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+Bans
+====
+
+Tinyboard currently accepts three forms of bans:
+* IP address (“static”) bans
+* Range/wildcard bans
+* CIDR netmask bans
+
+Static bans apply to a single IP addess, such as “127.0.0.1” and “::1” for IPv6.
+
+IP range bans allow the use of the asterisk character (`*`) as a wildcard. For example, “127.0.0.” or just “127.0.” would match “127.0.0.1”. To use this, `$config['ban_range']` must be enabled.
+```php
+$config['ban_range'] = true;
+```
+With CDIR netmask bans, “10.0.0.0/8” would match “10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255” for example. Due to MySQL limitations, this is currently an IPv4-only feature. To use this, `$config['ban_cdir']` must be enabled.
+```php
+$config['ban_cidr'] = true;
+```
+See also
+--------
+* [Configuration basics](config.md)
+* [Mod interface](mod_interface.md)