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ABOUT THIS MODULE
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Stale IP addresses clog up your database with useless data, not to 
mention, may be subject to subpoena by legal authorities in some 
jurisdictions.

The IP anonymize module helps ensure users' privacy by establishing a 
retention policy for IP addresses recorded in the database.  IP 
addresses are anonymized on each cron run according to a configurable 
retention period.  For example, you may wish to preserve IP addresses 
for a short while for purposes of identifying spam.

IP anonymize cannot guarantee anonymity, as IP addresses are recorded 
at least temporarily, and may also be logged elsewhere in the system 
such as webserver error logs.  For more robust anonymization, remote IP 
addresses can be suppressed by putting your webserver behind a proxy.  
See also http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Sysadmin/ApacheLogsWithoutIPs

HOW TO INSTALL
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Place the ip_anon directory in your modules directory, enable the 
module at admin/build/modules and go to admin/settings/ip_anon to 
configure it.

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  2. ABOUT THIS MODULE

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  5. Stale IP addresses clog up your database with useless data, not to 

  6. mention, may be subject to subpoena by legal authorities in some 

  7. jurisdictions.

  8. 

  9. The IP anonymize module helps ensure users' privacy by establishing a 

  10. retention policy for IP addresses recorded in the database.  IP 

  11. addresses are anonymized on each cron run according to a configurable 

  12. retention period.  For example, you may wish to preserve IP addresses 

  13. for a short while for purposes of identifying spam.

  14. 

  15. IP anonymize cannot guarantee anonymity, as IP addresses are recorded 

  16. at least temporarily, and may also be logged elsewhere in the system 

  17. such as webserver error logs.  For more robust anonymization, remote IP 

  18. addresses can be suppressed by putting your webserver behind a proxy.  

  19. See also http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Sysadmin/ApacheLogsWithoutIPs

  20. 

  21. HOW TO INSTALL

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  23. 

  24. Place the ip_anon directory in your modules directory, enable the 

  25. module at admin/build/modules and go to admin/settings/ip_anon to 

  26. configure it.