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+# Isso configuration file 
+# vim: set filetype=ini 
+
+[general]
+
+# file location to the SQLite3 database, highly recommended to change this
+# location to a non-temporary location
+dbpath = /tmp/comments.db
+
+# URL to your website. When you start Isso, it will probe your website with a
+# simple GET / request to see if it can reach the webserver. If this fails, Isso
+# may not be able check if a web page exists, thus fails to accept new comments.
+# You can supply more than one host:
+# host =
+#  http://localhost/
+#  https://localhost/
+host = http://localhost/
+
+# time range that allows users to edit/remove their own comments.
+# It supports years, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds. 
+# 3h45m12s equals to 3 hours, 45 minutes and 12 seconds.
+max-age = 15m
+
+# private session key to validate client cookies. If you restart the application
+# several times per hour for whatever reason, use a fixed key.
+session-key = ... ; python: binascii.b2a_hex(os.urandom(24))
+
+# Select notification backend for new comments. Currently, only SMTP is
+# available.
+notify =
+
+
+[moderation]
+# enable comment moderation queue. This option only affects new comments.
+# Comments in modertion queue are not visible to other users until you activate
+# them.
+enabled = false
+
+# remove unprocessed comments in moderation queue after given time.
+purge-after = 30d
+
+
+[server]
+# interface to listen on. Isso supports TCP/IP and unix domain sockets: UNIX
+# domain socket listen = unix:///tmp/isso.sock TCP/IP listen =
+# http:///localhost:1234/
+#
+# When gevent is available, it is automatically used for http:// Currently,
+# gevent can not handle http requests on unix domain socket (see #295 and #299
+# for details).  Does not apply for uWSGI.
+listen = http://localhost:8080
+
+# reload application, when the source code has changed. Useful for development
+# (don't forget to use a fixed session-key). Only works when gevent and uwsgi
+# are not available.
+reload = off
+
+# show 10 most time consuming function in Isso after each request. Do not use in
+# production.
+profile = off
+
+
+[smtp]
+# Isso can notify you on new comments via SMTP. In the email notification, you
+# also can moderate (=activate or delete) comments.
+
+# self-explanatory, optional
+username =
+
+# self-explanatory (yes, plain text, create a dedicated account for
+# notifications), optional.
+password =
+
+# SMTP server
+host = localhost
+
+# SMTP port
+port = 465
+
+# use SSL to connect to the server. Python probably does not validate the
+# certificate. Needs research, though. But you should use a dedicated email
+# account anyways.
+ssl = on
+
+# recipient address, e.g. your email address
+to =
+
+# sender address, e.g. isso@example.tld
+from =
+
+
+[guard]
+# Enable basic spam protection features, e.g. rate-limit per IP address (/24 for
+# IPv4, /48 for IPv6).
+
+# enable guard, recommended in production. Not useful for debugging purposes.
+enabled = true
+
+# limit to N new comments per minute.
+ratelimit = 2
+
+# how many comments directly to the thread (prevent a simple while true; do curl
+# ...; done.
+direct-reply = 3
+
+# allow commenters to reply to their own comments when they could still edit the
+# comment. After the editing timeframe is gone, commenters can reply to their
+# own comments anyways.  Do not forget to configure the client.
+reply-to-self = false