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mod_firewall: Apply pre-reload state before re-reading config This change makes load/reload a bit more robust. module.load() runs before module.restore() and it reads from the config and updates the state (if needed). However, after this, module.restore() could run and apply the old state again.
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2 labels:
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3 - Stage-Obsolete
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4 summary: Allow specified JIDs to bypass rate limits
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7 This module allows you to configure a list of JIDs that should be allowed to
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10 It is designed for Prosody 0.11.x. Prosody 0.12.x supports this feature
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13 ## Configuration
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15 First, enable this module by adding `"limits_exception"` to your
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18 Next, configure a list of JIDs to exclude from rate limiting:
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20 ```
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21 unlimited_jids = { "user1@example.com", "user2@example.net" }
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22 ```
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24 ## Compatibility
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26 Made for Prosody 0.11.x only.
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28 Using this module with Prosody trunk/0.12 may cause unexpected behaviour.