If you have a Troll That Will Not Die, do what I did.
Go all Malkin on them and just shut off your comments.
And then, and this is the best part, check your sitemeter or whatever and laugh your ass off as they hit every post trying to find a way to comment.
You'll really laugh hardest when you realize they don't see your email address in the sidebar.
Oh, and I found a handy little tool in Cpanel, which I'm sure you all know about, that actually blocks people from viewing your site. It won't help with shifting-IP trolls, but it will help with treacherous family members.
:)
Posted by Vinnie at February 18, 2006 01:26 AM | TrackBackWhere's the tool that blocks people from viewing the site?
Posted by Cardinal Martini at February 19, 2006 07:43 PMCardinal, if you log into your CPanel, you will see an icon named IP Deny Manager. Double-clicking it gives you a window with a box to enter the IP address of the person you wish to block.
Note that it's quite easy for a determined human viewer to get around this type of block, but it does work against someone who isn't tech-savvy. (Unless they use dialup Internet access, which assigns a new IP address each time they log in, nullifying this kind of block.)
The simple truth is, a website is a publically accessible location. The only way to change that is to use a password-protected blog or posts and only give the password to authorized readers (and hope they don't give it out). If you are going to post on the web, you have no control over who will read it. Accept that fact, or don't post.
Paul
Posted by Light & Dark at February 20, 2006 01:18 AMThanks for the info. I was just curious about the tool, I doubt I'll use it =)
Posted by Cardinal Martini at February 20, 2006 05:57 AMI emailed you Cardinal.
I love that name, btw.
Paul, all I can say is that I give thanks to God that my treacherous family member is NOT tech savvy.
Cardinal, I hope you never do have to use it, and Vinnie, I'm sorry to hear that you do!
Paul
Posted by Light & Dark at February 20, 2006 09:54 AM