Ban (computer science)

Ban (ban - ban, ban - ban or Polish banism) - term used in computer science to determine the activity of blocking access of a given user to a high-level internet service, for example a messenger or a discussion forum. Reasons for banning

Bans are usually assumed by service administrators as a reaction to unwanted user behavior, for example as a result of breaking the terms of service, non-compliance with netiquette, attempting to compromise system security or limiting its availability (DoS attack). The lock may refer to the user's account or the network addresses they use. Ban and Internet forums

On internet forums, depending on the way they function, there may be several different types of banning - time bans (eg hourly) and fixed are often possible, and in some situations only writing or editing posts may be limited (with the ability to read) , you can also get the so-called warning (warn). An administrator or forum moderator has the right to give a warning for inappropriate forum behavior, and may also prohibit a user from writing on the forum. On most forums, when a user receives three warnings, he gets banned. Many internet forums have their own, sometimes arbitrary banning rules, which, apart from the issues mentioned in the previous section, may prohibit eg having two accounts by one user (for one IP address). Ban an IRC

With regard to IRC technology, this term has a narrower meaning: it only applies to the exclusion of a user from a single discussion channel. Such operation can be performed by any user who has the status of an operator on a given channel. The locks granted by administrators that completely deprive access to the IRC server are called K-line. The blockade of the entire network is G-line.

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