So I wrote a script that auto-expires the bans in ip.can and ip-silent.can�it is called banTool and you pass it the days for the ban to last and the�file(full path) and it will scan it and throw some comments in the file for�"book keeping". I have it set to run at 00:01 each day and I have seen no�problems yet.�(I would just check out to make sure that the permanent ban line is up near�the top of the file after the first run)�It runs fine as both a native event or with slightly fancier display from�jsexec���Do you see any tweaks or anything wrong with it?��Thanatoz���banTool.js��var fileName;�var after;�var canFile;�var file = [];�var permanent = false;�var expires = [];�var currentExpire;�var now = strftime("%y-%j", time());�var label = "; banTool: ";��if(typeof server == "undefined")�{� writeln("\n\n\n\n\n");� writeln(" @ @@@@@ @ ");� writeln(" @ @ @ ");� writeln(" @ @ @ ");� writeln(" @@@@ @@@ @ @ @@ @ @@@ @@@ @ ");� writeln(" @ @ @ @@ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ");� writeln(" @ @ @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ");� writeln(" @@@@ @@@ @ @ @ @ @@@ @@@ @ ");�}�else�{ � writeln("banTool started");�}��if( argv[0] === undefined || argv[1] === undefined)�{� writeln("\n Proper usage is bantool.js ## drive:\path\filename.can");� writeln(" ## is how long this current bunch of bans are to last");� writeln(" file is the full path and file name of the file to be�trimmed");� writeln("\n This utility will only run once per day and is reccomended�to run at 00:01");� exit(255);�}�else �{� after = argv[0];� fileName = argv[1];� canFile = new File(fileName);� if (!canFile.exists)� {� writeln("\n Please supply the name of a can file that exists or�the full path and file name to the file");� exit(254);� }�}��// Read in the can file�writeln("\n Starting processing on "+fileName+"\n\n");�canFile.open("r+");�file = canFile.readAll();�canFile.close();��// Scan the can file and set the expires�currentExpire = argv[0];�for(var i = file.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)�{� if( file[i].charAt(0) != ";" )� {� // do nothing as not a comment� }� else if( file[i].indexOf(label+"Permanent") === 0 )� {� permanent = true;� currentExpire = -1;� }� else if(file[i].indexOf(label+"Last ran on") === 0 ) // Do nothing if�already ran today� {� var last = file[i].match(/\d\d\-\d+/i).toString();� if ( now === last )� {� writeln("\n "+fileName+" has already been trimmed�today.\n\nThis script will now exit");� exit(0);� }� else� {� file[i] = label + "bans above will expire in "+after+ "�days.";� currentExpire = after;� }� }� else if( file[i].indexOf(label + "bans above will expire in") === 0)� {� currentExpire = parseInt(file[i].match(/\d+/i)) -1 ;� file[i] = label + "bans above will expire in "+currentExpire+ "�days.";� }� else� {� // some other comments.� }� expires[i] = currentExpire;�}��file[file.length] = " ";�expires[expires.length] = -2;��writeln("\n Starting writing out new file version.\n");�canFile.open("w");�var firstNonComment;�for(var i = 0; i < file.length; i++)�{� if(!permanent && firstNonComment === undefined && file[i].charAt(0) ===�";")� {� if( file[i].indexOf("FAHKS") >=0 ||� file[i].indexOf(label) >=0 ||� file[i].indexOf("HTTP Scan") >= 0 )� {� firstNonComment = i;� }� else if (file[i+1].charAt(0) === ";")� {�
// do nothing� }� else� {� firstNonComment = i+1;� }� }� � if(expires[i] === -1 )� {� canFile.writeln(file[i]);� }� else if (!permanent && firstNonComment === i)� {� canFile.writeln(label + "Permanent bans go above this line");� if(expires[i] > 0)� canFile.writeln(file[i]);� }� else if (expires[i] > 0)� {� canFile.writeln(file[i]);� }� �}�canFile.writeln(label +"Last ran on " + now);�canFile.close();��---� � Synchronet � From the ashes the dreaded Skull Keep arises again. skullkp.synchro.net�