Just a simple mod that I thought of that will turn your users' IP addresses into links that connect to DNSstuff.com's IP utilities (Reverse DNS, Whois, Geolocation, Traceroute). A mod for either the terribly paranoid or the extremely curious (or perhaps someone in between).
To download this mod (latest and
final version: 1.2),
click hereLink IP Mod
Link IP Mod Ver. 1.2 by "Mongo" aka, Brian Longo
URL to documentation:
http://www.eyeontoccoa.com/mods/email: webmaster@eyeontoccoa.com
Release Date: December 12, 2005
Tested on and coded for YaBB 2.x
Contained in the zip file you will find:
>>Link IP (clean/no hidden user install)
>>Link IP for Hidden User Mod
>>Link IP for Hidden User and Last IP Mod (combo mod)
>>Link IP for Last IP Mod
>>Link IP for Search for IP add-on (astropilot's mod)
>>Users Today patch
>>Link IP for Who Is Where add-on (XTC's mod)
>>Link IP for YaMMS add-on (Cartsen's mod)
>>readme.txt
>>link_ip.pl (upload to Admin directory)
>>link_ip.lng (upload to Languages/English directory)
In one way or another, depending on which mod you install, the following files will be modified:
-AdminIndex.pl
-YaBB.pl
-Admin/AdminSubList.pl
-Admin/ErrorLog.pl
-Admin/link_ip.pl
-Admin/ModList.pl
-Admin/users_today.pl (Users Today add-on)
-Admin/ViewMembers.pl
-Languages/English/link_ip.txt
-Source/BoardIndex.pl
-Source/Display.pl
-Source/Memberlist.pl (YaMMS add-on/Last IP mod)
-Source/Profile.pl (Last IP Mod)
-Sources/Search.pl (Search for IP add-on)
-Sources/users_today_2.pl (Users Today add-on)
-Sources/Who.pl (Who Is Where add-on)
-Variables/last_ip.txt
To run the "add-on" mods, you must at least install one of the 4 "main" mods:
- Link IP
- Link IP for Hidden User mod
- Link IP for Last IP mod
- Link IP for Hidden User and Last IP mod
For complete information, please see the readme.txt file or go to
http://www.eyeontoccoa.com/mods/link_ip/.
The readme file is simply too long to display on here now.
I've asked Michael to add this to the mod database and to move this thread to the final mods.
Thanks to all who made suggestions and tested this mod.