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+labels:
+- 'Stage-Alpha'
+summary: Ban users from chatrooms by their IP address
+...
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+One frequent complaint about XMPP chatrooms (MUCs) compared to IRC is
+the inability for a room admin to ban a user based on their IP address.
+This is because an XMPP user is not identified on the network by their
+IP address, only their JID.
+
+This means that it is possible to create a new account (usually quite
+easily), and rejoin the room that you were banned from.
+
+This module allows the **user's** server to enforce bans by IP address,
+which is very desirable for server admins who want to prevent their
+server being used for spamming and abusive behaviour.
+
+Details
+=======
+
+An important point to note is that this module enforces the IP ban on
+the banned user's server, not on the MUC server. This means that:
+
+-   The user's server MUST have this module loaded, however -
+-   The module works even when the MUC is on a different server to the
+    user
+-   The MUC server does not need this module (it only needs to support
+    the [standard ban
+    protocol](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html#ban))
+-   The module works for effectively banning [anonymous
+    users](http://prosody.im/doc/anonymous_logins)
+
+Also note that IP bans are not saved permanently, and are reset upon a
+server restart.
+
+Configuration
+=============
+
+There is no extra configuration for this module except for loading it.
+Remember... do not load it on the MUC host, simply add it to your global
+`modules_enabled` list, or under a specific host like:
+
+    VirtualHost "anon.example.com"
+        authentication = "anonymous"
+        modules_enabled = { "muc_ban_ip" }
+
+Compatibility
+=============
+
+  ----- --------------
+  0.9   Works
+  0.8   Doesn't work
+  ----- --------------