diff --git a/neomi.py b/neomi.py
index 4961549..0572a78 100644
--- a/neomi.py
+++ b/neomi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import configparser
 import enum
+import ipaddress
 import os
 import pathlib
 import select
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import urllib.parse
 
 class default_config: None
 
+default_config.blacklist_file = pathlib.Path(os.environ['HOME']) / 'gopher_blacklist'
 default_config.charset = 'utf-8'
 default_config.fallback_mimetype = 'application/octet-stream'
 default_config.gopher_root = pathlib.Path(os.environ['HOME']) / 'gopher'
@@ -33,6 +35,12 @@ def die(message, status = 1):
 	error(message)
 	sys.exit(status)
 
+# log(message)
+# Print a log message to stdout
+def log(message):
+	program_name = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+	print('%s: %s' % (program_name, message))
+
 # A base for Exeptions that are used with one argument and that return a string that incorporates said argument
 class OneArgumentException(Exception):
 	def __init__(self, argument):
@@ -433,11 +441,11 @@ def send_header(sock, protocol, status, mimetype, *, config):
 		elif status == Status.error:
 			# Technically -2 means "Try again later", but there is no code for "server blew up"
 			header = b'--2\r\n'
-	
+
 	elif protocol == Protocol.gopher:
 		# Gopher has no header
 		header = b''
-	
+
 	else:
 		unreachable()
 
@@ -457,7 +465,7 @@ def send_binaryfile(sock, reader, protocol, *, config):
 			left = buffer_max
 
 		buffer.append(byte)
-	
+
 	# If there was something left in the buffer, flush it
 	if len(buffer) != 0:
 		sock.sendall(buffer)
@@ -494,7 +502,7 @@ def send_textfile(sock, reader, protocol, *, config):
 
 		# Signal end of text
 		sock.sendall(b'.\r\n')
-	
+
 	else:
 		unreachable()
 
@@ -601,6 +609,56 @@ class Threads_controller:
 		with self.threads_lock:
 			self.threads_amount -= 1
 
+class IPParseError(OneArgumentException):
+	text = 'Error parsing IP: %s'
+
+# read_blacklist(blacklist_file) → blacklist
+# Reads the contents of the blacklist file into a form usable by ip_in_ranges()
+def read_blacklist(blacklist_file):
+	try:
+		file = open(str(blacklist_file), 'r')
+	except FileNotFoundError:
+		return []
+
+	lines = file.read().split('\n')
+	file.close()
+
+	blacklist = []
+	for line in lines:
+		# Comment handling
+		if '#' in line:
+			line = line[:line.index('#')]
+
+		# Remove surrounding whitespace
+		line = line.strip()
+
+		# If an empty line, skip
+		if line == '':
+			continue
+
+		try:
+			ip_range = ipaddress.ip_network(line)
+		except ValueError:
+			raise IPParseError('Invalid format: ' + line)
+
+		blacklist.append(ip_range)
+
+	return blacklist
+
+# ip_in_ranges(ip, ip_ranges) → in_rages
+# Checks whether an ip address is in given ranges
+def ip_in_ranges(ip, ip_ranges):
+	try:
+		ip = ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
+	except ValueError:
+		raise IPParseError('Invalid format: ' + line)
+
+	for ip_range in ip_ranges:
+		if ip in ip_range:
+			return True
+
+	return False
+
 # listen(config) → (Never returns)
 # Binds itself to all interfaces on designated port and listens on incoming connections
 # Spawns worker threads to handle the connections
@@ -625,6 +683,9 @@ def listen(config):
 	# Create a controller object for the worker threads
 	threads_controller = Threads_controller()
 
+	# Read blacklist of addresses
+	blacklist = read_blacklist(config.blacklist_file)
+
 	while True:
 		# Wait for listening sockets to get activity
 		events = listening.poll()
@@ -635,6 +696,13 @@ def listen(config):
 			# Accept and handle the connection
 			conn, addr = s.accept()
 
+			# Check if connection is from a blacklisted IP address
+			if ip_in_ranges(addr[0], blacklist):
+				# It was, skip event
+				conn.close()
+				log('Connection from blacklisted address %s' % addr[0])
+				continue
+
 			# Set timeout for socket
 			conn.settimeout(config.socket_timeout)