After instllation you need to add the following to /etc/hosts.allow: ## Start here #---- BlockHosts Additions #---- BlockHosts Additions sshd, proftpd, in.proftpd: ALL: spawn (/usr/local/bin/blockhosts.py --verbose --echo "%c-%s" >> /var/log/blockhosts.log 2>&1 )& : allow ## Stop here You'll need to do this as root, i.e. type sudo pico /etc/hosts.allow or sudo edit /etc/hosts.allow (if you have TextWrangler installed) in the Terminal. For additional notes on hosts.allow see the HMUG note on TCP Wrappers.