23-07-2017, 07:20 PM
I am considering making this forum Registered User access only because ..
1. People are ignoring the previous request that they log in when accessing the Forum. (See this forum post.) I continue to follow IP addresses that appear and find that the information is already on record from a previous visit by a registered amateur radio user.
2. I am having to lock out possible users from all over the globe, some of whom may be valid amateurs trying to access this resource, but it is difficult to distinguish just by an IP address giving their country info. That lockout action provides rejection of spammers and hackers, all in the view that the Forum stays 'clean'.
That Registered User access means that the "logging in" choice is removed. You log in or you don't see the Forum contents.
I am basically ready to 'flick the switch' on this but will listen to valid reasons not to, at least for the next few days. Post your arguments... for or against.......
Admin
1. People are ignoring the previous request that they log in when accessing the Forum. (See this forum post.) I continue to follow IP addresses that appear and find that the information is already on record from a previous visit by a registered amateur radio user.
2. I am having to lock out possible users from all over the globe, some of whom may be valid amateurs trying to access this resource, but it is difficult to distinguish just by an IP address giving their country info. That lockout action provides rejection of spammers and hackers, all in the view that the Forum stays 'clean'.
That Registered User access means that the "logging in" choice is removed. You log in or you don't see the Forum contents.
I am basically ready to 'flick the switch' on this but will listen to valid reasons not to, at least for the next few days. Post your arguments... for or against.......
Admin