Ban

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Help Tag      : ban
Help Keywords : Ban, Unban
Last Updated  : 2021-04-10 21:13:33
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BAN UNBAN

These commands prevent anyone from a site with a hostname 
containing the site substring from logging in to the game. You may 
ban a site to ALL, NEW or SELECT players.  Banning a site to NEW 
players prevents any new players from registering.  Banning a site to 
ALL players disallows ANY connections from that site.  Banning a site 
SELECTively allows only players with SITE_OK flags to log in from 
that site. Ban with no argument returns a list of currently banned 
sites.

You may also "screen ban" a site.  This is similar to a NEW ban, but
instead of banning new players outright, it displays a message to all
AVTR+ online informing them that a new player wishes to be 
accepted. The AVTR+ may then decide whether or not to allow that 
player to join. This is useful to prevent problem users using offensive 
names and the like while still allowing legitimate newbies to enter 
the game, but is not an ideal long-term solution since an AVTR+ needs 
to be present and able to respond promptly to requests for acceptance.

Unban removes the ban.
 
ban [<'ALL' | 'NEW' | 'SELECT' | 'SCREEN'> <site>]
unban <site>

> ban new ai.mit.edu
> unban ai.mit.edu

Note: it is helpful to use numeric address whenever possible.
All bans must be posted to the ban board (obj. 6918) as soon as possible 
after they are placed, or they may be removed.  Your post should include 
the reason for banning the site and, if it's temporary, how long it 
should last.

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