[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam

[MNbiker]

Unfortunately, version 2.1.0 of Spam-O-matic doesn't appear to work with version 4.2.0 PL3 of vB. I even tried to completely delete the mod and do a fresh re-install, but the app still doesn't work from the admin control panel or from within the forum. It also blocked new user registrations. I'm pretty bummed, as I've come to rely on Spam-O-Matic hte past couple years. Any ETA on a version that works properly with 4.2.0 PL3?

-Steve

[Alibass]

Unfortunately, version 2.1.0 of Spam-O-matic doesn't appear to work with version 4.2.0 PL3 of vB. I even tried to completely delete the mod and do a fresh re-install, but the app still doesn't work from the admin control panel or from within the forum. It also blocked new user registrations. I'm pretty bummed, as I've come to rely on Spam-O-Matic hte past couple years. Any ETA on a version that works properly with 4.2.0 PL3?

-Steve
Mate I dunno what to tell you, but I have it installed on 4.2.0PL3 and it works perfectly.

[MNbiker]

Mate I dunno what to tell you, but I have it installed on 4.2.0PL3 and it works perfectly.

Well, it worked perfectly for two years through multiple upgrades to both SOM and vB. However, the upgrade to vB 4.2.0 PL3 killed it. I've tried everything I can think of, including a complete uninstall (including deleting the files uninstall doesn't remove). I tried disabling the built-in vB Spam Management, and even tried disabling other unrelated mods, to no avail. Not sure what else to try...

[ForceHSS]

Well, it worked perfectly for two years through multiple upgrades to both SOM and vB. However, the upgrade to vB 4.2.0 PL3 killed it. I've tried everything I can think of, including a complete uninstall (including deleting the files uninstall doesn't remove). I tried disabling the built-in vB Spam Management, and even tried disabling other unrelated mods, to no avail. Not sure what else to try...

Then it is time to get someone in to look at it as something you did is wrong as it works well with 4.2.0 PL3

[jcgriff2]

.. it works well with 4.2.0 PL3

Yes it does. No problems at all.

[cjwinternet]

After deleting user via Admin CP...

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

Spam-O-Matic has performed the following actions:
Selected user was removed
User details were submitted to StopForumSpam
User details were submitted to Akismet
Back to User Search

Any idea what the warning means?

[ForceHSS]

did you delete user first then delete the posts? as the error in question is this foreach ($postids as $post_id)

[cjwinternet]

did you delete user first then delete the posts? as the error in question is this foreach ($postids as $post_id)

No, just used the option "Spam-o-matic Remove and ban user"

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/02/58.png

[ForceHSS]

could of been a mod or if you give users the rights a post was deleted just as you used the program if you have no other problems with the program I would not worry about it

[Teascu Dorin]

Here is the Romanian translation for the ones in need:

[Alibass]

Here is the error code:

Warning: require_once(includes/functions_ghsom.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/functions_newpost.php(532) : eval()'d code on line 5

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_ghsom.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php') in /home/content/36/10321936/html/includes/functions_newpost.php(532) : eval()'d code on line 5
The error is telling you there is no such file or directory in [path]/includes/functions_newpost.php(532) : eval()'d code on line 5
This means you did not upload the files into your forum root correctly.

[chaz7979]

Are moderators or administrators notified when threads/posts are placed in the moderation queue?

I dont see anything that mentions it in the vb manual.

[ForceHSS]

reloaded everything again, same issue.

install the files into the right folders using an ftp program as the errors you are getting says you have not even uploaded them

[ForceHSS]

PM me will have a look at it tomorrow as it is late here now GMT +0

[Mark4865]

This is a brilliant mod and really stopping spammers registering on my website.

I am suddenly having an issue with posts being put into moderation before appearing and thus requiring approval, this includes admin posts?? I am not sure if it has anything to do with this mod as I don't require my members posts to be moderated before they post.

Any advice or help appreciated

[delexi]

upload the files to the right folders before you install the xml

I have, but I have changed the name of my admin folder for security reason

does the plugin use a hard coded link to admincp?

[ForceHSS]

I have, but I have changed the name of my admin folder for security reason

does the plugin use a hard coded link to admincp?

Changing the folder name will not stop this mod from working or cause any errors

[ForceHSS]

Anyone?????

You give me a phone number in the pm you really think I am going to call it. Give me your Skype user name if you want help

[ForceHSS]

ill get proper help somewere else.

There is no need to be rude about it i was trying to help you i even sent you a pm 3 days ago about skype and no reply from you so you dont seem to be in any rush to get help. Why would I text u when Skype is faster I already know what you done wrong but if you don't want help ok up to you. You don't see anyone else helping you

[GamBun]

Thank You! I'm loving this addition, as the reason I never have time to develop my site is due to spending most of my time IP banning spammer attempts. Much appreciation for the needed break!

[Hostboard]

This is a brilliant mod and really stopping spammers registering on my website.

I am suddenly having an issue with posts being put into moderation before appearing and thus requiring approval, this includes admin posts?? I am not sure if it has anything to do with this mod as I don't require my members posts to be moderated before they post.

Any advice or help appreciated

Of my 3 sites one of them is having the exact same issue. Any ideas why?

[mykkal]

Of my 3 sites one of them is having the exact same issue. Any ideas why?

ditto

[Alibass]

hmmm.... where is the update I just got notification about? :erm:

[Teascu Dorin]

VERSION 2.1.0 RELEASED 1/10/2013!

I believe this should be:

VERSION 2.1.0 RELEASED 2/10/2013!

[Alibass]

I've had that released since back in January.

I just got an email an hour ago on an update.

** DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE **

* Automatic Update Notification *

The following modification has been updated (by GlowHost.com) ;

[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?threadid=248042

[Sushubh]

yeap. got the same update. downloaded the latest package and installed. i hope it is not malware :D

[Alibass]

2.1.0 was released early last month...

[Nirjonadda]

Only Romanian Languages Packs Released ! No need update for English Languages.

[GlowHost.com]

Only Romanian Languages Packs Released ! No need update for English Languages.

That's right, all we did was add a Romanian language pack by Teascu Dorin.

When we attached the new file, the system emailed everyone about a new version. There is no need to update anything unless you want the Romanian language pack.

[mykkal]

Hello Glowhost, I have an issue I think you can fix. The script works great for stopping spam registrations however moderation doesn't work so good.

I have an RSS Feed which is pulled in under the username MMT_CASTINGS on my forum. The feed pulls model & actor gigs from craigslist. The only issue is sometimes people post escort ads and other 'bad' things on craigslist which eventually get pulled into my forum.

The plugin sometimes recognizes my banned words and moderates the posts. This is what I want it to do. But many times it does not identify the banned keywords and allows the post to be made.

Should this not happen everytime? Even if a user is approved and registered I want certain keywords to trigger moderation. Excluding administrators and moderators of course.

Any ideas?

[firstimecaller]

<a href="https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/416336-Registration-fails" target="_blank">https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...stration-fails</a>

same happened for me after installing this. Any ideas? thanks.

edit: I checked all my uploaded files and traced this back to an FTP error. I had a corrupted file.

[GlowHost.com]

many times it does not identify the banned keywords and allows the post to be made.

Should this not happen everytime? Even if a user is approved and registered I want certain keywords to trigger moderation. Excluding administrators and moderators of course.

Any ideas?

Yes, it should happen every time. I can only fix it if you can show me how it happens or explain it in exact detail so it can be duplicated on this end. If it is a big problem for you then setup a test case that we can verify on this end and we will look into it.

[MattGarner]

Isn't there a query around you can do that will allow a specific username or IP to register? It's a false hit and I do not wish to disable the product altogether. I used it before but I've lost it since :(

[GlowHost.com]

Most people disable the username check. Why not add the user in the vBulletin admincp?

Users > Add new user.

[ForceHSS]

removing then reinstalling then disable the user name check works

[pwcxtreme]

Thanks Glowhost for an awesome spam filter! Its been running for 5 days now and i already have 5138 denied in that short time and i have seen over 600 online at 1 time (only 40 members, forum is 4 weeks old). Is this normal?

[Bluemax712]

Is there a way to setup a notification (email/PM) alert to notify admin or moderator that a post has been placed in moderation and needs to be reviewed?

There is now :)
Check out Lee Robert's vBMQN Moderation Queue Notifications + Desktop App
It sends out an email if there is something waiting in the moderation queue

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294999

[Diachron]

This mod is a life saver, thank you. I was starting to despair that I'd never keep spammers at bay

My only real comment is a plea to vB to include something similar in stock vB 5.x. It just seems to me that if the current state of affairs is such that an administrator cannot hope to keep a forum free of debilitating spam without a solution of this nature, then those solutions must be baked into the products themselves.

That said, thank you again for developing this excellent mod.

[mykkal]

Now that is awesome.

There is now :)
Check out Lee Robert's vBMQN Moderation Queue Notifications + Desktop App
It sends out an email if there is something waiting in the moderation queue

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294999

[weave]

Installed upgrade (was on 2.0.1) on 4.2.0 PL3, no issues.

Thanks for keeping this GREAT mod going. It saves us all a TON of work each day!

[danycutu1]

Thanks for this mod. I've installed it and i'm testing it. One question though. Is it possible to check the already created users with your system?

[weave]

Just went to remove the first users from the "user" on the admin CP and I too am getting "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108"

Any ideas yet? Not sure I read the "fix" on here.

[ForceHSS]

Just went to remove the first users from the "user" on the admin CP and I too am getting "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108"

Any ideas yet? Not sure I read the "fix" on here.

did you fill in the Akismet key

[weave]

did you fill in the Akismet key

Yes, it is there

Had another user this AM, same thing. I used the ADMINCP option to ban this user also.

I have now set it to "remove" the user but I cannot test until I get another spammer signed up.

It seems that everything is working as it should from a function standpoint, it is just tossing this error.

[ForceHSS]

Yes, it is there

Had another user this AM, same thing. I used the ADMINCP option to ban this user also.

I have now set it to "remove" the user but I cannot test until I get another spammer signed up.

It seems that everything is working as it should from a function standpoint, it is just tossing this error.

You filled it in both places for the akismet key

[danycutu1]

Back with the second post and still waiting for your help. I am using 4.2 vbulletin and i can't see any easy cleanup option anywhere. my administrators have full permisions under administrator permissions tab, including me. i have the akismet key set, still, i'm not able to check the already created users to see if they are spammers (and they are, like 400 of them). please give some more details of how should i moderate the already created users...

LE: i also, in my usergroups under edit usergroups i don't have any option like Filter posts with Akismet as it is mentioned in the installation intructions

4.2. Get API key for Akismet and enter it in settings. After this edit your usergroups and you will see the option to "Filter posts with Akismet". Only check groups with untrusted users (i.e. Unregistered / Not Logged In, Registered Users).

[Alibass]

Back with the second post and still waiting for your help. I am using 4.2 vbulletin and i can't see any easy cleanup option anywhere. my administrators have full permisions under administrator permissions tab, including me. i have the akismet key set, still, i'm not able to check the already created users to see if they are spammers (and they are, like 400 of them). please give some more details of how should i moderate the already created users...

As far as I know there is no way to check your already registered members to see if they are spammers are not. This mod checks to see if they are in the SFS database before allowing them to complete their registration.
You can manually check their IP and email address here (http://www.stopforumspam.com/search) but it's time consuming.

[danycutu1]

what about the easy cleanup option and the filter posts with akismet. What's wrong with those?

[Alibass]

what about the easy cleanup option and the filter posts with akismet. What's wrong with those?
If it's a spammer post then remove it using moderation tools in the thread or under search for users in the admincp

[Bluemax712]

Finally upgraded from 1.27 version to latest 2.1

Never realized how much extra traffic to the SFS servers the old version caused till now.
It was logging about 10 users per hour but now down to about 10 per day
(I guess due as mentioned to the vB built-in Human Verification now occurring first before this)

Combined this with Spambot Stopper - which I imagine kicks in before this to stop the bots from registering.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=2406414
So far everything works great!:)
(vB 4.1.12)

[weave]

You filled it in both places for the akismet key

I only see one place to put the akismet key. I see (and have) the stopforumspam key too

[Alibass]

I only see one place to put the akismet key. I see (and have) the stopforumspam key too
There is only one place for the Akismet API Key and the other is for the SFS API Key.

[ForceHSS]

There is only one place for the Akismet API Key and the other is for the SFS API Key.

It also goes here as well
Admincp/settings/options/spam management

[Alibass]

It also goes here as well
Admincp/settings/options/spam management
Don't tell me, I know where it goes.

Weave is asking the questions! :rolleyes:

[ForceHSS]

Don't tell me, I know where it goes.

Weave is asking the questions! :rolleyes:

You said it only goes in one place it does not it goes in two places for the akismet key

[Alibass]

You said it only goes in one place it does not it goes in two places for the akismet key
And were are the two places? I only know of one place in the options and the other is for the SFS key also located in the options [which is different].

[ForceHSS]

And were are the two places? I only know of one place in the options and the other is for the SFS key also located in the options [which is different].

The one I said above and also inside this plugin you need to input the akismet key

[Alibass]

The one I said above and also inside this plugin you need to input the akismet key
I see nothing in the read me file about imputing the akismet key in the plugin [other than in the options] nor do I remember doing this myself. SOM works as penned on my 4.2.0 PL3 site.

[ForceHSS]

I see nothing in the read me file about imputing the akismet key in the plugin [other than in the options] nor do I remember doing this myself. SOM works as penned on my 4.2.0 PL3 site.

Why dont you take the time and look at the settings for this plugin you will see the option to put the akismet key in it and also the place I posted above

[Alibass]

Why dont you take the time and look at the settings for this plugin you will see the option to put the akismet key in it and also the place I posted above
Mate I have looked at the settings, I've been running this mod for 2 years. You make no sense in what you're saying. You are saying there is a 3rd setting in the mod and I say I don't see it and don't recall it either.

In the admincp/options/settings group/Glowhost - Spam-O-Matic there are two (2) places for a key. One you get from Akismet [link (http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/4989/key1v.png)] the other from StopForumSpam [link (http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7144/key2y.png)]. The two are different and the only two places you can input a key [other than Affiliate System: Affiliate ID and we are not talking about that].

So tell me, where do you input the Akismet key a second time? There is only one place that I know of.

[ForceHSS]

Mate I have looked at the settings, I've been running this mod for 2 years. You make no sense in what you're saying. You are saying there is a 3rd setting in the mod and I say I don't see it and don't recall it either.

In the admincp/options/settings group/Glowhost - Spam-O-Matic there are two (2) places for a key. One you get from Akismet [link (http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/4989/key1v.png)] the other from StopForumSpam [link (http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7144/key2y.png)]. The two are different and the only two places you can input a key [other than Affiliate System: Affiliate ID and we are not talking about that].

So tell me, where do you input the Akismet key a second time? There is only one place that I know of.

I have already told you over and over and you dont seem to read my other posts. I said it goes in two places not 3. Inside this mod is place one and Admincp/settings/options/spam management is place two

[Alibass]

I have already told you over and over and you dont seem to read my other posts. I said it goes in two places not 3. Inside this mod is place one and Admincp/settings/options/spam management is place two
Well mate you could have said spam management from the beginning and instead of all this hashing back and forth. BUT I still find no documentation for this mod that tells you to goto spam management and enter your Akismet API Key.

[ForceHSS]

Well mate you could have said spam management from the beginning and instead of all this hashing back and forth. BUT I still find no documentation for this mod that tells you to goto spam management and enter your Akismet API Key.

I already did in post 2553 as i said above you did not read my posts even know you replied back to it.
Now you have wasted my day I need to take a long break

[ForceHSS]

BUT I still find no documentation for this mod that tells you to goto spam management and enter your Akismet API Key.

in the readme file

4.2. Get API key for Akismet
and enter it in settings.

Just because it does not tell you the full path it is up to you as a forum owner to know everything about your settings and how all things work

[Alibass]

in the readme file

Just because it does not tell you the full path it is up to you as a forum owner to know everything about your settings and how all things work
Now mate you're getting out of line here by telling me what I should know or not know as a forum owner. I think you need to drop it now!

[Bluemax712]

So as far as these two options:

1) vB Options - Spam Management
Anti-Spam Service
--Disabled
--Akismet
--Typepad Antispam Beta

2) Options - GlowHost Spam-O-Matic
- Askimet:Enabled

Would it make sense to set the first one to Typepad Antispam Beta
That way Askimet won't be scanning the message twice and will have 2 different scans?

[john2k]

Possible Bug:

I have Auto-Moderation: Post Action set to Moderate Post. The SOM log shows that a spammy post was detected and set to moderated, however there are not posts or threads waiting to be moderated.

Looks like SOM ignored my Auto-Moderation: Post Action setting and deleted the post anyway.

[ForceHSS]

Possible Bug:

I have Auto-Moderation: Post Action set to Moderate Post. The SOM log shows that a spammy post was detected and set to moderated, however there are not posts or threads waiting to be moderated.

Looks like SOM ignored my Auto-Moderation: Post Action setting and deleted the post anyway.

You would be best to ask your other mods first also check admin stats you will see it when you login to admin panel if you have it turned on also check mod logs

[john2k]

You would be best to ask your other mods first also check admin stats you will see it when you login to admin panel if you have it turned on also check mod logs

No other moderators on the site so I'm the only one with access to the moderation queue.

[chaz7979]

Now mate you're getting out of line here by telling me what I should know or not know as a forum owner. I think you need to drop it now!


Is this guy serious?

[ForceHSS]

Is this guy serious?

I laughed myself, what's he going to do come to my home lol

[Spangle]

stopforumspam is no longer handing out API keys.

[mykkal]

stopforumspam is no longer handing out API keys.

How do you know this? Did they make an announcement? What is their preferred way of communicating with their service then?

[Alibass]

<a href="https://www.stopforumspam.com/signup" target="_blank">http://www.stopforumspam.com/signup</a>

[Spangle]

How do you know this? Did they make an announcement? What is their preferred way of communicating with their service then?

I found it in a couple of clicks !


They are still issuing blacklisted IP's and usernames, so you can manually add those, best to put them in your IP deny manager via cpanel, that way they get nowhere hear the registration page.
I'm a newbie but I think you can also put the usernames in the block list in the ACP

[mykkal]

oh well... that sucks but i'm glad I have one. I catch a few of those spammers everyday

[Spangle]

oh well... that sucks but i'm glad I have one. I catch a few of those spammers everyday

I use everything I can, but this MOD has really helped, I was plagued this morning, but not a single spammer has got through in over three hours, so it must be working

[john2k]

SOM reports "5 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated" on my forums front page.... however, when I look in the moderation queue there is nothing.

Any idea what might be causing the auto moderated posts to not be placed in the moderation queue?

[squidsk]

SOM reports "5 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated" on my forums front page.... however, when I look in the moderation queue there is nothing.

Any idea what might be causing the auto moderated posts to not be placed in the moderation queue?
You might have it set to automatically delete them in which case it wouldn't be in the moderation queue.

[john2k]

You might have it set to automatically delete them in which case it wouldn't be in the moderation queue.

I have the "Auto-Moderation: Post Action" set to 'Moderate Post'

Not sure what else might be interfering in it.

[weave]

It also goes here as well
Admincp/settings/options/spam management

Thanks, mine was set to the "beta" setting. I have changed it and added my key.

Will let you know the next time I ban a user.

:up:

[vimarc]

Spam-O-Matic Statistics link color at bottom showing white how i can change to black

[tacklebox joe]

hey guys i'm new to this so sorry for the naive question here but i installed glowhost on my forum site since then new users trying to register are having problems and can not register...need a little help on why this is happening. any advice would be greatly appreciated. i disable the VB spam management....thx! Joe

[ForceHSS]

Try and register yourself to see what the problem is

[tacklebox joe]

when a friend of mine tried registering he received the following message. when i disable spam-o-matic he was able to register and log in

"require_once(includes/functions_ghsom.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 10

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_ghsom.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php') in /home/content/31/10462831/html/forums/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 10"

[vimarc]

Spam-O-Matic Statistics link color at bottom showing white how i can change to black

Pl help

[ForceHSS]

when a friend of mine tried registering he received the following message. when i disable spam-o-matic he was able to register and log in

"require_once(includes/functions_ghsom.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 10

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_ghsom.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php') in /home/content/31/10462831/html/forums/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 10"

You have not uploaded the files

[tacklebox joe]

i uploaded them to my FTP in the forum folder of the root directory. should i have done something different? i also uploaded the proper xml file in my admincp

[ForceHSS]

Did you first remove them from the upload folder or did you also upload the upload folder with all the files in it

[tacklebox joe]

uploaded the entire "upload" folder

[ForceHSS]

Try not to upload the upload folder only what is inside so many make that mistake

[tacklebox joe]

so I removed the upload folder from root directory and uninstalled it from my admincp. Now do I just upload the admincp and includes folders into the root directory or the forum folder under my root folder? thx for the help man!

[tacklebox joe]

i think i may have figured it out..........we shall see...thx again!

[tacklebox joe]

Nope NO GOOD....UGH!!! LOL:mad::D

[ForceHSS]

Just about to go to bed. When you open the upload folder you will see more folders inside them folders are files. Now as I am doing this on the iPad can't look at the files but all you need to do is take the files and place them inside the same name folders in your FTP then install the XML. If you are still having problems I will help you when I get up

[tacklebox joe]

thanks man! i really appreciate it. i did take the glowhost admincp folder and put it into the forums admincp folder and the glowhost includes folder into the forums includes folder then uploaded the product-glowhost xml file into my vb admincp BUT still came across same issue. what I am doing wrong?

[tacklebox joe]

thanks man! i did take the glowhost admincp folder and uploaded it to the forums admincp folder and took the glowhost includes folder and uploaded it to the fourm includes folder and uploaded the product-glowhost xml file into the product manager BUT still same issue. what am i doing wrong? thanks, Joe

[tacklebox joe]

i just took the individual php files from the glowhost admincp and includes folders and uploaded them into the corresponding folder names in my root directory. think I did it right this time??? Seems no issues yet but not sure.

[Syxguns]

thanks man! i really appreciate it. i did take the glowhost admincp folder and put it into the forums admincp folder and the glowhost includes folder into the forums includes folder then uploaded the product-glowhost xml file into my vb admincp BUT still came across same issue. what I am doing wrong?

Don't place admincp inside admincp. You place the contents of admincp inside the folder. If you want the content inside you may drop the one at a time, but the best method is to change the name of your upload folder to the name of your forum folder, and drop all contents to the *root* (one level higher in the tree).

[Peafor]

Quick and easy to install. Just what we need, thank you.

Just for information: Stop Forum Spam have currently disabled their API key due abuse problems so you can't send them data at the moment.

[ForceHSS]

Quick and easy to install. Just what we need, thank you.

Just for information: Stop Forum Spam have currently disabled their API key due abuse problems so you can't send them data at the moment.

Have an unused one if you need it

[tacklebox joe]

Thank you guys for the help! :up:

[tacklebox joe]

could use a key ForceHSS :)

[nyc2sd30]

Don't place admincp inside admincp. You place the contents of admincp inside the folder. If you want the content inside you may drop the one at a time, but the best method is to change the name of your upload folder to the name of your forum folder, and drop all contents to the *root* (one level higher in the tree).

So you place the contents of the uploads>admincp folder into yoursite/admincpfolder or everything contained in the uploads folder into your root directory?

Sorry I am a little fuzzy on the instructions and was getting the same error as the gentlemen earlier.

[tacklebox joe]

go to your FTP take the files from the glowhost admincp folder and drag the files that are in glowhost admincp folder into the folder named admincp in your root directory. take the files from the glowhost includes folder and drag the files that are in the glowhost includes folder and drag them into the folder named includes in your root directory. then go to you Admincp Panel of vBullentin. go to Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product......download the xml file named product-glowhost.xml which can be found on your hard drive which you received when you downloaded and unzipped this mod

[vimarc]

Pl help

Nobody help me

[ForceHSS]

could use a key ForceHSS :)

fc9dnwry2gs0ob
here you go

[ForceHSS]

Nobody help me

pm me your skype name

[dog-tag]

I'm after updating the plugin and now lots of my newer members are -
unable to post
unable to create threads
unable to make accounts

Is there anything I should be aware of?

The error they see is a blank white screen.

[vimarc]

pm me your skype name

PM sent to you

[ForceHSS]

PM sent to you

I already added u to Skype but you need to confirm

[bosken]

Just went to remove the first users from the "user" on the admin CP and I too am getting "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108"

Any ideas yet? Not sure I read the "fix" on here.

I Have the same thing (same on both my forums)

[tpearl5]

I must reiterate that it is a MAJOR OVERSIGHT that this mod circumvents the moderator permissions to permanently delete ALL threads/posts by a user.

There was a case on my forum where a new mod accidentally removed all of a users posts and I couldn't get them back!

[Syxguns]

So you place the contents of the uploads>admincp folder into yoursite/admincpfolder or everything contained in the uploads folder into your root directory?

Sorry I am a little fuzzy on the instructions and was getting the same error as the gentlemen earlier.

Let me try to explain it a little better.

- GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v2.1.0_VB4
+ upload
+ glowhostspamomatic_Deutsch_Sie_1.0.1.xml
+ readme


The upload folder contains the contents that need to go into the forum. The contents contained are and admincp folder and an includes folder. You can do one of two things, but the easiest thing to do is to right click the uploads folder and change it to the name of your forums folder. This folder name can be different for everyone, because most do not name their forum "Forums". Example

- This is the Root Folder for your forums probably named the name of your URL
+ This could be a folder for another section of your forum such as Joomla, etc.
+ Forums "This could be named differently" As I said not everyone uses "Forums"

Let's say that your forum is about cars, then you might name your forum directory cars. That's all up to the individual when they install the forum. Now what you do is change the name of the "upload folder" to cars, but if your forum is "Forums" then you would change the name to forums. Now when you FTP you would drop the upload folder that you changed the name of to the ROOT which is one level up from the cars or forums folder. By doing that the admincp folder and includes folder of S-O-M will drop the contents of each folder in the admincp folder and includes folder within the forum folder. NOTE: this will only work if you are one listing higher in the directory tree.

The other two folders are uploaded in the products & plugins area of vB. Obviously not the Duetsch unless you need that laguage.


English version of XML file that you will most likely use.

I hope that explanation made it a little more clear. You could follow the long path by uploading the contents from the admincp folder into the admincp folder and so on, but that is an explanation for people that are not familiar with directory and directory structure. Use that routine if you do not understand the information I just provided.

[Syxguns]

I must reiterate that it is a MAJOR OVERSIGHT that this mod circumvents the moderator permissions to permanently delete ALL threads/posts by a user.

I would not want a moderator having that kind of permission. Not everyone can you trust with that kind of authority.


There was a case on my forum where a new mod accidentally removed all of a users posts and I couldn't get them back!

Sounds like you made a wrong selection when you tried to make a change to a post or user.

[digitalline]

I can't able to see "Public Statistics", but only the title and there is nothing beneath it....any idea?

[tacklebox joe]

fc9dnwry2gs0ob
here you go

THANK YOU

[ForceHSS]

I can't able to see "Public Statistics", but only the title and there is nothing beneath it....any idea?

You will once you have a spammer

[ForceHSS]

I must reiterate that it is a MAJOR OVERSIGHT that this mod circumvents the moderator permissions to permanently delete ALL threads/posts by a user.

There was a case on my forum where a new mod accidentally removed all of a users posts and I couldn't get them back!

Restore from a backup

[fly]

Or just get rid of that moron moderator.

[digitalline]

You will once you have a spammer

Thanks, yeah I recently have 4 blocked spammers......:up:

[Kevlar]

Installed it and it works great... kinda. I disabled the spam-o-matic easy clean up feature because it's server intensive and times out on my forum right now. However, I disabled the spam-o-matic easy clean up feature, but the option still shows up in my inline mod actions box

http://i.minus.com/jbbtQOuVlD42Ip.jpg (http://minus.com/lbbtQOuVlD42Ip)

What does it do? Does it do anything even though the system is disabled?

[Merlinii]

I' getting a error message when I use the
Users > Search for users > List New Registrations > UserID > Quick User Links > Spam-O-Matic - Remove and ban user

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

Is this supposed to work like this?
How can I correct this error message?

[Merlinii]

I'm getting an error message when I use the
Users > Search for users > List New Registrations > UserID > Quick User Links > Spam-O-Matic - Remove and ban user

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108


Problem:
I always received the error message above when I used the Remove and Ban user.
Manage Products > Add/Import Product always failed when upgrading to the newer version.

Solution:
I checked for any "old" files left from Version 1 and deleted them.
I copied the existing Akismet API Key & StopForumSpam API Key to notepad
I uninstalled the mod from Plug-Ins and Products > Manage Products
I manually deleted each of the files from each of the folders on the server.
I manually uploaded the file ./includes/xml/product-glowhostspamomatic.xml
I manually uploaded each file into the appropriate server folder
I used AdminCP for Plug-in products > Manage products > Add/Import
I used the uploaded file path > ./includes/xml/product-glowhostspamomatic.xml

Conclusion:
This time (for the first time) the Spam-O-Matic imported correctly with no errors.
I pasted the API keys back into the Settings > Options > GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic
Modified any options in Options > GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic and saved with no issues.
GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic appears to be working correctly now with no errors or issues.

[Mark4865]

hello

This mod had been fantastic and worked perfectly for months now preventing tons of potential spammers. All of a sudden spammers are managing to register and I am getting the message below in the logs, any ideas please.

Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at 'StopForumSpam:

[vbresults]

hello

This mod had been fantastic and worked perfectly for months now preventing tons of potential spammers. All of a sudden spammers are managing to register and I am getting the message below in the logs, any ideas please.

Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at 'StopForumSpam:

Considering how you are limited to 20,000 queries per-day with StopForumSpam, maybe you just ran out of queries, and then the mod itself kicked in to deal with the overflow.

[Mark4865]

Thanks for advice VB Results appreciate it. My forums is not that busy so not the case.

I am desperate for help here, your spamming mod the I am running in conjunction with this one is really helping but I really need this working again urgently.

[vbresults]

Thanks for advice VB Results appreciate it. My forums is not that busy so not the case.

I am desperate for help here, your spamming mod the I am running in conjunction with this one is really helping but I really need this working again urgently.

If you are on a shared host with a shared IP, others could be using StopForumSpam so it is possible. I'm able to query their database just fine;

[Mark4865]

Is there anything I can check my end in my own VB to see why it suddenly cant connect to stop forum spam website

[rhody401]

Wasn't there a thread way back up there about changing the default URL that it uses to check stopforumspam's database? I remember editing my code, per the instructions, to change where it communicates.

I assume this was already done for us in the current version. Are you running the current version?

Just a possible theory as to why you are having this issue.

Best regards
Rhody

[Mark4865]

Hello rhody401

thanks for info and suggestion. I am running current version and it was working perfectly up until 2 days ago so not sure what happened

[Floyd R Turbo]

I'm running SOM 2.0.2 on VB4.2PL3. To update to the current version, can I just upload it straight up and overwrite all the existing files, or do I have to uninstall the old version?

[ForceHSS]

I'm running SOM 2.0.2 on VB4.2PL3. To update to the current version, can I just upload it straight up and overwrite all the existing files, or do I have to uninstall the old version?

Over write all files then install new xml

[Mark4865]

Help please guys

What would suddenly cause this mod to be unable to connect to the stopforumspam website to check potential spammers any ideas PLEASE

[Bluemax712]

I would seriously try Spambot Stopper if you haven't already.

Pretty sure it takes affect before Spam-O-Matic kicks in and will atleast block all the automated bots.

Though currently I'm having issues with Spambot Stopper posting to a thread but that's an option that can be disabled
(probably just an issue with my own forum )

[Mark4865]

I would seriously try Spambot Stopper if you haven't already.

Pretty sure it takes affect before Spam-O-Matic kicks in and will atleast block all the automated bots.

Though currently I'm having issues with Spambot Stopper posting to a thread but that's an option that can be disabled
(probably just an issue with my own forum )

thanks for suggestion I am running the "You and Spam" mod which is brilliant and help catch most of the spammers but I was running both and it was great.

Suddenly this mod is unable to connection the the Stop forum Spam server and I have no idea why.

My website hosting company says they have made no changes on their side but I am not sure about this.

what would cause this issue of connection problems

[ForceHSS]

thanks for suggestion I am running the "You and Spam" mod which is brilliant and help catch most of the spammers but I was running both and it was great.

Suddenly this mod is unable to connection the the Stop forum Spam server and I have no idea why.

My website hosting company says they have made no changes on their side but I am not sure about this.

what would cause this issue of connection problems

There are some changes in the XML not sure if they are in the one above if not there is a fix a few pages back not sure how many good bit I think

[Bluemax712]

yea Spambot Stopper and You and Spam (renamed again? :) )
both seem to do the same thing.

Not sure why it can't contact - my Glowhost logs show it's still connecting.

Can you ping their servers?

[Mark4865]

Thanks ForceHSS

I read back about 20 pages and found mention of same problem but no mentioned of how they fixed it. I sent a PM to the person who had the problem and hopefully they will confirm how they resolved it.

[ForceHSS]

Thanks ForceHSS

I read back about 20 pages and found mention of same problem but no mentioned of how they fixed it. I sent a PM to the person who had the problem and hopefully they will confirm how they resolved it.

Not sure if this has been added to the updated one so check first when you edit the file
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2378937&postcount=2193

[Mark4865]

Not sure if this has been added to the updated one so check first when you edit the file
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2378937&postcount=2193

Sorry ForceHSS dumb question time, where do I find that file to potentially update it

I originally installed this mod in later December and it has worked flawlessly since until 4 days ago :(

[Bluemax712]

Sorry ForceHSS dumb question time, where do I find that file to potentially update it

I originally installed this mod in later December and it has worked flawlessly since until 4 days ago :(

Are you running the latest version 2.1.0 from 1/10/2013 ?

[Mark4865]

Are you running the latest version 2.1.0 from 1/10/2013 ?

Yes 100%

[ForceHSS]

Sorry ForceHSS dumb question time, where do I find that file to potentially update it

I originally installed this mod in later December and it has worked flawlessly since until 4 days ago :(

All info is in that post

[Mark4865]

Thanks but I dont know where to find functions_ghsom.php and the single post does not tell me this hence the dumb question.

why also would I need to change this if I have had the mod installed since Jan 2013 and it has worked perfectly until now?

Is it possible the company hosting my website have made changes on their server that they are not telling me about??

[ForceHSS]

The file is in the download in the op post and you said in a either post you were having problems if you have changed that statement then you don't need to put this fix in place

[Mark4865]

The file is in the download in the op post and you said in a either post you were having problems if you have changed that statement then you don't need to put this fix in place

Sorry bit confused here I explained the problem I was having for the last few 4 days or so being the error below, that hasn't changed and I haven't changed my statement??

I am really grateful to all for suggestions and help offered but thus far still cannot work out what or why is causing this issue, ALL help appreciated.

error as follows ( I have tried to contact the person on this thread from about 20 pages ago how had same error but no response yet)

"Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at 'StopForumSpam: Query Conn"

[vbresults]

Sorry bit confused here I explained the problem I was having for the last few 4 days or so being the error below, that hasn't changed and I haven't changed my statement??

I am really grateful to all for suggestions and help offered but thus far still cannot work out what or why is causing this issue, ALL help appreciated.

error as follows ( I have tried to contact the person on this thread from about 20 pages ago how had same error but no response yet)

"Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at 'StopForumSpam: Query Conn"

You have shell/ssh access for your host, activate it, log in with something like PuTTY, and run the command below:
wget stopforumspam.com

If you don't get a response back in the first second, it means they've banned your server's IP.

[Mark4865]

Thanks for advice as always VB results much appreciated.

[theprimehost]

In Plug-in Manager find the plugin Stats render - forumhome_complete change it so it looks like

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == 6)
{

PLUGIN CODE

}

Has this code been updated? Any other way to hide stats from regular viewers? I tried these instructions and it gave an error at the top of the forum page.

[ForceHSS]

Thanks but I dont know where to find functions_ghsom.php and the single post does not tell me this hence the dumb question.

why also would I need to change this if I have had the mod installed since Jan 2013 and it has worked perfectly until now?

Is it possible the company hosting my website have made changes on their server that they are not telling me about??

In the post I linked to you (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2378937&postcount=2193)

open functions_ghsom.php
replace code from line 96 - 105 with

You will find this file in the ops download ie: the zip file. I really can't make this any clearer

[Mark4865]

Very strange I didn't touch anything and it is suddenly working again??

Go figure thanks to all for suggestions and help

[DaSpyda]

I don't know about anyone else, but I have been getting inundated with Russian, Chinese, and Italian spam for the past week or so. Spam-o-Matic has been updated...

[mark99]

Yes same here. It seems the stop-forum-spam service isn't keeping up with the spammers and thus quite a few of them are getting through the net. Way more are still being blocked but it only takes a few to cause chaos.

PS - I'm about to upgrade from 2.0.8 to the latest version. I assume I just replace the files and overwrite the product with the new XML or do I need to uninstall it first?

[ForceHSS]

Yes same here. It seems the stop-forum-spam service isn't keeping up with the spammers and thus quite a few of them are getting through the net. Way more are still being blocked but it only takes a few to cause chaos.

PS - I'm about to upgrade from 2.0.8 to the latest version. I assume I just replace the files and overwrite the product with the new XML or do I need to uninstall it first?

Just overwrite all files

[vbresults]

Yes same here. It seems the stop-forum-spam service isn't keeping up with the spammers and thus quite a few of them are getting through the net. Way more are still being blocked but it only takes a few to cause chaos.

PS - I'm about to upgrade from 2.0.8 to the latest version. I assume I just replace the files and overwrite the product with the new XML or do I need to uninstall it first?

Try the wget thing I sent the the other Mark earlier;

[LLent]

right now i am in version 2.0.2 if i upgrade will i lose all my spam o matic stats at the bottom of the forum????

[ForceHSS]

right now i am in version 2.0.2 if i upgrade will i lose all my spam o matic stats at the bottom of the forum????

Overwrite all files in the FTP then install new XML overwriting old one then you won't

[DeepXP]

Nice plugin. I wish it had option to delete already registered spammers. My forum has become spammer paradise with around 10,000 odd spammers. (Daily around 400 - 500 registrations)

I don't mind paying for this (if you can plan to include this as a paid feature)

[StonePilot]

Definitely second this!

This used to be a feature, didn't it? I will have to turn this off, I had a moderator accidentally click on one single post from a 2500+ post member and the system deleted five spammers and one of my best members .... JUST GONE.

This tool is very powerful, but I do NOT want all of my 20+ moderators to have access to perm. delete everything.

[StonePilot]

... ok, so the best solution for those of us with moderators is to configure this this.

Easy Cleanup: Enable -- Enabled
Easy Cleanup: User Action -- Ban User
Easy Cleanup: Permanent Thread/Post Delete -- No
Easy Cleanup: Allow Override -- No

Configuring your StopForumSpam to this degree will allow the spam to be removed from the site of the typical member. The moderators will be able to ban users and soft-delete (can be restored) any number of messages and/or posts.

This will prevent a catastrophe like I have seen on one of my sites where a moderator accidentally removed one of my best users from the system simply because he posted inside of a spam thread asking why there were so many spammers. With these settings, your user will be banned and his/her posts will be soft-deleted, which can easily be restored when you find out about it.

[ForceHSS]

Nice plugin. I wish it had option to delete already registered spammers. My forum has become spammer paradise with around 10,000 odd spammers. (Daily around 400 - 500 registrations)

I don't mind paying for this (if you can plan to include this as a paid feature)

Have a plugin I made if you want it that will do it for you but have you tried using the prune option in the admin panel

[DeepXP]

Have a plugin I made if you want it that will do it for you but have you tried using the prune option in the admin panel

Yes, I trued Prune option.. deleted around 7-8,000 users using it but the other 10,000 spammers have activated their accounts so actual accounts and their accounts have been mixed. So difficult to filter manually or using the options provided in prune option.

[ForceHSS]

There are many options in the prune to pick I am sure you can get a few more. Why did you let it get so bad before you done something about it. As I said before I have a plugin you can use that will remove all posts they made and delete them if you want yes it only does one member at a time but it's a good program pm me if you want it

[DeepXP]

Actually this happened in the month I was away.. busy with some other things and when I checked the stats today, realized that almost 400 - 500 members had registered on daily basis. I will PM you in few minutes.

[dog-tag]

I have gone back 15 pages but can't find anything posted about this bug -

When a user trys to register they get this error -

Fatal error: Call to undefined function SOM_Process() in /home/mydomain/public_html/forum/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 36

Can somebody please point me to a solution? I have done a full re-install, and the old version used to work fine for me.

[Retell]

Has anyone else's easy cleanup disappeared? I noticed on my forum it was just gone. I tried updating and it is still gone. Does anyone have any tips?

[vbresults]

Has anyone else's easy cleanup disappeared? I noticed on my forum it was just gone. I tried updating and it is still gone. Does anyone have any tips?

A client sent us an email about this same issue.

I have gone back 15 pages but can't find anything posted about this bug -

When a user trys to register they get this error -

Fatal error: Call to undefined function SOM_Process() in /home/mydomain/public_html/forum/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 36

Can somebody please point me to a solution? I have done a full re-install, and the old version used to work fine for me.

Make sure to upload the contents of the upload/ folder to the forum directory, not the upload folder itself.

[Chadi]

Hey,

Noticed somewhat a bug that I hope can be rectified.

In the auto-moderation bad words, I have these

viagra
http
www
[url
[img
.org
.net
.com
[dot]
.me
.us

However, they must be alone in order to trigger the mod to act upon the post. For example, if user posts something.com or [url=something].. it does not work.

How can this be fixed?

[ForceHSS]

Hey,

Noticed somewhat a bug that I hope can be rectified.

In the auto-moderation bad words, I have these



However, they must be alone in order to trigger the mod to act upon the post. For example, if user posts something.com or [url=something].. it does not work.

How can this be fixed?

Only way I see is to remove them

[Chadi]

Remove what?

[ForceHSS]

The bad words you have in the list

[Chadi]

Sorry, but why would I delete the censored words to get the other portions (words) working? Doesn't make any sense. That's not even what I was asking.

[Nelson58]

After deleting someone with this mod, I get this error:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

How would I fix this? Thanks...

Nelson

[Nelson58]

I have the Akismet number in BOTH locations, and I STILL get:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

[bxb]

never mind found it.

[Nelson58]

I have the Akismet number in BOTH locations, and I STILL get:


Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

Anyone? Still getting this error!

[shaun2222]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

I get this too

[vbresults]

If you uninstall and install does the problem go away?

[Nelson58]

Tried that. Nope. It comes right back.

Even went in with Filezilla and made sure every part of it was deleted. Then reinstalled it. No joy.

As I said the Akismet number is verified correct (I checked it) and installed in the two locations one in the Glowhost options and one in the Admincp spam options. Still no joy.

[tacklebox joe]

I get this too

I'm getting the same error. Even put an updated file into forum root and still the same. Any thoughts?:confused:

[TorrentMan]

Hello
I get this error in my vbulletin, Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

Thanks in advance for an nice anti spammer program.

[Nelson58]

No one seems to know how to fix this error:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

I don't know PHP to be able to look at the PHP file and figure out which value it is looking for.

What about the author? Is this a supported mod? It has been some time since the question was asked.

Nelson

[vbresults]

This should fix it -- replace the admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php file with the one attached.

[squidsk]

What about the author? Is this a supported mod? It has been some time since the question was asked.

Nelson

It's been less than a week since you first posted about this, for a mod that you are getting free of charge, and you're complaining about not getting support?!?!

You can safely ignore that warning, it isn't even an error, as it has no effect. Given not many people are complaining about that warning its likely something in your (and their) setup, more precisely another product/add-on is causing a mild conflict. Disable your other products one at a time until you find the culprit.

[Nelson58]

It's been less than a week since you first posted about this, for a mod that you are getting free of charge, and you're complaining about not getting support?!?!


Yes, I'm complaining. Gonna do something about that? Didn't think so.
It's listed as a supported mod, if it isn't it should be listed as unsupported, so we know not to expect any support for issues like this that arise.

Vbresults may have a solution. Whether it works or not, it's a lot more productive then trial and error removal of other mods that I need. When/if I find the culprit using your "method", what then? Disable a mod I need? That makes no sense. Your post is a waste of bandwidth.

Welcome to my ignore list.

Nelson

[Nelson58]

This should fix it -- replace the admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php file with the one attached.

I deleted several users using the mod with your replacement mod and the error no longer comes up!!

Looks like success! Thank you sir!!

Just for curiosity sake, what did you change in the new file that made the difference?

[SteveLV702]

Should bring this mod to vb5 :)

[sapgaurav]

will it work with vb5 too? i tried but show error

Fatal error: Call to a member function show_errors() on a non-object

[rcull]

I just did an instal and didn't notice what to do with vblang_glowhostspamomatic210_ro.xml

[squidsk]

I just did an instal and didn't notice what to do with vblang_glowhostspamomatic210_ro.xml
Unless you want the mod showing up in romanian, don't do anything.

[rcull]

Sounds like a good option to me!

It seems to have stopped posting problems dead! GREAT!
I am still having successful registrations though. Most registrations await email confirmation. Should this mod be combined with a country block mod? The registrations are virtually all from China and Viet Nam

How are others dealing with this.

[Syxguns]

Disable your other products one at a time until you find the culprit.

I agree. Be sure to clear all cookies, history, and cache when testing.

[Syxguns]

Sounds like a good option to me!

It seems to have stopped posting problems dead! GREAT!
I am still having successful registrations though. Most registrations await email confirmation. Should this mod be combined with a country block mod? The registrations are virtually all from China and Viet Nam

How are others dealing with this.

Admincp > settings > user banning options

[rcull]

Mmmmm.....

I don't see "User Banning Options". I wonder if I screwed up the GlowHost instal!

On another look in the stats, GlowHost is missing there too!

[Syxguns]

Mmmmm.....

I don't see "User Banning Options". I wonder if I screwed up the GlowHost instal!

On another look in the stats, GlowHost is missing there too!

The user banning is in vbulletin. In the Admincp usually the first option is settings. Mine is a couple down because of a couple of mods. Open Settings and select "Options" then scroll down the list to "User banning options"

You may ban e-mails and ip address. Be careful not to ban one that is legitimate. You may also ban an entire block by using a "*" (without quotes) as the last number.

[vbresults]

You can safely ignore that warning, it isn't even an error, as it has no effect. Given not many people are complaining about that warning its likely something in your (and their) setup, more precisely another product/add-on is causing a mild conflict. Disable your other products one at a time until you find the culprit.

That warning actually had a big underlying problem. It encased a large amount of code necessary for deletion to work, and when that warning line broke, all the code under/inside it broke too, which is why it didn't work for Nelson and the others reporting the issue.

Another product did not cause this conflict, and the reason you aren't experiencing this problem is because this problem was introduced in a recent release. You probably didn't upload the latest files to the correct directory and inadvertently averted this problem.

I deleted several users using the mod with your replacement mod and the error no longer comes up!!

Looks like success! Thank you sir!!

Just for curiosity sake, what did you change in the new file that made the difference?

That foreach statement and it's closing brace -- there was no reason for it to be there, probably set in by accident.

[Chadi]

Hey,

Noticed somewhat a bug that I hope can be rectified.

In the auto-moderation bad words, I have these

viagra
http
www
[url
[img
.org
.net
.com
[dot]
.me
.us

However, they must be alone in order to trigger the mod to act upon the post. For example, if user posts something.com or [url=something].. it does not work.

How can this be fixed?

Hey folks would appreciate help on this. Thank you

[GlowHost.com]

Those are "bad words" not "bad partial matches."

...or am I misunderstanding your question?

[Chadi]

Isn't there a way to automatically block a post even using partial keywords from the list? That's my concern.

[GlowHost.com]

In your example, [url=something] should trigger a moderation provided you have:

[url

...in the bad words list.

A user typing something.com would not trigger a moderation because you would need:

something.com

...to be in the bad word list exactly written as you'd like to be moderated.

There is no partial match support outside of the [url and [img tags

[Chadi]

Yea but the .com for example won't work if it were something.com

Can you update the mod to allow that, or disallow links (with or without url) for certain members / usergroups with less than X forum posts?

Thanks

[ForceHSS]

Why not put {.com} in your bad word list then rebuild post cache to update all posts

[Chadi]

I only want the list applied to users with 100 posts or less.

[squidsk]

That warning actually had a big underlying problem. It encased a large amount of code necessary for deletion to work, and when that warning line broke, all the code under/inside it broke too, which is why it didn't work for Nelson and the others reporting the issue.

Yes I noticed that when I took a quick diff of the two files to see what the difference was.

Another product did not cause this conflict, and the reason you aren't experiencing this problem is because this problem was introduced in a recent release. You probably didn't upload the latest files to the correct directory and inadvertently averted this problem.

After seeing your changes I agree another mod isn't causing the problem, but the reason why my site isn't getting the messages, and likely many others aren't as well, is that my site do not delete accounts instead we simple ban them indefinitely instead.

[rcull]

I have been running this program for a few days now, and it has stopped the posting problems. I have noticed one real interesting thing. I have a spammer which I have deleted at least 4 times with glowhost and he is still coming back! Why would that be? He is using the same I.P.. Why would he not be blocked after one, two, three, + deletions?
I would have thought that after using the Spam-o-matic deletion that I.P. should not be allowed to re register.
He uses the same username and I.P. each time.
NultAccunny 137.117.68.10

[rcull]

I can't believe it! Check the time on these posts! NultAccunny has already re registered!

[Bluemax712]

Do you have spam-o-matic ban usernames enabled? I think it's disabled by default because of all the registration problems it causes with false positives.

ie - they can get a new IP faster than you can ban them
enabling ban username should shut it down for this username - but it will be a major hassle for other new users trying to register

Best thing would be to enable all new registrations to be approved by mod for a few days - and wait it out - maybe he'll get bored
and ofc be sure to also install good timer-based-registration mod like Spambot Stopper
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633

[ForceHSS]

I have been running this program for a few days now, and it has stopped the posting problems. I have noticed one real interesting thing. I have a spammer which I have deleted at least 4 times with glowhost and he is still coming back! Why would that be? He is using the same I.P.. Why would he not be blocked after one, two, three, + deletions?
I would have thought that after using the Spam-o-matic deletion that I.P. should not be allowed to re register.
He uses the same username and I.P. each time.
NultAccunny 137.117.68.10

Try this to ban his host
www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=268208
If that does not work try this and put @emailhost.com in the email banning section so if he uses hotmail it would be @hotmail.com and @hotmail.co.uk
www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=294164

[rcull]

The use is using the same IP each time! That is what I don't understand, I would have thought the program would have submitted the IP as a spammer and not allowed that IP to be used on my site or any other.

I have the vbulletin email verification on.

I may have to consider another vbulletin plug in to work with this one, but I don't like to have too many plugins installed because I have had problems and I have limited knowledge:(
The nature of my site would allow me to simply ban all IPs from certain countries.

By the way, he's back. He shows as registered, and leaves a signature. If he tries to post, spamomatic stops that.

[ForceHSS]

The use is using the same IP each time! That is what I don't understand, I would have thought the program would have submitted the IP as a spammer and not allowed that IP to be used on my site or any other.

I have the vbulletin email verification on.

I may have to consider another vbulletin plug in to work with this one, but I don't like to have too many plugins installed because I have had problems and I have limited knowledge:(
The nature of my site would allow me to simply ban all IPs from certain countries.

By the way, he's back. He shows as registered, and leaves a signature. If he tries to post, spamomatic stops that.

This program will not ban his ip you need to add his ip to the banned list in options if you add the plugins I posted above they will help he won't be back

[squidsk]

The use is using the same IP each time! That is what I don't understand, I would have thought the program would have submitted the IP as a spammer and not allowed that IP to be used on my site or any other.

I have the vbulletin email verification on.

I may have to consider another vbulletin plug in to work with this one, but I don't like to have too many plugins installed because I have had problems and I have limited knowledge:(
The nature of my site would allow me to simply ban all IPs from certain countries.

By the way, he's back. He shows as registered, and leaves a signature. If he tries to post, spamomatic stops that.
You didn't answer the question about which blocking options you have enabled for spam-o-matic. If you are unsure take a screen shot showing the complete options page for spam-o-matic, with any ids for askiment, etc, blacked out.

[Syxguns]

You didn't answer the question about which blocking options you have enabled for spam-o-matic. If you are unsure take a screen shot showing the complete options page for spam-o-matic, with any ids for askiment, etc, blacked out.

This might help you. Don't remove the user. If you remove the user then vB can't help prevent the new registration.

Set SOM to:

Moderate post

Ban User

In vB don't allow duplicate e-mail addresses. If the IP is a bad IP then ban it in vB. You can also not allow signatures in vB under usergroup permissions. Then create a forum for banned users and don't delete the user, but move the post to that forum. You may keep the forum hidden in forum permissions if you like.

[NguReaper]

In your example, [url=something] should trigger a moderation provided you have:

[url

...in the bad words list.

A user typing something.com would not trigger a moderation because you would need:

something.com

...to be in the bad word list exactly written as you'd like to be moderated.

There is no partial match support outside of the [url and [img tags

To upgrade this product I would just overwrite the files in the FTP then allow over write with the xml correct? Also will I still have all my pre-sets saved or will they be gone? Thanks! :)

[xman_79]

Hello.
I have a problem when I use (in admincp) : Spam-O-Matic - Remove and ban user



Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/.../glowhostspamomatic.php on line 108

Warning: curl_exec() has been disabled for security reasons in [path]/.../glowhostspamomatic.php on line 188

[brbafk]

This is a good mod.

[ForceHSS]

This is a good mod.
Sadly this mod also adds a link to "Glowhost" at the bottom and the Spam-O-Matic header links to this thread without saying that anywhere.
Yes I understand this is a free mod, but that doesn't justify infringing people's websites lol. You made yourself look unprofessional and I personally wouldn't use "glow host" web service because of how it's being promoted; maliciously.
My immediate guess is that it's re-seller hosting for a failing web host service with alot of downtime ran by you.
Sorry if this offends you, but this is my honest, constructive, criticizing opinion that could probably help you out.

You can remove the link in the settings if you take the time and look over them then you would of seen this

[brbafk]

You can remove the link in the settings if you take the time and look over them then you would of seen this

I really DIDN'T notice that when I posted but I would change it up a bit if I released the mod. I still DO feel it's slightly malicious and that affects the reputation of the service slightly

[rcull]

I installed this program earlier this week, and I seem to have new members having a problem with the return key on their keyboard not working when posting. Makes for some long paragraphs!

Where should I look?

Thanks

[robert1848]

I'm just a bit confused about the API key from stopforumspam.com and the one from Akismet. Do they do the same thing? Is one superior to the other?

The following quote makes it seem that both would be good:

Spammers that make it past the StopForumSpam and Auto-Moderation will be checked against the Akismet service.

In other words, are we duplicating a service that might add complexity and increase chance of conflicts? If we use both, are we significantly enhancing our spam barriers?

Thanks.

[weave]

This should fix it -- replace the admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php file with the one attached.

Was coming back to report I was still seeing the same error. I have just replaced this and will let you know when I use it next.

THANKS!!!!!!

[Syxguns]

I'm just a bit confused about the API key from stopforumspam.com and the one from Akismet. Do they do the same thing? Is one superior to the other?

The following quote makes it seem that both would be good:

Spammers that make it past the StopForumSpam and Auto-Moderation will be checked against the Akismet service.

In other words, are we duplicating a service that might add complexity and increase chance of conflicts? If we use both, are we significantly enhancing our spam barriers?

Thanks.

To answer your question the best way I know how:
Akismet is more for blogs
stopforumspam is for forums

Akismet continues to monitor your site for comments placed on blogs, not really on forums. Stop Forum Spam is a list of spammers IP address, e-mail, and user names. It only works when a member is using registration on your site.

[Merlinii]

Was coming back to report I was still seeing the same error. I have just replaced this and will let you know when I use it next.

THANKS!!!!!!

Sadly I'm still getting this error also. Is there a "fix"?

[rcull]

Merlinii,

Go back to page 179, look for a posting by vbresults. He has attached an updated glowhostspamomatic.php . Upload it and over wright the old one. I had the same problem, and it worked.

[Merlinii]

Was coming back to report I was still seeing the same error. I have just replaced this and will let you know when I use it next.

THANKS!!!!!!

Merlinii,

Go back to page 179, look for a posting by vbresults. He has attached an updated glowhostspamomatic.php . Upload it and over wright the old one. I had the same problem, and it worked.

Thanks for the info...I've overwritten the old one per your post...I'll be sure and reply and post the results.

[weave]

Was coming back to report I was still seeing the same error. I have just replaced this and will let you know when I use it next.

THANKS!!!!!!

Got to test this out this morning and I am very happy to announce that it indeed seems to have fixed the issue.

You sir are THE MAN!!!

[GerstnerUSA]

Newbie Question - Do you have to register at stopforumspam for the API key to have user IP's and e-mail addresses checked by their database?

I have started a forum with your mod, but i don't have anyone listed for "Spammers Denied Registration".

The GlowHost log on my site shows eveyone that has registered "Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System."

I have enabled IP Check andE-mail Check in the GlowHost Settings.

In the short life of my forum, I have had to manually go through the posts that were auto moderated and it has resulted in:

140 Spammers Permanently Banned
332 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated

I compared my setting to another person running a forum, and i can't see any differences. I am running VB 4.2.0 and GlowHost 2.1.0.

Could i have installed only part of the mod correctly to be able to moderate posts, but not have registrations checked?

Thank you for your time.

[GerstnerUSA]

Today, I uninstalled and re-installed the mod and I am still getting the same results.

Everyone is being allowed to register, but their posts are being moderated.

I am also running OpenCart on my website, so i know that cURL is running properly.

Should I try "or allow_url_fopen enable in PHP settings"? If so, where would i find the PHP Settings to change this?

Any suggestions?

[Merlinii]

Thanks for the info...I've overwritten the old one per your post...I'll be sure and reply and post the results.

Ok, I'm back to report my findings. It now works perfectly with no errors!

I download the file from page #179 in Post# 2684 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2413150&postcount=2684)

I then replaced the admincp/glowhostspamomatic.php file with this one glowhostspamomatic.php (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=144299&d=1364667742)

[ForceHSS]

Today, I uninstalled and re-installed the mod and I am still getting the same results.

Everyone is being allowed to register, but their posts are being moderated.

I am also running OpenCart on my website, so i know that cURL is running properly.

Should I try "or allow_url_fopen enable in PHP settings"? If so, where would i find the PHP Settings to change this?

Any suggestions?

You need to change the settings in this mod and the default settings for modding posts

[GerstnerUSA]

You need to change the settings in this mod and the default settings for modding posts

I am not sure what settings you are referring to?

I have set the mod to have SFS check IP and check e-mail addresses, but SOM has yet to deny a single registration.

I have had over 40 new registrations since i re-installed the mod today (12 hours ago).
38 Spammers Permanently Banned
26 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated


I just checked one of the moderated posts on my forum and it was posted by:
User Details:
Username: nawfuscuncasy
User ID Number: 451
User E-mail: sarahsize537@hotmail.com
User Registration IP Address: 168.63.134.90
User IP Address for Selected Post: 168.63.134.90

I did a search on StopForumSpam and it shows:
Found 236 entries for "168.63.134.90"

The first 50 entries on the search show the same e-mail and IP address as the person registered on my forum. I would assume that this user should have been denied registration by SOM, but it wasn't...

Any Suggestions?

[Bluemax712]

I am not sure what settings you are referring to?

I have set the mod to have SFS check IP and check e-mail addresses, but SOM has yet to deny a single registration.

I have had over 40 new registrations since i re-installed the mod today (12 hours ago).
38 Spammers Permanently Banned
26 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated


I just checked one of the moderated posts on my forum and it was posted by:
User Details:
Username: nawfuscuncasy
User ID Number: 451
User E-mail: sarahsize537@hotmail.com
User Registration IP Address: 168.63.134.90
User IP Address for Selected Post: 168.63.134.90

I did a search on StopForumSpam and it shows:
Found 236 entries for "168.63.134.90"

The first 50 entries on the search show the same e-mail and IP address as the person registered on my forum. I would assume that this user should have been denied registration by SOM, but it wasn't...

Any Suggestions?

Is this the only Mod you have running on your server - have you disabled all others?

[Syxguns]

I am not sure what settings you are referring to?
Any Suggestions?

GerstnerUSA,
Some of my settings may differ from others, it depends mostly on the amount of security that you need. This is my one and only mod for stopping bad registration. The only other thing that I use is Solve Media but that is to help generate a little revenue! So spammers give it your best shot, I make money every time you try.

This may be long, but maybe it will help others as well. I will not note everything because it is user preference.

First Akismet is for Blogs:

Enabled
Post Count: 5
Enter your key
Easy Cleanup: Yes

Stop Forum Spam IP Check: Enabled
User Name Check: Disabled (This setting may vary from user to user)
Email Check: Enabled
Desired Action: Log and Block Registration

Query Connection Errors: This one may vary from user to user as well. If the SFS database is down or unable to retrieve records you have two options. I Allow registration even if it means I may have to both remove them, block the IP and or E-mail. Always do a search before you block an IP!!

Remote Expiry: Another one that users may have set different. I have mine set to 30 but if you are having consistent a consistent problem you may want to set it higher. Just remember that if you do innocent people could have a problem being issued a dynamic address that a spammer used before them.

SFS Key:

Easy Clean Up: Yes

I used the Newbies Manager group once but I currently have it disabled. It is a good feature to turn on if you are having persistent problems. You may read about it here: http://forums.glowhost.com/programming-talk/spam-o-matic-newbies-manager-2382.html

I also currently have Auto Moderation Disabled.

The next few I don't even use at the time being. They primarily have to do with the Newbies group. However, there are a few more options that I do have enabled, but the list is pretty long.

See if your current settings are set up similar to mine. Maybe this will fix your issue.

[GerstnerUSA]

@Syxguns @apsrfbv4

Thank you for your responses.

I don't have any other Mods installed on the forum. My website does have OpenCart running and a RapidSSL Certificate.

I have checked through my settings>options>glowhost-spam-o-matic and they all were already using the same answers you recommended:

Stop Forum Spam IP Check: Enabled
User Name Check: Disabled
Email Check: Enabled
Desired Action: Log and Block Registration
Query Connection Errors: Allow Registration
Remote Expiry: 30
SFS Key: (I have not applied for one yet, will it check IP's/e-mail's without a key?)
Easy Clean Up: Yes

The only places that i differ from your description are:
I do not have an Akismet Key
I have Auto-Moderation "Enabled"

I have checked my IP address and my e-mail address in the SFS search area, and neither come up with any results. I would assume that they would not be blocking e-mail and IP Checking from my forum.

Could there be a setting that i accidentally changed somewhere in the forum that would not allow it to communicate or receive data from external websites? (ie. not allowing it to check with StopForumSpam..)

Do i need to add the StopForumSpam website somewhere within the settings as a trusted source?

Thank you for your time...

[Bluemax712]

On a test 4.2 server I tried registering the user with email sarahsize537@hotmail.com
and SOM stopped it with a "registration denied" message
It doesn't have a key installed - so it does work/block without one (normally)

One thing to check is the first option for SOM
the GroupProtect IDs is this set for 5,6,7?
Edit: then again if it is still moderating posts but not preventing signups it's probably not this setting - nm


Could that user have registered on your forum before it was added to the SFS database?


You can try doing a test register of a bad email address yourself
-Since you don't want an email sent out for the test you can disable email temporarily on your server by adding this line to includes/config.php

define('DISABLE_MAIL', 1);

- Then pick an email address from the current SFS database and try registering with it to see if it is blocked
- and remember to remove line to re-enable email after done testing :)



Also if you have root on your server?
You could capture a tcpdump during the signup and should see some traffic to www.stopforumspam.com
with a "GET /api?email=xxx@xxx" and a "GET /api?ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" in it


Or this may be easier to try from shell window on your server (without needing root):
wget http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?email=sarahsize537@hotmail.com -O response.txt

and the reply back from SFS in the response.txt file should contain something like:

<response success="true">
<type>email</type>
<appears>yes</appears>
<lastseen>2013-04-11 18:28:34</lastseen>
<frequency>165</frequency>
</response>

[Bluemax712]

Today, I uninstalled and re-installed the mod and I am still getting the same results.

Everyone is being allowed to register, but their posts are being moderated.

I am also running OpenCart on my website, so i know that cURL is running properly.

Should I try "or allow_url_fopen enable in PHP settings"? If so, where would i find the PHP Settings to change this?

Any suggestions?

in the CP--> Maintenance--> View PHP Info:
allow_url_fopen: On On
cURL support: enabled

[GerstnerUSA]

@apsrfvb4

I checked in the CP--> Maintenance--> View PHP Info:
allow_url_fopen: is showing On On
cURL support: is showing enabled

From your previous post, i checked with my domain host support (explained what i wanted to try) and they said that they don't have a shell window, or root access that i can use to try and test your other suggestions.

I tried to register with an e-mail address (em***ttew@gmail.com) that is on the front page of SFS (Top e-mails submitted) and i was able to register on my forum.

I checked the SOM Log Viewer and it shows: "em***ttew@gmail.com - Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System."

I have my forum set-up as a subdomain (forum.mydomain.com) , and I installed all of the files into a subdirectory (/forum) on my website, not the root directory. Would that make any difference with anything?

Thank you for all of your suggestions. I hate to ask if you have any other ideas...

[Bluemax712]

other than try setting up a whole new test installation in something like forum2.mydomain.com
and see if can get it working.

Without shell access it's tuff - might even want to find another provider
especially if they don't have shell access themselves.

[GerstnerUSA]

@apsrfvb4

Thank you for all of your help. I will try a fresh install on another subdomain with a new database. Once i set it up, i will update this thread with my findings.

[ForceHSS]

@apsrfvb4

Thank you for all of your help. I will try a fresh install on another subdomain with a new database. Once i set it up, i will update this thread with my findings.

got your pm all fixed now for you

[the1rabbits]

A lot of legitimate users are trying to sign up but they are using the Contact Us link to tell me that they are being caught as spam and consequently unable to signup.

I'm not sure why this is actually happening when they are not spam?

[Syxguns]

A lot of legitimate users are trying to sign up but they are using the Contact Us link to tell me that they are being caught as spam and consequently unable to signup.

I'm not sure why this is actually happening when they are not spam?

This is most likely due to the fact that you have "Username Check" Enabled. Set that to be Disabled. Only check IP address and e-mail address. Also make sure that "Remote Expiry" is not set to high.

[the1rabbits]

This is most likely due to the fact that you have "Username Check" Enabled. Set that to be Disabled. Only check IP address and e-mail address. Also make sure that "Remote Expiry" is not set to high.

Thanks for that tip. I'll try adjusting those settings and hopefully it no longer blocks the good users.

[vbresults]

There's no reason you should have to edit PHP code. Try something simple and more effective, like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463

[Syxguns]

There's no reason you should have to edit PHP code. Try something simple and more effective, like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463

No one is editing any code here. These are adjustments within the AdminCP for this mod.

[the1rabbits]

Hi guys,

Users have been reporting issues with registering and posting.

They get the following error message:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function SOM_Process() in /[.........]/forums/register.php(338) : eval()'d code on line 11

vbulletin support seems to think it is a plugin causing the issue and I narrowed it down to spam o matic.

Can I fix this?

[Syxguns]

the1rabbits,
Send me a PM with your URL and let me take a look at it.

[jdougher]

Has anyone tried to delete a user who has a blog post with this installed? I did, and I believe this plugin caused the entire blog section to self-destruct. Try it first.

[Dwarden]

i have very specific question,
would be possible to ask for feature to check emails against SFS via GHSOM even after registration ? (e.g. users not going thru normal vB registration system)
e.g. for first N posts on the account , or/and accounts younger than X days ?

thanks in advance for help

[True african]

is there a way i ca delete the already registered spammers and the ones waiting moderation ?