and feeding nothing but tea and biscuits before noon.
Uh ... whose turn is it to feed him this month anyway???
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jonnyv Happy Fun Admin


Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 2098 Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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We're supposed to feed him? _________________ KWSN Forum Admin
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KWSN imcrazynow Prince


Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 2586 Location: Behind you !!
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Theoretical Message Board Question |
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote: |
Yes, quite a mess indeed! We avoid this problem by keeping our founder (the beloved Sir Lizard) locked up in the State of California, and feeding nothing but tea and biscuits before noon.  |
I thought lizards liked to eat insects. _________________
And a few that won't update for some reason.
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John of Murfreesboro Duke


Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 280
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Zzzzzzzzz.....huh?....oh..sorry.... |
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Cohiba Prince


Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 1721 Location: A tabbaco plantation
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: |
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I thought he was hooked intravenously to PGGB's and kept in a state of Loonieness.. _________________ Smoke-em if you got-em I do.. |
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry KWSN ArchBishop

Joined: 20 May 2002 Posts: 5117 Location: Beer City, Cheese Quadrant
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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jonnyv wrote: | We're supposed to feed him? |
Don't look at me ... it's Mildews turn!
And speaking of His Lizardness, has anyone heard from him recently? Maybe it time we auction off his car again.
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Fart in your gen direxion I am the goatse.cx guy


Joined: 24 May 2002 Posts: 2022 Location: Regrettably for you, I'm Upwind in Upstate N.Y.
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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His lizardness works for Geico now .
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