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I've had more problems with MT-Autoban when I empty the junk mail and junk trackbacks. Instead of resetting the .htaccess file, the whole file was wiped, including the White List I created, and the AddHandler directive.

I've had a couple of days away from the computer, and everyone has probably been denied access since before the weekend. As much as I love this plugin, it's causing me some head-aches. I re-implemented a copy of the .htaccess file, and deleted the portion that MT-Autoban places in there. So far it's ignoring all my directives in the configuration.

Versions prior to 1.0.3 had a bug where multiple instances of could interfere and scrozzle the .htaccess file. The symptoms are that any access to MT scripts causes a 500 (internal server) error. If this occurs, simply delete the .htaccess file via FTP or your webhost’s standard file management then install a version 1.0.3 or later.

I'm using version 1.2.3 but seem to still have this problem. I really would rather not uninstall the script. I'm constantly under attack by spammers (though why my small space on the web gets hit so hard is beyond me) and Autoban does a terrific job of denying access to most spambots, and even me sometimes.

This code should give you the latest Autoban stats:

MTAutoBan updated <$MTAutoBanLastUpdated$>
<$MTAutoBanObjectCount$> Junk objects (CT) with <$MTAutoBanUniqueCount$> unique addresses.
<$MTAutoBanBannedCount$> banned at threshold <$MTAutoBanThreshold$>.

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