phpBB 3 Post Error: IP is in black list

Discussion in 'Bugs Report and Tracking' started by canberrariders, Mar 19, 2010.

  1. canberrariders New Member

    Sorry, found another issue.

    Completely intermittently, users are receiving the error "Post Error: IP is in black list" when attempting to post - both from Android and iPhone. I myself seem to be receiving it now on my iphone. 2 hours ago, I posted fine (same ip). Now, I can't.

    I've got no IP's listed under phpbb for black listing, and on the off chance this was inducing a bug, even tried setting an ip in there (not one I was using obviously) but still get the same error.

    Quick 30 seconds digging shows its Error# 16 from error_code.php .. haven't quite found the trigger for the error yet though...

    Phpbb is 3.0.4 at present. I'm running mobiquo 1.5.2. Forum @ http://canberrariders.org.au
    test login is tapatalk and pass is t4p4talk . Please post any test posts into the forum titled "Development" under "Site Stuff"..
  2. canberrariders New Member

    Any insight to this one?
  3. winter Tapatalk Master

    We will get back to you shortly. :)
  4. Jayeley Plugin Developer

    Hi Canberrariders, I test post and reply on your forum and no problem for me.
    Here is the code which will check the IP when you post or reply:

    // DNSBL check
    if ($config['check_dnsbl'])
    {
    if (($dnsbl = $user->check_dnsbl('post')) !== false)
    {
    return get_error(16);
    }
    }

    If you dig into the code you'll find phpbb will check the IP here:

    $dnsbl_check = array(
    'sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org' => 'http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=',
    );

    You can see it's a plublic black ip check webside, so we can not control this things.
    One option for you is that, you can disable this DNSBL check on your forum for tapatalk.
    If so, please PM me, and I'll tell you how to do it.
    Also we can add this option in config file in future.
  5. canberrariders New Member

    Yeah, I've actually removed that section entirely, yet still get errors intermittently.

    I'll send you a pm shortly. Thanks.
  6. winter Tapatalk Master

    I think the latest plugin release (1 minute ago) should resolve this issue. But I will let Jayeley to confirm it for us ;)
  7. Jayeley Plugin Developer

    Strange, you still got the same error about IP issue?
    Or you have other issues?
  8. canberrariders New Member


    No - was an overlap there between our PM interaction etc. Its was all good after I removed that section from the mobiquo files - I was referring to previously the DNSBL stuff I had added to phpBB3 - after our PM conversation I realised there was DNSBL stuff in the Mobiquo stuff as well.

    Just for reference - is the config file option to disable the DNSBL check_dnsbl = 0 ?
  9. Jayeley Plugin Developer

    yes, if check_dnsbl set to be 0 then tapatalk will not check DNSBL.

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