[Steven]

Hi,

There isn't a setting to turn it off.

You will have to open comments/includes/functions/processor.php, find the cmtx_ban function (line 1187), and comment out the code within it, like this:

PHP Code:

<?php 

function cmtx_ban ($reason) { //ban user

    /*

    global $mysql_table_prefix, $settings, $ip_address, $is_admin; //globalise variables

    

    if (!$is_admin) { //if not administrator

    

        //insert user's IP address into 'banned' database table

        mysql_query("INSERT INTO `".$mysql_table_prefix."banned` (ip_address, reason, dated) VALUES ('$ip_address', '$reason', NOW())");



        @setcookie("Commentics-Ban", "Banned", 60*60*24*$settings->banning_cookie_days + time(), '/'); //set banning-cookie

        //time calculation: seconds * minutes * hours * days + current time

        

        cmtx_notify_admin_new_ban($ip_address, $reason); //notify admin of new ban

            

        die(CMTX_BAN_MESSAGE_BANNED_NOW); //end scripting and output message to user explaining they are now banned

    

    }

    */

} //end of ban function