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diff --git a/modules/ban.module b/modules/ban.module index 862077a47..b370e2da7 100644 --- a/modules/ban.module +++ b/modules/ban.module @@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ function ban_help() { ?> <P>The ban module keeps a list of bans in four categories:</P> <UL> - <LI>E-mail bans: this type of ban specifies which email-addresses will be rejected when registering new users. Can be used to prevent users from using a free-mail account (e.g. hotmail.com).</LI> + <LI>Email bans: this type of ban specifies which email addresses will be rejected when registering new users. Can be used to prevent users from using a free email account (e.g. userid@hotmail.com).</LI> <LI>Profanity bans: <I>under construction</I></LI> - <LI>Hostname bans: this type of ban allows you to block certain hostnames to access to your site or to register as a new user.</LI> + <LI>Hostname bans: this type of ban allows you to block certain hostnames from access to your site or from registering as a new user.</LI> <LI>Username bans: this ban will block certain usernames from registration. Typical examples include <I>admin</I>, <I>anonymous</I>, <I>root</I>, <I>webmaster</I>, etc.</LI> </UL> - <P>The ban system allows you to use a flexible wild-card ban system. This means you can block all email addresses from a certain domain name, block every username starting with "guest", etc. To do this, you can use the following wild-card characters:</P> + <P>The ban module allows you to use a flexible wild-card ban system. This means you can block all email addresses from a certain domain name, block every username starting with "guest", etc. To do this, use the following wild-card characters:</P> <UL> <LI> % : matches any number of characters, including zero characters.</LI> <LI> _ : matches exactly one character.</LI> </UL> - <P><U>Examples</U>:</P> + <P><U>Examples:</U></P> <UL> - <LI>E-mail address bans <CODE>%@hotmail.com</CODE>, <CODE>%@altavista.%</CODE>, <CODE>%@usa.net</CODE>, etc. Used to prevent users from using free-email accounts, which might be used to cause trouble.</LI> + <LI>Email address bans <CODE>%@hotmail.com</CODE>, <CODE>%@altavista.%</CODE>, <CODE>%@usa.net</CODE>, etc. Used to prevent users from using free email accounts, which might be used to cause trouble.</LI> <LI>Username bans <CODE>root</CODE>, <CODE>webmaster</CODE>, <CODE>admin%</CODE>, etc. Used to prevent administrator impersonators.</LI> </UL> <? |