Hi Luke welcome to CAP.
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If your using a Unix box you’d know that amongst other things you can use a .htaccess file to block out IP’s. It’s also relatively easy to block known user agents too.
The problem is that not everyone is on a Unix box. There is also the issue that some people don’t do their own coding and or don’t know how to add dynamic code or they simply don’t want the hassle of having to update signatures all the time.
That’s where this proggy comes in. I’m thinking the best away around update issues and so forth, is to just host it remotely. For one reason I can prevent people buying one copy and giving it away to 50 others…lol
Though in all seriousness the more important factors are db updates and people not having to screw around with code they know nothing about.
If your wanting to lend a hand on this, I’d appreciate someone setting up a poll to find out the % of Unix to Win box users.
Right now I can tell you that the final product will be written in php.
That’s about all I can give away right now.
Cheers