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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a situation where a fair number of spammers
are sneaking in through proxy servers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Their real IP addresses can be traced back and
identified.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our current blocking works like this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> location
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there any way possible where I could check the
$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for address and block these spammers on our
forums?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shri</FONT></DIV>
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