Hi all, This is my first contribution, I have a few queries and I hope somebody can help me find the solutions or information I need. Problem: I have a mediawiki running on a hosted web server ( ie not on my own computer ) which is being repeatedly spammed by a bot or bots which not only edits multiple pages inserting hundreds of porn links and so on, but also creates lots of new pages and talk pages. according to the version page, the wiki is running on MediaWiki (http://wikipedia.sf.net/): 1.3.5 PHP (http://www.php.net/): 4.3.10 (apache) MySQL (http://www.mysql.com/): 4.0.24-standard-log I can access the database using phpMyAdmin 2.6.3 The spammer(s) use IP addresses which vary, but always begin with 69.50. So what I can do for now, after a spam attack, is to log in as WikiSysop, block the individual IP number, go through reverting all the pages and deleting the newly created ones. Then I go to the phpMyAdmin page and run a few stored scripts which delete all the unwanted edits from both 'old' and 'recentchanges' , empty archive , and then the database is back to normal without expanding unmanageably. My main question is : How can I block the entire range of IP addresses like 69.50.* ?? Any help much appreciated, as I am determined to try and keep this wiki open to all and not concede to the spambots. -- Andy Roberts http://blog.ultralab.net/~blogger/andy/ http://www.ukcider.co.uk