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It's important to remember that deterrents that can be circumvented is not the same things as pointless deterrents.

That's sort of like saying that security by obscurity is pointless -- certainly it's NOT pointless, and banning IPs (like security by obscurity) will work in many cases, and should not be ignored as techniques.

They aren't the solution, but can be part of a multi-pronged approach.

For trolls/stalkers that know how to get past an IP ban, I do like hellbanning, accompanied with a strict written policy of "don't feed the trolls".




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