Anti-Spam Options - [GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam [Archive] - Page 3

john h

01-14-2011, 10:52 PM

Hey guys... just curious where the stats are displayed. I just installed an hour ago and can't find the location.

In Admincp, go to Statistics and logs and you will see a log file there. Stats shown under "What's going on" will be in V2 which we are all waiting on :)

oly51

01-15-2011, 01:25 PM

Wow. I just checked my Spam-O-Matic logs.... 2,922 entries in 10 days! A few spam registration attempts were passed through, but they never made it all the way to post. Thank you for such a great 5 star Mod. Very deserving of the MOM! :up:

Sw0rDz

01-15-2011, 05:55 PM

I still get "Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent spam o'matic" errors whenever I ban an user via glowhost. I've even moved the session_start(); to the top of the file (a solution I found online).

Delphiprogrammi

01-15-2011, 06:33 PM

I still get "Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent spam o'matic" errors whenever I ban an user via glowhost. I've even moved the session_start(); to the top of the file (a solution I found online).

be verry carefull with spaces in PHP code eg "? >" that will cause this error what linenumber is PHP complaining about ? look in that number or lines of code above it

Sw0rDz

01-16-2011, 07:24 AM

be verry carefull with spaces in PHP code eg "? >" that will cause this error what linenumber is PHP complaining about ? look in that number or lines of code above it

In my attempt to fix it, I moved the session_start to the beginning of functions_ghsom.php. I've double checked that file to see if there is spaces before <? and after ?>. I now get this error message right after I ban a user and submit their info to glow-host.

session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent(output started at [path]/includes/adminfunctions.php:290) in [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php on line 2

The first half of my functions_ghosom.php looks like:

<?php
session_start();
// This sometimes happens
if (!isset($GLOBALS['vbulletin']->db)) exit();

// Let's define a set of flags
define (VBGHSFS_NO_TEST, -1);
define (VBGHSFS_PASS, 0);
define (VBGHSFS_FAIL, 1);
define (VBGHSFS_HIT_BUT_PASS, 2);
define (VBGHSFS_REMOTE_ERROR, 3);
define (VBGHSFS_BLOCKED, 1);
define (VBGHSFS_ALLOWED, 0);

For my admin functions around line 290:

// if there is an onload action for <body>, set it up
$onload = iif($onload != '', " $onload");

// set up some options for nav-panel and head frames
if (defined('IS_NAV_PANEL'))
{
$htmlattributes = ' class="navbody"';
$bodyattributes .= ' class="navbody"';
$headinsert .= '<base target="main" />';
}
else
{
$htmlattributes = '';
}

// print out the page header
echo '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">' . "\r\n";
echo "<html xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" dir=\"" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('textdirection' ) . "\" lang=\"" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('languagecode') . "\"$htmlattributes>\r\n";
echo "<head>
<title>$titlestring</title>
<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('charset') . "\" />
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"../cpstyles/global.css?v={$vbulletin->options[simpleversion]}\" />
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"../cpstyles/" . $vbulletin->options['cpstylefolder'] . "/controlpanel.css?v={$vbulletin->options[simpleversion]}\" />" . iif($headinsert != '', "
$headinsert") . "
<style type=\"text/css\">
.page { background-color:white; color:black; }
.time { color:silver; }
/* Start generic feature management styles */

.feature_management_header {
font-size:16px;
}

/* End generic feature management styles */

Thanks!

Delphiprogrammi

01-16-2011, 10:05 AM

hello,

you could try to force PHP to not show that error by

@session_start();

notice the "@" before the function call this will force PHP to show no errors still be carefull with blank lines in your code if you use sessions there is a blank line lines starting with "//" are ignored by the PHP parser the @ thrick isn't a real solution offcource...

bmwusa

01-16-2011, 02:23 PM

thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! going crazy with fckng spammers!!!! great job!!!!

Palehorse74480

01-17-2011, 08:15 PM

Ok the spam log link points to:

The requested URL /forums/admincp/modcp/moderate.php was not found on this server.

From this:
Found in Akismet Database. Held for moderation:

How to fix?

Edit: also the email field is blank.

GlowHost.com

01-18-2011, 09:30 PM

Ok the spam log link points to:

The requested URL /forums/admincp/modcp/moderate.php was not found on this server.

From this:
Found in Akismet Database. Held for moderation:

How to fix?

Edit: also the email field is blank.

Wait for version 2.0 which has better logging.

Lover1

01-18-2011, 10:53 PM

Thank you very much for this outstanding Mod! :up:

john h

01-18-2011, 11:49 PM

Wait for version 2.0 which has better logging.

Any idea on a release date?

iwvnews

01-19-2011, 03:53 AM

Thanks for this spectacular mod. You have saved me hours of work and done me a solid.

abashiri

01-19-2011, 06:29 AM

Not sure if anyone has had the following occur or if investigation is in progress:

Just installed the v1.2.8 file (v.1.2.7 on the product) and a little later looked in the log file.

I found that the first few log records were blocked - no probs, looked good.

Then I noticed the following 23 records (created every few seconds) were almost the same. They had the same i/p and email addy but were all 'Passed StopForumSpam ...' and 'is_blocked = 0'.

I manually banned the i/p and deleted the user. Is something amiss or should this happen? I don't really want loads of repeating log records.

As yet no further log records have been created.

If I can provide further details then let me know.

Please can someone advise.

john h

01-19-2011, 06:56 AM

I've not seem that problem and I'm getting around 100 registration attempts per day.

abashiri

01-19-2011, 07:13 AM

I've not seem that problem and I'm getting around 100 registration attempts per day.

It sure is strange and not something that I would expect should happen.

I've had one further log record since and that appears to be fine ('is_blocked = 1').

Alfa1

01-20-2011, 08:59 PM

Lee brought something important to my attention regarding SFS:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/370200-Creating-a-vbulletin-scraper-and-spammer-trap?p=2104854&viewfull=1#post2104854
SFS is very successful at blocking spam bots from registrations. But that causes another issue. These spammer registration scripts can try to register again in millions of a second. They keep banging on the door. Hitting the server many times and causing high server loads. This is also why SFS logs show so many blocked spammer accounts.

So while SFS resolves the spam problem it relocates the problem to server load.

One solution could be to analyzing the http fingerprint of blocked spammers and blocking them from the site. Or even adding a temporary IP block for those IPs.

Joey805

01-21-2011, 04:05 AM

Any updates on a fix for this mod blocking RSS feeds? Is there a way we can exclude a particular user id from getting their threads moderated maybe?

GlowHost.com

01-21-2011, 01:56 PM

Any idea on a release date?

Version 2.0 will be released before Feb 1st, 2011

Any updates on a fix for this mod blocking RSS feeds? Is there a way we can exclude a particular user id from getting their threads moderated maybe?

Version 2.0 solves this problem.

Joey805

01-21-2011, 07:00 PM

Version 2.0 will be released before Feb 1st, 2011

Version 2.0 solves this problem.

Awesome! Looking forward to it.

Thanks so much for this great mod.

GlowHost.com

01-21-2011, 07:17 PM

Sure, glad you like it. :)

del Drago

01-22-2011, 01:59 AM

I also want to chime in and thank you for this fantastic mod.

When recaptcha was cracked a couple of weeks ago, my (very new) forum was bombarded by spambots. It was relentless. This mod has stopped them all cold.

MGSteve

01-22-2011, 04:23 PM

Just to add my thanks also. Just installed it on 3.8.5, with modified admin & mod cp folders and it works flawlessly.

I tried to sign up with the email address of a known spammer and it blocked it. Signed up under a test account, tried to post some spam, it placed it in the mod queue. Made a good post and it was fine, made a post with a link in it and it placed it in the mod queue.

Fantastic! :)

BigAl205

01-24-2011, 03:46 AM

Awesome mod...it killed 19 spam registrations just yesterday and 7 today :D

jetnet

01-24-2011, 01:47 PM

I installed this on a new VB site (VB 4.0.6), and it installed okay, I uploaded all of the files, and everything looks like it should work, but nothing actually takes place. I have other sites that use SFS, and I have tested it before where I find a spammer on SFS, use their username and password, and it will not let me use it, and when I go look at the log files, it has entries of my action in there. This one has nothing in the log files.

Does anyone know of something that I might be doing wrong? I have API keys in both of the SFS and Askismet, so that does not seem like the problem.

zackw

01-24-2011, 05:55 PM

Hi, I just installed today and see 4 registrations blocked already in the log within 10 minutes.

My question is, how can I test the system for all its options that they are working?

Reason I ask is that I registered a new account to watch it, then I went in the forum and created a quick post with just a link and a short sentence. The options say it's supposed to block posts with links if they have a post count lower than 5 and move it into moderation. This didn't happen and my test post was left alone with the link in it.

Just wondering if there is a way to test these features or do I have to create new accounts over and over? Either that, or tell me why the thread and post was left alone when the options say it's not supposed to allow links.

Any help would be great! Thanks.

Also I know it was mentioned that this doesn't work well with other anti-spam plugins, all I have is the recaptcha turned on, should that cause problems?

joe1989

01-25-2011, 03:45 PM

Hey great job with this Mod!

I do have one suggestion, and I apologize if this has already been suggested...

I think there should be an option when viewing the log to sort by IP address. Currently, there is only the option to sort by date, username, and email. It'd be useful to sort by IP address, and here's why: I'm looking through my MASSIVE log of blocked spammers (only had the mod installed for like 2 days, and I've blocked about 40 spammers...unbelievable), and I believe if there is an IP address being used MULTIPLE times on my site, I should just block that IP address. However, I can't tell by looking at the log how many times a given IP address has been used. Does that make sense? I'm not a big programmer myself, so I don't know how easy this will be, but I also think it'd be useful if the "sort by IP address" started with the ones that had the most entries. Make sense?

Very useful and practical mod! Much appreciated; keep up the great work...
Joe

joe1989

01-26-2011, 12:57 AM

Also, I did discover a bug...

In my logs, there is one entry that under message, I get a "found in Akismet database - held for moderation." Only, there is no user in the moderation queue. Additionally, the corresponding link returns a 404 error, because the link has /admincp/modcp/moderate.php etc. The link is valid if /admincp/ is removed and it's just /modcp/moderate.php etc.

But, even if I do this manually, it directs to the POSTS moderation queue instead of USERS moderation queue. But, again, even if the link were correct to the Users moderation queue, it wouldn't matter... the user was not placed in moderation queue.

Awesome mod, keep it up!

orangedays

01-31-2011, 12:46 AM

will this work with 4.1.1?

Alfa1

01-31-2011, 12:50 AM

Yes, it does.

orangedays

01-31-2011, 02:10 AM

thankyou for the reply. i am installing it now.. :)

Reichadler

01-31-2011, 11:29 PM

I downloaded the 1.2.8 link, but it says 1.2.7 in the products section.

Cheers for the 4.1.1 mention. You have to be so careful these days.

mediabutton

02-01-2011, 01:54 PM

Hi I installed your mod (v1.28) on my vB 4.1.1 but other than the rejection log, I can't seem to find any of the interfaces you had in the screenshots. Am I missing something? How can i configure this?

Joey805

02-02-2011, 01:10 AM

Version 2.0 will be released before Feb 1st, 2011

Is there an new update to download yet? Really looking to get my RSS feeds working again.

mrbigandwonderf

02-02-2011, 01:10 PM

I apologize if i missed this. I have installed with no issues but when I go to
AdminCP / Statistics and Logs / Glowhost-Spam-o-matic logs I get a 404 error. Now I just installed 30 min ago so either something is wrong or it does not generate a log until I catch an evil-doer

any suggestions

thank you in advance for your assistance

furnival

02-02-2011, 05:42 PM

Great mod.
From the settings:
Auto-Moderation: Keywords
If any of these keywords (one keyword per line) appears in a new thread or reply, it will automatically be placed under Moderation. Enter Keywords in lowercase only.
I need to check for key pharases not just keywords. Can I enter more than one word per line?
Hope someone can help with this.

ElfenLied1337

02-02-2011, 10:54 PM

Sorry if this has been answered before but when I go to ban someone though their profile on the admin cp it has a path of like sitename/modcp/banning.php? etc. but it 404s because my folder is named differently. What file do I edit to add in the correct path to banning.php?

maokaang

02-03-2011, 05:32 AM

@mrbigandwonderf
@ElfenLied1337

There are two instances of 'modcp' in upload/includes/functions_ghsom.php. Change both instances in that file to match the name of your modcp folder to prevent the 404 errors.

Either that, or wait for version 2.0 - scheduled for release 1st Feb ;) - which apparently solves that issue and several others.

MGSteve

02-03-2011, 08:26 AM

To report back, we've had it installed now for a few weeks and the log shows just over 19,000 entries. Some of these are entries for legit registrations (would be nice to filter the entry types!), but even if you allow 1000 or so for legit reasons, you can see that this mod and blocked a hell of alot of registration requests.

Sure, some get through, but they're easy enough to mop up afterwards. I cannot recommend this mod enough. If there was a mod of the decade award, it should go to this mod.

mrbigandwonderf

02-03-2011, 01:46 PM

@mrbigandwonderf
@ElfenLied1337

There are two instances of 'modcp' in upload/includes/functions_ghsom.php. Change both instances in that file to match the name of your modcp folder to prevent the 404 errors.

Either that, or wait for version 2.0 - scheduled for release 1st Feb ;) - which apparently solves that issue and several others.

My folder is called modcp :( I guess I will have to wait for 2.0

maokaang

02-03-2011, 03:11 PM

My folder is called modcp :( I guess I will have to wait for 2.0Have you uploaded the glowhostspamomatic.php file into your admincp folder?

mrbigandwonderf

02-03-2011, 03:23 PM

Have you uploaded the glowhostspamomatic.php file into your admincp folder?

Correct

StephenOcVa

02-04-2011, 04:17 AM

Thank you for this! I've been wasting a couple of hours per day checking new registrations for spammers and deleting and reporting those found. Installed this a couple of hours ago and it's working great.

lloyd_mcse

02-04-2011, 12:26 PM

Great plugin, I have 1.2.7 installed on vb 3.8.3 with both keys.
Pre install I had between 60 - 100 spam registrations per day and the last 24 hrs, I was notified once about a new user but by the time i got to moderate them the system had already delt with it and deleted them - Superb
Brilliant plugin guys thanks.

ElfenLied1337

02-04-2011, 08:16 PM

@mrbigandwonderf
@ElfenLied1337

There are two instances of 'modcp' in upload/includes/functions_ghsom.php. Change both instances in that file to match the name of your modcp folder to prevent the 404 errors.

Either that, or wait for version 2.0 - scheduled for release 1st Feb ;) - which apparently solves that issue and several others.

Thanks mate, works now.

CheeSie

02-05-2011, 02:58 PM

I'm having problems with this mod.
My RSS Poster bot is not being allowed to post the stuff it finds.. I also have another scheduled task that wont be allowed to post.
If I run these two scheduled tasks through the admin CP and I launch them manually, they work just fine.. But when they're being run automatically it wont allow them to be posted.
I disabled this mod and they worked fine.. Any fix?

maokaang

02-06-2011, 12:51 AM

Hi CheeSie

Yes, see here for your answer. We're eagerly awaiting the release of Version 2.0 :)

GlowHost.com

02-06-2011, 02:53 AM

Thanks for your support maokaang :)

2.0 is coming soon! Just some final rounds of testing I am hoping for Monday, but Monday's are pretty bust at my "regular" job. so, lets say this week we should have something for all you good people.

Thanks everyone for the praise, it's great to know that what we did is helping and appreciated.

OldSchoolDSL

02-06-2011, 03:06 AM

Thanks for your support maokaang :)

2.0 is coming soon! Just some final rounds of testing I am hoping for Monday, but Monday's are pretty bust at my "regular" job. so, lets say this week we should have something for all you good people.

Thanks everyone for the praise, it's great to know that what we did is helping and appreciated.

I think I can speak on behalf of the majority of the community, when I say that I look forward to your next release & deeply am thankful for the work you have placed into this modification. This is been the #1 modification to which has kept spam out of my community. :)

cyberchief

02-06-2011, 03:29 AM

Well.... I have only read through this last page... can't imagine what is coming in the "new release" to make this better... but as it is, this is my #1 mod. In fact... had it not been for this mod... I might have just deleted my entire forum and gone fishing! I have had this installed since day 3... And I can't imagine what I would have done without it. this has worked so perfectly... I am afraid to even upgrade when the new version releases.... I have only had 2 successful spammers... and that was when recaptcha was broke. I since installed another mod that allows both recaptcha and question/answer... and have not had a single spammer since. I can't believe this is FREE!!!!

MGSteve

02-06-2011, 07:45 AM

A new user got blocked because he used the same username as a spammer 'fox', but that was all that matched. Surely the mod should not block someone just becuase they choose the same username as a spammer?

Sure, if the email address matches then it should be an automatic rejection, but if any of the other checks return positive alone, then it shouldn't reject the registration?

8thos

02-06-2011, 09:45 PM

What's the point of this when Question and Answer stops spam?

Palehorse74480

02-06-2011, 09:51 PM

No it does NOT, in fact it does not slow them down nowadays. I wouldnt bother with captcha or Q an A... They just blow right through it. It is a myth that Q an A stops them.

Alfa1

02-06-2011, 10:34 PM

Q&A can be effective if you use questions that only your members can know and some 3rd world person that is hired to register accounts, can never answer. But that is quite difficult to do for sites that are not in a specific niche.

I certainly am very appreciative in regards to SOM and SFS.

woodscooter

02-07-2011, 08:39 AM

A new user got blocked because he used the same username as a spammer 'fox', but that was all that matched. Surely the mod should not block someone just becuase they choose the same username as a spammer?

Sure, if the email address matches then it should be an automatic rejection, but if any of the other checks return positive alone, then it shouldn't reject the registration?

This is a very real problem with automatic blocking. I can see how a short common word like 'fox' is not unique enough in this case.

Also, with dynamic IP address changes, some innocent user can be blacklisted because a spammer was assigned that IP a week ago...

I would like to see this mod assign values to each of the three factors, say 11 points for an email address match, 7 for an IP match and, for a username that matches the blacklist, one point for every character in the name.

The tripping point could be set initially at a total of about 10 points, but adjusted by the forum admin to suit the individual circumstances.

It would also be useful to modify the total points by the length of the Q & A response, if there is one. I find spammers often pour out all their rubbish into the Q&A response, whereas a "proper" answer is 10-20 characters only, (and never includes a URL).

Late edit- That would be difficult to do, because the spam check precedes registration, so any Q&A response would not be known when the 'spammer' decision is being made.

WS.

Krusty1231

02-07-2011, 08:43 AM

I think I can speak on behalf of the majority of the community, when I say that I look forward to your next release & deeply am thankful for the work you have placed into this modification. This is been the #1 modification to which has kept spam out of my community. :)

Totally agree.

Thanks for this.

Boofo

02-07-2011, 02:43 PM

Did anyone ever figure out the sesssion_start() errors? This is what I am receiving now when a member makes a post:

GlowHost.com

02-07-2011, 08:17 PM

A new user got blocked because he used the same username as a spammer 'fox', but that was all that matched. Surely the mod should not block someone just becuase they choose the same username as a spammer?

Sure, if the email address matches then it should be an automatic rejection, but if any of the other checks return positive alone, then it shouldn't reject the registration?

If you don't want it to examine usernames when considering to block a user or not, then you can simply change the settings to not check username.

Or, you can turn the "StopForumSpam: Remote Expiry" down to something lower than the default value.

Hornstar

02-07-2011, 09:12 PM

Version 2 looks truly amazing. You have done a fabulous job!

Is it possible that version 2 might work in vb 3.8.x ?
or would you consider back porting version 2 for vb 3.8.x users?

GlowHost.com

02-07-2011, 09:32 PM

Thanks :)

Version 2 definitely will not work in the 3.x forums. We probably will not be able to backport it because many of the functions in SOM 2.0 won't work with the old vB3.x hooks system.

Hornstar

02-07-2011, 09:40 PM

Thanks for the answer. Hopefully one day I will be on vb 4 so I can use this fantastic product.

The_Head

02-07-2011, 09:41 PM

Hi there Glow , Just wanted to say SUPERB MOD , Thx a bunch. Ive installed the latest version but when i select a post to test the Spam-O-Matic Moderation Tools , im getting this error at the top of the page :

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/*MYSITE*/public_html/tf1s_forum/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 4

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Any ideas how to resolve ??

Many thanks.

Gray , The Head

john h

02-07-2011, 10:01 PM

After uninstalling the old version and installing V2, I get this error when trying to create a new usergroup

Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'

I checked the xml from v1.2 and this bit is in it but is missing in the V2 xml

//Akismet code
$db->query_write('ALTER TABLE '.TABLE_PREFIX.'usergroup ADD akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions INT(10) UNSIGNED DEFAULT "0" NOT NULL');
$db->query_write('ALTER TABLE `'.TABLE_PREFIX.'user` ADD akvbghsfs_optionsfield INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT "0" AFTER `options`');
$db->query_write('UPDATE `'.TABLE_PREFIX.'usergroup` SET akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions=1 WHERE usergroupid=1 OR usergroupid=2');

Boofo

02-08-2011, 12:29 AM

Did anyone ever figure out the sesssion_start() errors? This is what I am receiving now when a member makes a post:

Is this fixed in version 2.0.1?

dandanch

02-08-2011, 12:32 AM

I'm getting the same error as The Head..help please

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4055

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/****/domains/c*******.org/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 14

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4055

ccampo

02-08-2011, 01:56 AM

Excellent MOD, I was using the previous version but after installing 2.0 I was getting MySQL errors while trying to add a new usergroup

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'

To fix this I had to remove an old file called :
?/forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml
So make sure you remove this file if you are upgrading, this file is not included in the new 2.0 version.

coffeelover

02-08-2011, 02:57 AM

SOM rocks! Thanks so much!

I uninstalled the old version and installed the new. Everything seems to be working properly -that is, I can configure the SOM control panel in the vBulletin Admin. The problem is that no one can post messages. This error appears when you try to post a new message on the forum:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function clean_options_list() in public_html/forum/includes/functions_newpost.php(443) : eval()'d code on line 8

I probably have an old file left over - but I don't know where to look or find it. Can anyone shed some light on the problem? For now, I have to disable SOM until I can figure it out.

UPDATE: I figured out what the problem was and fixed this issue.

maokaang

02-08-2011, 04:30 AM

I was getting MySQL errors while trying to add a new usergroup

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'

To fix this I had to remove an old file called :
?/forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml
So make sure you remove this file if you are upgrading, this file is not included in the new 2.0 version.Thanks! Had the same problem modifying a usergroup. Removed the file as suggested and problem now solved.

@GlowHost. Version 2, big thumbs up! Many thanks. :up:

john h

02-08-2011, 06:33 AM

Thanks! Had the same problem modifying a usergroup. Removed the file as suggested and problem now solved.

@GlowHost. Version 2, big thumbs up! Many thanks. :up:

Thanks, I missed that bit. Now working fine.

pushpullbar

02-08-2011, 07:19 AM

To fix this I had to remove an old file called :
?/forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml
So make sure you remove this file if you are upgrading, this file is not included in the new 2.0 version.

Thank you, that solved my problem too.

Just wondering, with the new 'Newbie' usergroup, at the moment there are no one in it. Does it automatically (like running some counter updates or something) that would move the existing registered but eligible newbies into the new usergroup?

*edit* ok i think the answer is to use the USER>PRUNE/MOVE function and choose the number of post counts

Lover1

02-08-2011, 09:25 AM

I'm getting the same error as The Head..help please

Same here.

Warnung: Die Aufrufe von fetch_template() sollten mit der Klasse vB_Template ersetzt werden. Templatename: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php (Zeile 4097)

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /srv/www/htdocs/forum/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 3

Warnung: Die Aufrufe von fetch_template() sollten mit der Klasse vB_Template ersetzt werden. Templatename: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php (Zeile 4097)

Froberg

02-08-2011, 09:55 AM

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue; Mods, Supermods and other admins on my forum cannot use the auto remove posts, delete user and report function. Nothing happens when they click on the button.
Yet they can ban users just fine.

Is this something that works for those usegroups in the latest version? Going to hold off on the upgrade a bit, looks like there is still a kink or two.

mrbigandwonderf

02-08-2011, 11:10 AM

I love this mod. I upgraded to 2.0 and still can not see my logs in admin cp . Any help is really appreciated

dandanch

02-08-2011, 12:40 PM

GlowHost,still waiting for your support:)

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4055

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/****/domains/c*******.org/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 14

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4055

CheeSie

02-08-2011, 01:20 PM

Getting the same as dandanch

Adan0s

02-08-2011, 04:31 PM

Like mrbigandwonderf mentioned I also can't access the S-O-M logs since 2.0.1. :(

dprice

02-08-2011, 06:19 PM

All appears to be working here; however, like others, I haven't received one tagged/spammed registration to show up in the Spam O Matic logs. I went from having 2-3 per hour (400 a week attempts), to zero showing up.

I did test by creating an account myself and posting some URLs along with some tagged bad words with the new version 2, and these actions did show up in the SOM logs, but that was it.

I was looking forward to seeing at least 100+ new spambot registrations in the logs this morning but as of yet, zero.

rolfw1

02-08-2011, 07:24 PM

Have a small problem, didn't uninstall the older version, just used overwrite. So then uninstalled and reinstalled the new version, but the ban user section in the user profile is not there anymore. How can I get around this problem?

And now getting this error when I try and select Spamomatic under admin tools in a post:

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/thames/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 3

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Have removed the file mentioned a few posts earlier, but still showing the same error.

BadgerDog

02-08-2011, 07:51 PM

Thanks for the update, however, is v2.01 ready for prime time? :confused:

It's not marked a beta, but there seems to be a lot of errors and issues being reported by folks who have upgraded from the previous version? For every one who takes the time to post, how many are just watching who have issues as well?

Thanks for any advice .. :)

Regards,
Doug

Alibass

02-08-2011, 08:01 PM

All appears to be working here; however, like others, I haven't received one tagged/spammed registration to show up in the Spam O Matic logs. I went from having 2-3 per hour (400 a week attempts), to zero showing up.

I did test by creating an account myself and posting some URLs along with some tagged bad words with the new version 2, and these actions did show up in the SOM logs, but that was it.

I was looking forward to seeing at least 100+ new spambot registrations in the logs this morning but as of yet, zero.
Same here zero log attempts by spammers. I've gone from 50-60 a day to nothing in the logs. As long as the mod is keeping them at bay I don't need a log. I'm just glad I don't have to remove them manually anymore. :)

orillia

02-08-2011, 09:04 PM

Installed new version (followed the readme precisely). Works exactly as advertised; an excellent hack has gotten even better. Thanks!

Cadellin

02-08-2011, 09:43 PM

This is a fantastic mod but could you add your ban options to the visitor messages & comments as well?

KW802

02-08-2011, 10:48 PM

This is a fantastic mod but could you add your ban options to the visitor messages & comments as well?
+1 for purging visitor message. Most of the spam I see these days making it through registration is in the user profile messages.

cherylferraro

02-08-2011, 11:14 PM

Upgrading to 2.01 produced database errors when I attempted to change any usergroup settings. The errors went away after deleting /includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml which was left over from the previous version.

Everything else seems to work okay so far. If you're having problems it would be a good idea to go back and make sure that all files from the previous version have been removed prior to upgrading.

coffeelover

02-08-2011, 11:14 PM

Thanks for the update!

GlowHost.com

02-08-2011, 11:28 PM

GlowHost,still waiting for your support:)
Getting the same as dandanch

Did you make sure that this was not the answer to the problem?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2160034&postcount=565

Like mrbigandwonderf mentioned I also can't access the S-O-M logs since 2.0.1. :(

Maybe there is nothing to be logged yet. Did you try getting yourself to wind up in the logs?

I was looking forward to seeing at least 100+ new spambot registrations in the logs this morning but as of yet, zero.

The old system made excessive calls to the SFS database and was also logging some things several times. The new logs are less verbose and much more accurate.

Have a small problem, didn't uninstall the older version, just used overwrite. So then uninstalled and reinstalled the new version, but the ban user section in the user profile is not there anymore. How can I get around this problem?

You need to completely uninstall the old mod as described in the first post in big red letters in the installation instructions area.

As for the user profile banning option, it was removed in version 2.0. Depending on popularity we may add it again at some point but there were lots of conflicts with it.

mrbigandwonderf

02-08-2011, 11:37 PM

GHC yes I am showing 13 spammers blocked on the new stats on the forum homepage

but nothing in the admincp :(

Thank you so much for all your efforts and answering my issues

dandanch

02-08-2011, 11:45 PM

yup,i removed that file and still getting the same errors

Krusty1231

02-09-2011, 01:06 AM

This is awesome. Thank you for the update. The extra features are very slick.

Alibass

02-09-2011, 01:17 AM

GHC yes I am showing 13 spammers blocked on the new stats on the forum homepage

but nothing in the admincp :(

Thank you so much for all your efforts and answering my issues
You're doing better than me, I get nothing on forum home page and the same on in the admincp.

Old version worked a lot better for me.

TeknoSounds

02-09-2011, 01:41 AM

You're doing better than me, I get nothing on forum home page and the same on in the admincp.

Old version worked a lot better for me.

"worked" as in showing logs and spammers caught?
or are spammers getting through?

rolfw1

02-09-2011, 05:54 AM

You need to completely uninstall the old mod as described in the first post in big red letters in the installation instructions area.

Well unfortunately I installed from the readme file, so hadn't done that.

Now if I unistall version 2, then try and reinstall version 1 so that I can unimnstall it gives me a database error, any idea how i can solve this?

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.8:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE usergroup ADD akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions INT(10) UNSIGNED DEFAULT "0" NOT NULL;

MySQL Error : Duplicate column name 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions'
Error Number : 1060
Request Date : Wednesday, February 9th 2011 @ 02:42:40 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, February 9th 2011 @ 02:42:40 AM
Script : http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php?do=productimport
Referrer : http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address : **.**.**.**
Username : *******
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

dihuta

02-09-2011, 09:30 AM

I have the same error with new installation (never install this mod before).

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/thames/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 3

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

The_Head

02-09-2011, 11:13 AM

Any fix for the :

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/*MYSITE*/public_html/tf1s_forum/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 4

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4007

Please.

Thank you.

Alibass

02-09-2011, 11:29 AM

Uninstalled going back to v1.2.8

V2.0.1 is not working for me on my 4.1.1 site. No stats show on forum home page and no spammer log attempts showing in the log in the admincp.
I'm sure the mod is working because I normally get 50-60 attempts a day from spammers trying to register and I like to see what's going on on my site. Maybe these issues will be corrected in v2.0.2

mrbigandwonderf

02-09-2011, 12:02 PM

UPDATE- I uninstalled the new version. Deleted all files that were uploaded. reinstalled and uploaded everything again. I am in 100% business.

Woooooo hooooo

now I can sit back and watch all the spammers die :)

Thank you GHC awesome MOD!!!!!!

OldSchoolDSL

02-09-2011, 12:54 PM

I've downloaded 2.01, but I've elected not to update....

There seems to be WAY to many stories of this not working.

I'll wait for a fix.

Froberg

02-09-2011, 01:46 PM

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue; Mods, Supermods and other admins on my forum cannot use the auto remove posts, delete user and report function. Nothing happens when they click on the button.
Yet they can ban users just fine.

Is this something that works for those usegroups in the latest version? Going to hold off on the upgrade a bit, looks like there is still a kink or two.

Anyone? I need my mods to have this power for themselves.

cherylferraro

02-09-2011, 02:19 PM

I'm also getting the previously reported error when trying to use the mod to delete a spammer.
Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/mysite/public_html/forum/includes/functions_ghsom.php(571) : eval()'d code on line 3

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097The bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file left over from the previous version had already been deleted.

Adan0s

02-09-2011, 04:15 PM

Maybe there is nothing to be logged yet. Did you try getting yourself to wind up in the logs?

Well, I don't even have the menu entry to the log which was available in 1.2.8. Also I'm getting a lot more spam registrations since the upgrade which e-mail adresses are all in the SFS database.

EDIT: Just noticed that also the S-O-M Statistics are shown in the board statistics, even though I turned them off in the options.
EDIT2: I disabled the following plugins to remove the statistics and the affiliate links: "Stats render" and "Affiliate link placement"

Delphiprogrammi

02-09-2011, 06:27 PM

that affliate enable/disable does not work it always shows regardless of it's setting value i can not advertise a host while my host is another... disabling that plugin

Alibass

02-09-2011, 07:07 PM

Uninstalled going back to v1.2.8

V2.0.1 is not working for me on my 4.1.1 site. No stats show on forum home page and no spammer log attempts showing in the log in the admincp.
I'm sure the mod is working because I normally get 50-60 attempts a day from spammers trying to register and I like to see what's going on on my site. Maybe these issues will be corrected in v2.0.2
I tried going back to v1.2.8 after a complete uninstall and I started getting a DB error while trying to import xml file. So I re-installed v2.0.1 and looks like my issue is a mod conflict with KeyCAPTCHA here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=257294).
I disabled KeyCAPTCHA mod and now SOM is displaying stats on forum home page and in the logs in admincp. It would be nice if I could get both mods to work together like I did when I had v1.2.8 installed.

dprice

02-09-2011, 07:19 PM

The old system made excessive calls to the SFS database and was also logging some things several times. The new logs are less verbose and much more accurate.

How can you explain zero attempts at bot registrations when I went from several hundred per week to zero after upgrading to V2? Also, nothing is showing up in the forum stats spam meter. They are obviously not getting in because I have zero new bot regs, but it sure would be nice to know that the mod is logging the attempts.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 07:38 PM

GlowHost,still waiting for your support:)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2159954&postcount=561

Those of you that have this warning it is because your error level in PHP is set to a lower setting than what we run on our test server. You can change the php error level to something lower. We should have a fix later today for those of you that have this issue.

Sh0ck0r

02-09-2011, 07:39 PM

I'm having a small Display problem on my forums, got the addon working great just isn't displaying correctly on the bottom of my site the stats part, any help with this heres a link to my site

Forgotten Souls Forums (http://www.forgottensouls.us/forums/forum.php)

Can Anyone help me sort this out so I can make it Display Correctly ???

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 07:45 PM

I have the same error with new installation (never install this mod before).

Any fix for the :

Please.

Thank you.

I'm also getting the previously reported error when trying to use the mod to delete a spammer.
The bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file left over from the previous version had already been deleted.

This is an issue with php error level being set too low. We will have a release soon for those of you that have this problem.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 07:46 PM

that affliate enable/disable does not work it always shows regardless of it's setting value i can not advertise a host while my host is another... disabling that plugin

It should work you just need to delete the words "Web Hosting" in the affiliate settings and nothing will appear.

The_Head

02-09-2011, 07:47 PM

We will have a release soon for those of you that have this problem.

That's good news Glow. Thanks for the update.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 07:52 PM

I tried going back to v1.2.8 after a complete uninstall and I started getting a DB error while trying to import xml file. So I re-installed v2.0.1 and looks like my issue is a mod conflict with KeyCAPTCHA here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=257294).
I disabled KeyCAPTCHA mod and now SOM is displaying stats on forum home page and in the logs in admincp. It would be nice if I could get both mods to work together like I did when I had v1.2.8 installed.

Thanks for the news on that it had me scratching my head a bit. I actually am not running any human verification on our boards and have maybe 1 spammer a week who slips by but they end up getting moderated so hopefully you will be as lucky as me and not need the keycaptcha mod.

I will put this on the list of known conflicts.

dprice

02-09-2011, 07:56 PM

I tried going back to v1.2.8 after a complete uninstall and I started getting a DB error while trying to import xml file. So I re-installed v2.0.1 and looks like my issue is a mod conflict with KeyCAPTCHA here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=257294).
I disabled KeyCAPTCHA mod and now SOM is displaying stats on forum home page and in the logs in admincp. It would be nice if I could get both mods to work together like I did when I had v1.2.8 installed.

I have the same symptoms that you had with nothing showing in the admincp logs or on the forum page states; however, I don't have any other anti spam measures in use? Now, I am stumped.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 08:02 PM

I love this mod. I upgraded to 2.0 and still can not see my logs in admin cp . Any help is really appreciated

Like mrbigandwonderf mentioned I also can't access the S-O-M logs since 2.0.1. :(

GHC yes I am showing 13 spammers blocked on the new stats on the forum homepage

but nothing in the admincp :(

Thank you so much for all your efforts and answering my issues

Do you guys have any other mods installed? You might want to try the old trick of disabling all mods except Spam-O-Matic and see if it works. If it does, then enable each mod one at a time, and test each time to see where the conflict is. It would be good to know what you can find so it can be documented and possibly made compatible in a later release.

KeyCaptcha was reported to not be compatible here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2160673&postcount=601

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 08:05 PM

I'm having a small Display problem on my forums, got the addon working great just isn't displaying correctly on the bottom of my site the stats part, any help with this heres a link to my site

Forgotten Souls Forums (http://www.forgottensouls.us/forums/forum.php)

Can Anyone help me sort this out so I can make it Display Correctly ???

Your template looks to be heavily modified and their are lots of mods it seems. You are probably better off just disabling the stats from view if possible as I am not sure why they are rendering in the wrong place but it definitely has to do with either the template or some other mod.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 08:10 PM

Well unfortunately I installed from the readme file, so hadn't done that.

Now if I unistall version 2, then try and reinstall version 1 so that I can unimnstall it gives me a database error, any idea how i can solve this?

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.8:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE usergroup ADD akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions INT(10) UNSIGNED DEFAULT "0" NOT NULL;

MySQL Error : Duplicate column name 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions'
Error Number : 1060
Request Date : Wednesday, February 9th 2011 @ 02:42:40 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, February 9th 2011 @ 02:42:40 AM
Script : http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php?do=productimport
Referrer : http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address : **.**.**.**
Username : *******
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

This seems to be the result of not uninstalling version 1 before installing version 2.

If you have access to PHPmyadmin you can simply delete the akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions column and re-install version 2.

Or,

remove this:
'ALTER TABLE usergroup ADD akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions INT UNSIGNED DEFAULT "0" NOT NULL;'
from the plugin installation code.

Than install it, and uninstall it.

Sh0ck0r

02-09-2011, 08:25 PM

Your template looks to be heavily modified and their are lots of mods it seems. You are probably better off just disabling the stats from view if possible as I am not sure why they are rendering in the wrong place but it definitely has to do with either the template or some other mod.

Thanks for the Update have Done what you have said & that fixed that problem for now hopefully in the future we can get that working

rolfw1

02-09-2011, 08:52 PM

TIf you have access to PHPmyadmin you can simply delete the akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions column and re-install version 2.

Tried the installer edit, removed the whole database add section, which then allowed me to install the old version and uninstall, but still have the same problem when going into the banning page, it overwrites the other elements of the page, with the same error message.

I have phpmyadmin access. but where do I find this column?

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 09:05 PM

That's good news Glow. Thanks for the update.

2.0.2 is online have a look and see if that fixes the problem.

GlowHost.com

02-09-2011, 09:09 PM

I have phpmyadmin access. but where do I find this column?

Check the usergroup table.

Alibass

02-09-2011, 09:15 PM

Thanks for the news on that it had me scratching my head a bit. I actually am not running any human verification on our boards and have maybe 1 spammer a week who slips by but they end up getting moderated so hopefully you will be as lucky as me and not need the keycaptcha mod.

I will put this on the list of known conflicts.
Thanks Glow, and a great mod you are sharing with everyone. :)

rolfw1

02-09-2011, 09:28 PM

Brilliant, removed all versions, uploaded 2.0.2, thanks very much, now working.:) Very much appreciated.

The_Head

02-09-2011, 09:43 PM

2.0.2 is online have a look and see if that fixes the problem.

Excellent Glow :) , all working fine so far :up:

Uninstalled previous versions and installed 2.0.2.

All looking good :)

Thx a bunch mate :D

dandanch

02-09-2011, 09:59 PM

Great work Glow,she's looking good..Thanks:)

8thos

02-09-2011, 11:48 PM

No it does NOT, in fact it does not slow them down nowadays. I wouldnt bother with captcha or Q an A... They just blow right through it. It is a myth that Q an A stops them.Works for me.

Q&A can be effective if you use questions that only your members can know and some 3rd world person that is hired to register accounts, can never answer. But that is quite difficult to do for sites that are not in a specific niche.

I certainly am very appreciative in regards to SOM and SFS.If it prevents people who don't bother reading anything before they join then it's worth the risk.

Aramist

02-10-2011, 01:39 AM

Hi.

I'm getting this error with 2.0.2

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

when trying to edit a user group settings

dprice

02-10-2011, 04:15 AM

I have the same symptoms that you had with nothing showing in the admincp logs or on the forum page states; however, I don't have any other anti spam measures in use? Now, I am stumped.

Glowhost,

Any ideas why I am not receiving anything logged in the admincp or getting posted to forum stats with 2.0.2? Everything worked as advertised with ver 1.2.8. I received logs in admincp and I have since uninstalled and removed all files.

I have reupped and installed 2.0.2 and still not getting any activity logged. Everything else appears to be working.

I noticed that in the readme.txt for 2.0.2 under uninstallation it says: /************************** 5. UNINSTALLATION **************************/

5.1. After uninstall, please, remove

/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file from server

I don't have this file in 2.0.2. Could that be my problem?

TeknoSounds

02-10-2011, 05:53 AM

Hi.

I'm getting this error with 2.0.2

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

when trying to edit a user group settings

Did you follow the instructions about uninstalling v. 1.x before installing 2.x? See previous posts about removing this table and reinstalling.

Glowhost,

Any ideas why I am not receiving anything logged in the admincp or getting posted to forum stats with 2.0.2? Everything worked as advertised with ver 1.2.8. I received logs in admincp and I have since uninstalled and removed all files.

I have reupped and installed 2.0.2 and still not getting any activity logged. Everything else appears to be working.

I noticed that in the readme.txt for 2.0.2 under uninstallation it says: /************************** 5. UNINSTALLATION **************************/

5.1. After uninstall, please, remove

/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file from server

I don't have this file in 2.0.2. Could that be my problem?
I believe this file is no longer in use, and I think that more references a 1.2.x install rather than a 2.x install.

Glowhost:
I cleared my logs out before upgrading to 2.0.1 (about to go to 2.0.2), now I do have an entry for a user thats post was moderated based on post count, but theres 0 entries for users who are being blocked. Def not a verbose/duplicate issue as previously stated, they just aren't being logged at all now.

TeknoSounds

02-10-2011, 05:59 AM

Umm.... so I noticed in 2.0.1 and now 2.0.2...

WTF!!!! is this?? On my footer bar where the lil navigation tabs happen, I have:
* Contact Us
* -= TeknoSounds =-
* Admin
* Mod
* Archive
* Web Hosting
* Web Hosting
* - Privacy Statement -
* Top

WHY do I have Web Hosting in my bar and pointing to your site?

See http://teknosounds.com at the bottom left corner of the page.

Update:
Found in the plugin xml something about Affiliate issues...
Temporarily fixed. I went into the Plugin Manager, found the Affiliates and Credits plugin for SOM and disabled the active status.

dprice

02-10-2011, 10:51 AM

Glowhost:
I cleared my logs out before upgrading to 2.0.1 (about to go to 2.0.2), now I do have an entry for a user thats post was moderated based on post count, but theres 0 entries for users who are being blocked. Def not a verbose/duplicate issue as previously stated, they just aren't being logged at all now.

Same here....my log shows a new user account created (by me) and sent to vb registration. It also shows the post I created being moderated due to rules set by 2.0.2, but it will not show the registration attempts in the logs nor the forum stats page.

Cadellin

02-10-2011, 12:06 PM

Is there any chance of the option to exclude some forums from auto-moderation?

As for the user profile banning option, it was removed in version 2.0. Depending on popularity we may add it again at some point but there were lots of conflicts with it.

Can't argue with that -expecially considering how everything works so beautifully. :)

What about adding a GlowHost ban option to the admincp user profile? I couldn't find a way of banning someone using the mod yesterday as they hadn't posted in the forums only on user profiles.

matrixmark

02-10-2011, 12:16 PM

No stats are being shown on board index :(

Was a clean install of 2.0.2, checked in the settings and the stats showing are enabled.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

Mark

Gemma

02-10-2011, 12:27 PM

The only stat showing on my board is a spammy post moderation stat for The Daily Game hack, no stats about denied registrations etc - I had over 10,000 denied registrations using version 1.2.8 (which was maybe a bit extreme)

But having said that no spammers have been able to register so I guess they are being denied but not recorded in logs. So the stats not showing is a minor issue.

zackw

02-10-2011, 01:15 PM

I have version 1.2.7 and just wondering in the log file sometimes I'll get a page like this:

2011-02-10 07:05:35 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:34 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:24 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:23 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:17 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:13 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:05:04 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:53 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:50 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:47 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:35 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:22 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:19 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:17 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:04:03 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:50 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:47 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:32 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:22 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:19 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:17 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:03:06 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:02:53 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:02:47 84.19.186.177 No Username Submitted goguro@go2.pl Spam-O-Matic Tagged ip - 84.19.186.177 - Spammer Found and rejected.
2011-02-10 07:02:40 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:02:28 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:02:19 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:02:09 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:53 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:47 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:30 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:24 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:21 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:15 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:07 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:54 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:47 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:38 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:21 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:06 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:00:00 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 06:59:42 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 06:59:37 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
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I'm wondering under what conditions they would be checked so much? I did a search for IP, username, and Email and this user never did get created so what do I make of this? Is it a person hitting refresh a lot? Failing Captcha? I don't know as these entries are just seconds apart.

dprice

02-10-2011, 01:20 PM

No stats are being shown on board index :(

Was a clean install of 2.0.2, checked in the settings and the stats showing are enabled.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

Mark

Mark,

Are you able to see (in ADMINCP) under Stats and Logs anything being logged by SOM? I am having the same issues as you.

pete_brady

02-10-2011, 01:22 PM

What about adding a GlowHost ban option to the admincp user profile? I couldn't find a way of banning someone using the mod yesterday as they hadn't posted in the forums only on user profiles.

That's the thing - I find most spammers don't bother posting these days. It's all about stuffing links into profiles, signatures, PMs or vistor comments. So how to get them banned & logged on StopForumSpam?

Boofo

02-10-2011, 01:56 PM

The only stat showing on my board is a spammy post moderation stat for The Daily Game hack, no stats about denied registrations etc - I had over 10,000 denied registrations using version 1.2.8 (which was maybe a bit extreme)

But having said that no spammers have been able to register so I guess they are being denied but not recorded in logs. So the stats not showing is a minor issue.
Same here. The log function seems to have been disabled in the update.

GlowHost.com

02-10-2011, 02:30 PM

Glowhost:
I cleared my logs out before upgrading to 2.0.1 (about to go to 2.0.2), now I do have an entry for a user thats post was moderated based on post count, but theres 0 entries for users who are being blocked. Def not a verbose/duplicate issue as previously stated, they just aren't being logged at all now.

In SOM V1 what happened is every registration attempt was logged. But a lot of bots did not even eligible pass the vB registration system. Those were wasted queries to the SFS database.

In SOM V2 if and only if a bot gets past the vBulletin registration system and any other human verification you have, then it is checked at SFS and then it is logged if it is found.

GlowHost.com

02-10-2011, 02:37 PM

The only stat showing on my board is a spammy post moderation stat for The Daily Game hack, no stats about denied registrations etc - I had over 10,000 denied registrations using version 1.2.8 (which was maybe a bit extreme)

But having said that no spammers have been able to register so I guess they are being denied but not recorded in logs. So the stats not showing is a minor issue.

I have version 1.2.7 and just wondering in the log file sometimes I'll get a page like this:

2011-02-10 07:05:35 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:53 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:47 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:30 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2011-02-10 07:01:24 95.27.51.197 caroligghf deepakcoplzut@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.

I'm wondering under what conditions they would be checked so much? I did a search for IP, username, and Email and this user never did get created so what do I make of this? Is it a person hitting refresh a lot? Failing Captcha? I don't know as these entries are just seconds apart.

This is what I am talking about in my post above. SOM works in an opposite fashion now. First, vB registration is allowed, since most bots dont ever get past this part, there is no need to check them at SFS. If they do get past registration, then we check them at SFS, so your numbers are going to be much lower especially if you are running human verification.

Turn off human verification if you want to see the numbers go higher, faster.

Mark,

Are you able to see (in ADMINCP) under Stats and Logs anything being logged by SOM? I am having the same issues as you.

Same here. The log function seems to have been disabled in the update.

They don't show up if there is nothing to log.

GlowHost.com

02-10-2011, 02:42 PM

That's the thing - I find most spammers don't bother posting these days. It's all about stuffing links into profiles, signatures, PMs or vistor comments. So how to get them banned & logged on StopForumSpam?

What about adding a GlowHost ban option to the admincp user profile? I couldn't find a way of banning someone using the mod yesterday as they hadn't posted in the forums only on user profiles.

That's a good idea and I will add it to an upcoming version as its been requested a bit and I also see a need for it in case people use the publishing suite stuff.

Is there any chance of the option to exclude some forums from auto-moderation?

Not at this time. I will see about adding it if it is a popular request.

Boofo

02-10-2011, 03:03 PM

In SOM V1 what happened is every registration attempt was logged. But a lot of bots did not even eligible pass the vB registration system. Those were wasted queries to the SFS database.

In SOM V2 if and only if a bot gets past the vBulletin registration system and any other human verification you have, then it is checked at SFS and then it is logged if it is found.

Ok, this makes sense now. You might want to include that explanation in the first post to avoid all of the inquiries about the logging issue.

Another suggestion would be to also have a global enable/disable of the forumhome stats so you don't have to individually disable each one to turn off the stats.

owning_y0u

02-10-2011, 05:58 PM

i cant see it any longer in the user editor in my admincp (normaly it was on the left bottom.

matrixmark

02-11-2011, 08:16 AM

Mark,

Are you able to see (in ADMINCP) under Stats and Logs anything being logged by SOM? I am having the same issues as you.

Hey dprice,

I just checked there and sadly nope no logs there either :(

I'm guessing :P that something isnt working right

KissOfDeath

02-11-2011, 08:19 AM

Good mod, i was using the stop forum spam mod before but i've been getting complaints for months from people saying they had been rejected as spammers and after trying to register my self it also rejected me as a spammer, so i tried this & it seems to be working just fine and let me register when i tested.

Not sure why people are having problems with the logs they are working just fine for me on vb4.1.1

matrixmark

02-11-2011, 08:26 AM

Not sure why people are having problems with the logs they are working just fine for me on vb4.1.1

I wish I knew but yeah its not working, using default theme also.

TeknoSounds

02-11-2011, 09:04 AM

I wish I knew but yeah its not working, using default theme also.

see a few posts above, where Glowhost explains the "lack" of logs.

basically its spammers hit the vB registration first and usually fail there, so no longer making unnecessary queries to the list sites. Therefore no logs. Spammers have to get by the registration system first, then they're queried.
At least thats how I understood the description.

KissOfDeath

02-11-2011, 09:48 AM

see a few posts above, where Glowhost explains the "lack" of logs.

basically its spammers hit the vB registration first and usually fail there, so no longer making unnecessary queries to the list sites. Therefore no logs. Spammers have to get by the registration system first, then they're queried.
At least thats how I understood the description.

not sure about that, this is what it's showing for me, and i'm using "GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v2.0.2_VB4.zip"

dprice

02-11-2011, 10:29 AM

Hey dprice,

I just checked there and sadly nope no logs there either :(

I'm guessing :P that something isnt working right

Mark,

Turn off Human Verification, and the logging will actually come.

Glowhost explained whats going on in the new vers 2.0.2 in a few posts above this one. Recommend they update the file description and the readme since everyone using ver 1 was used to reading an azzton of logs.

This script works exactly as advertised.

Thank you glowhost for sharing this mod and providing updates/feedback to the community.

I did have one issue where someone, that I know, tried to register for the forums and their IP was tagged and rejected?

Spam-O-Matic Tagged ip - 192.251.125.85 - Spammer Found and rejected.

What database houses this ip? Is it SFS?

SeikenX

02-11-2011, 01:00 PM

Hi everyone,

I've just installed this awesome looking mod but have run into an immediate problem. For some reason it breaks my thread reply counts and stops new threads showing up in the new posts feature. I didn't see any mention of this anywhere else, can anyone provide any insight into this?

Thanks!

sarangan

02-11-2011, 07:00 PM

Thanks again for the update. You're the man! I love your plugin because it saved me alot of hours my life time.. :D

Just a suggestion, I'm looking forward to have an option to exclude forum ID from akisment/auto moderation checking. The reason for I mention it here because I run a large forum where I have a section where people can advertise for their websites in it and akismet sends all those threads to moderation.. I will only protect other forums from posting links which is not possible. :-)

Thanks for listning to me. :p

GlowHost.com

02-11-2011, 08:03 PM

I did have one issue where someone, that I know, tried to register for the forums and their IP was tagged and rejected?

Spam-O-Matic Tagged ip - 192.251.125.85 - Spammer Found and rejected.

What database houses this ip? Is it SFS?

Yes, that IP comes from SFS.

Hi everyone,

I've just installed this awesome looking mod but have run into an immediate problem. For some reason it breaks my thread reply counts and stops new threads showing up in the new posts feature. I didn't see any mention of this anywhere else, can anyone provide any insight into this?

Thanks!

This mod doesn't affect post counts, so I am guessing there is a conflict with some other mod that you are using. Try disabling them all besides SOM and then enable them one by one until you find the one with the conflict.

GlowHost.com

02-11-2011, 08:06 PM

Thanks again for the update. You're the man! I love your plugin because it saved me alot of hours my life time.. :D

Just a suggestion, I'm looking forward to have an option to exclude forum ID from akisment/auto moderation checking. The reason for I mention it here because I run a large forum where I have a section where people can advertise for their websites in it and akismet sends all those threads to moderation.. I will only protect other forums from posting links which is not possible. :-)

Thanks for listning to me. :p

I've added your request to the list for suggested enhancements for a future release.

GlowHost.com

02-11-2011, 08:09 PM

see a few posts above, where Glowhost explains the "lack" of logs.

basically its spammers hit the vB registration first and usually fail there, so no longer making unnecessary queries to the list sites. Therefore no logs. Spammers have to get by the registration system first, then they're queried.
At least thats how I understood the description.

You understood it perfectly :)

not sure about that, this is what it's showing for me, and i'm using "GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v2.0.2_VB4.zip"

In your screen shot, are you referring to the log entry that says "Sent to vBulletin Registration System" or something else?

onehost

02-12-2011, 12:47 AM

I am starting to wonder how reliable spam-o-matic really is...I wanted to check
out some member issues, so i signed up on my own forum as a new member.

Immediately, I was denied, and accused of being a spammer...
(yes, on my own damn forum)

I wonder how many legit members are being denied also? After all, if you
were denied on a forum, would you actually take the time to email admin?
or would you just be on your way to someplace else?

Boofo

02-12-2011, 01:16 AM

I am starting to wonder how reliable spam-o-matic really is...I wanted to check
out some member issues, so i signed up on my own forum as a new member.

Immediately, I was denied, and accused of being a spammer...
(yes, on my own damn forum)

I wonder how many legit members are being denied also? After all, if you
were denied on a forum, would you actually take the time to email admin?
or would you just be on your way to someplace else?

Before you go blaming this mod for that, you might want to check if you have another mod that might be messing with things also. Others have had no problem doing what you did, so it might be something else. I would eliminate that possibility before I accuse this mod.

Alfa1

02-12-2011, 02:19 AM

I am starting to wonder how reliable spam-o-matic really is...I wanted to check
out some member issues, so i signed up on my own forum as a new member.

Immediately, I was denied, and accused of being a spammer...
(yes, on my own damn forum)

I wonder how many legit members are being denied also? After all, if you
were denied on a forum, would you actually take the time to email admin?
or would you just be on your way to someplace else?
You can check why your registration was denied.

tommac3

02-12-2011, 06:01 PM

One issue we are having with the board is that people come on and register a new account and then in their user profile they put spam links. They also post without a link ... then add a spam signature later. Both of those things are allowable even with this tool. Is there a way to easily mark new users as spammer from their user profile? Also putting users into moderation who add links to their signature and or anywhere in the profile

GlowHost.com

02-12-2011, 06:13 PM

One issue we are having with the board is that people come on and register a new account and then in their user profile they put spam links. They also post without a link ... then add a spam signature later. Both of those things are allowable even with this tool. Is there a way to easily mark new users as spammer from their user profile? Also putting users into moderation who add links to their signature and or anywhere in the profile

You can use the newbies manager to put them in a newbies group. That group you should make with less permissions, for example, turn off the ability for the newbies group to post signatures.

onehost

02-12-2011, 11:56 PM

Before you go blaming this mod for that, you might want to check if you have another mod that might be messing with things also. Others have had no problem doing what you did, so it might be something else. I would eliminate that possibility before I accuse this mod.

Sounds like an excuse...Does spam-o-matic deny registrations? If the spam mod
thinks I am a spammer then tell me why i would blame another mod for blocking
my signup to my own board?

Its like when someone hacked my completevb.com theme, all roads
are pointing to his theme URL, but rather then helping, his first advice
is to say its not his theme but another mod...all hacking url attempts
lead to his theme, so why would I think it would be another mod?

Same here, if this mod prevents registrations for whatever reason based on
stuff we do not really understand, then why would I assume that another
mod was the cause of my registration failure when it clearly stated that
I was denied because the forum thought I was a spammer...so why
would i think it was another mod then spam o matic? its not another mod,
spam-o-matic thought i was a spammer for a reason...and if it denied
me for that reason, then I can only suspect that it is not perfect and
may deny other members also...accept it, or not....

I really do not like the concept anyway that spam o matic shuts you down
without any real cause...a simple questions and answers will prevent
95%+ of most spam signups anyway....

Alfa1

02-13-2011, 12:44 AM

If you are not giving information on why you were denied registration, then it will be hard to see what the problem is. You are not clearly stating your problem. Check your logs and see why you were rejected. Please do this first. Then you can expect people to try help you.

You do address one problem though: out of the box the messages to the user are pretty vague and can easily be interpreted as if the user is accused of being a spammer. I get lots of support tickets from aggravated people that have interpreted the message as such. In 99% of all cases their IP is blacklisted by SFS.

If users would instead get a message that their details are blacklisted by SFS, that thousands of websites use this third party service and that users should contact their ISP to resolve this, then users would not take this so personal. That would save a lot of support tickets as well.

fxs158

02-13-2011, 03:08 AM

My one forum apparently had allot of spam for a while, is there a way to run this against the existing members so that it deletes the members and posts that match spammers automatically?

PossumX

02-13-2011, 02:52 PM

The generic message is easy to change, as it is simply a phrase:

$vbphrase[glowhostspamomatic_reject]

I have used the below, which is explanatory, and I think needed, so that an unintended victim understands why this occurred, and that it is being done in the best interest of the overall community. It may be a bit verbose, but when denying a registration, it is prudent to present the reasoning, for those that get caught up in this that are not spammers.

Your Registration Request has been denied, due to your IP Address, Username, or Email Address being listed by the <a href="http://www.stopforumspam.com">StopForumSpam.com</a> anti-spam engine.
The StopForumSpam.com service monitors and tracks spammers, worldwide, and lists their varying details within their servers. Should any of your details match their database, this will result in registration denial.
In addition to StopForumSpam.com, we also use the <a href="http://www.akismet.com">Akismet.com</a> service as well to monitor and block spamming activity.
We would respectfully suggest that you either attempt to use another email and/or username, and see if this resolves the issue for you. If it does not, it means that your IP Address has been tagged as a spammer, and this needs to be resolved via your Internet Service Provider. We can assist you in getting this resolved.
If you are still having troubles, please use the <a href="http://www.YOURFORUM.com/CONTACTLINK">Contact Us Link</a> and we will get your account setup for you.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and truly want you as a part of our community. The volume of spammer activity in recent times has driven these measures to be put in place, in order to keep YOURFORUMNAME from being filled up by spam postings.
Thank you for your understanding.
Also, make sure you set the StopForumSpam: Remote Expiry option to a reasonable time frame (e.g.: don't make it months).

owning_y0u

02-13-2011, 04:12 PM

Can you please tell me why the submit function in de admin cp profile editor has been removed?

P.s. Askimet and Stopforumspam API are filled in correctly
p.s.1 asked this question earlier but never received the answer

PossumX

02-13-2011, 06:06 PM

Can you please tell me why the submit function in de admin cp profile editor has been removed?r

I echo this. That function was perfect to deal with new registrants who simply signed up (got through the mod) and were either sleepers, or homepage stuffers.

Joey805

02-13-2011, 08:41 PM

Do you have a version 2.0 for VB3?

GlowHost.com

02-13-2011, 09:54 PM

Can you please tell me why the submit function in de admin cp profile editor has been removed?

P.s. Askimet and Stopforumspam API are filled in correctly
p.s.1 asked this question earlier but never received the answer

I echo this. That function was perfect to deal with new registrants who simply signed up (got through the mod) and were either sleepers, or homepage stuffers.

Its been removed because there were too many conflicts and we wanted to get version 2 released. If there are enough requests for it we can look in to re-enabling it.

Do you have a version 2.0 for VB3?

Version 2 will only work on vB 4 and up.

fxs158

02-13-2011, 11:49 PM

Ok I am conffused, I have the software installed, it shows that it has blocked many people, however the owner of this ip 216.80.120.75 just registered and it is a registered user. The spam forum shows the owner of the ip as a spammer, how did they get arround the software?

http://www.stopforumspam.com/ipcheck/216.80.120.75

GlowHost.com

02-13-2011, 11:54 PM

Maybe they were not yet on the ban list when they registerred on your forum. The timestamp on their site says it was only added on 13-Feb-11 08:39 PM which was a few minutes ago. Or he wasn't there at all and you are the one that added him.

fxs158

02-13-2011, 11:58 PM

So in that case then it is up to me to manually ban him? I love the software! Is there a way to run the spam list from the stopforumspam site against my database to get rid of all teh spammers that got in prior to the software being installed?

TeknoSounds

02-14-2011, 12:00 AM

sometimes you could be the first person to submit the spammer's info. Think of it as blocking it for everyone else down the road :)

GlowHost.com

02-14-2011, 12:05 AM

So in that case then it is up to me to manually ban him?

When you have SOM setup correctly and choose the ban option you will ban him from not only your forums but you will add his details to the SFS database so that he can't spam on other people's boards.

I love the software!

Thanks :)

Is there a way to run the spam list from the stopforumspam site against my database to get rid of all teh spammers that got in prior to the software being installed?

No, you cant run it on existing users it would be a problem for the SFS website if large forums suddenly started submitting thousands of member IPs, emails and usernames at the same time. You would need to have a cron setup to submit small numbers of IPs in batches to their database and that maight take years to complete on a large board.

On smaller boards its probably beyond the technical ability of many users to setup the cron so its a bit beyond the scope of this mod to try to do that. I think the support would be too intense for free product so its probably not going to be implemented. Not to mention if it was setup wrong your board would be banned by SFS so that would be a bad thing.

fxs158

02-14-2011, 12:42 AM

When you have SOM setup correctly and choose the ban option you will ban him from not only your forums but you will add his details to the SFS database so that he can't spam on other people's boards.

Ok I think I have it set up correctly, so let me rephrase the question. If I am the first one reporting a spammer, in my case it as reported but after he was registered on the forum. So in the rare occasion that I am the first reporting a spammer, do I have to delete the spammer manually? Or did I miss configure something? Currently the software has been rejecting allot of spammers, so not sure what I need to do differently.

One other question, I added another hack that simply will ask questions upon registration in addition to the re-capcha. So I decided to test it to make sure than people are able to register. I used the bogus user name and a common email. I forgot about this hack and sure enough it flagged me as a spammer. Will my ip now be listed on the database of spammers?

GlowHost.com

02-14-2011, 02:48 PM

You will need to look carefully at your SOM settings in the "Easy Cleanup" section and tell it to do what you want it to do with your users (delete or ban) when you run the SOM wizard from the moderation tools menu.

Will you be listed as a spammer, no, not unless you were able to register on your own forum and then you ran SOM which submits your details. The same way you submitted the last guy to their database...

maokaang

02-15-2011, 01:23 AM

It is a myth that Q an A stops them.I have to disagree. S-O-M version 1.x was blocking and logging 100+ spammers a day on our forums. That turns out to have been quite unnecessary. I believe version 2 employs a far more logical and practical approach by running only after vbulletin's human verification procedures have been passed.

After 1 week of use, the number of spammers logged/blocked by S-O-M on our site is ZERO. Only approvals and auto-moderation (keywords) have been logged so far. The website owners at SFS must be breathing a great sigh of relief; their database isn't taking the unnecessary beating version 1 was giving it.

Not one spammer has slipped through our Q&A these last 7 days, quite obviously far from the myth you proclaim it. I have no doubt our ZERO figure won't last very long though, someone/something will get through soon, and for that I am most grateful to have S-O-M there as a second line of defence. To be sure, I ran a test registration using a known spam email address recorded at SFS, answered the Q&A, and S-O-M blocked and logged me.

Version 1 proved it clearly works. Now, I'm glad to say, it only works when it's really needed.

Many thanks GlowHost for an excellent mod made even better. :up:

MISTER2

02-16-2011, 03:39 AM

I echo this. That function was perfect to deal with new registrants who simply signed up (got through the mod) and were either sleepers, or homepage stuffers.

Its been removed because there were too many conflicts and we wanted to get version 2 released. If there are enough requests for it we can look in to re-enabling it.

Version 2 will only work on vB 4 and up.

+1 on this, I considered going back to the previous version as I used the AdminCP profile editor remove/report feature all the time to remove/report sleepers that made it through the security.

I like the new stats feature, but really miss the AdminCP remove/report tool.

In the mean time I created a Sleeper Spammer usergroup to hold all the ones that make it through. I will keep my fingers crossed that there will be an update with the AdminCP remove/report tool.

Alfa1

02-16-2011, 02:22 PM

Submit from profile would be nice to have.

CheeSie

02-16-2011, 05:46 PM

Post made by a cron but having the admin user specified as the poster is still being put into the moderation queue..

Palehorse74480

02-17-2011, 11:44 AM

+1 on this, I will likely be going back to the previous version as I used the AdminCP profile editor remove/report feature all the time to remove/report sleepers that made it through the security.

I like the new stats feature, but really miss the AdminCP remove/report tool.

Yeah me too. This was a VERY useful feature and I didnt have problems with it. If this is not put back in I too will be reverting to the older version.

ComoEstaEso-com

02-17-2011, 10:59 PM

Just installed this on vB 4.1.2
I left the "Web Hosting" link to GhostHost.com at the footer.
Thank you very much for this mod... very much appreciated!! :)

GlowHost.com

02-17-2011, 11:08 PM

Post made by a cron but having the admin user specified as the poster is still being put into the moderation queue..

What sort of a cron? Are you using vB's built-in RSS manager or something else?

Just installed this on vB 4.1.2
I left the "Web Hosting" link to GhostHost.com at the footer.
Thank you very much for this mod... very much appreciated!! :)

You are welcome! Thank you too for the link :)

PBRiot

02-18-2011, 05:00 AM

Hi, installed it on 4.1.2, and when someone (anyone) tries to post a reply, I get the following error:

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(443) : eval()'d code on line 5

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_ghsom.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home4/hustlepa/public_html/pbriot/includes/functions_newpost.php(443) : eval()'d code on line 5

As soon as I disable this SOM plugin, it goes back to normal. :confused:

subzerohimself

02-18-2011, 11:48 AM

a big thanks for this as soon as i installed it bang it started working and got a spammer thank you works great

MISTER2

02-18-2011, 02:06 PM

I tried turning on the "Give Thanks" in the Copyright section however nothing shows up except for a Webhosting link in the footer section.

I tried turning off the Affiliate System to see if that was the issue, but it had no effect.

If I have both the Give Thanks, and Affiliate system enabled there is an extra line break before the Webhosting link. If I disable the Affiliate system, but keep the give Thanks active the line break goes away?

Should the Give Thanks, and Affilaite system be generating different links?

GlowHost.com

02-18-2011, 02:17 PM

Give Thanks or Affiliate system may not show up in the copyright section if you have other mods running that hide the copyright or have a vB license to remove the copyright. This is why there is a setting to put it in the footer links bar.

It is not recommended to run both Give Thanks and Affiliate System at the same time. But just so I can be clear, and can test, where does this line break occur, in the footer link bar or in the copyright section?

It should not make a line break in the footer links with a default install of vB, I have tested this and the only thing that happens is two links for Web Hosting appear. I have not tested the copyright section though.

Yes, they should generate a different a href if you have entered in your affiliate ID into the settings of SOM. If you enable the affiliate system and do not supply any affiliate URL then it will default to http://glowhost.com

MISTER2

02-18-2011, 02:49 PM

It is not recommended to run both Give Thanks and Affiliate System at the same time. But just so I can be clear, and can test, where does this line break occur, in the footer link bar or in the copyright section?

It should not make a line break in the footer links with a default install of vB, I have tested this and the only thing that happens is two links for Web Hosting appear. I have not tested the copyright section though.

Yes, they should generate a different a href if you have entered in your affiliate ID into the settings of SOM. If you enable the affiliate system and do not supply any affiliate URL then it will default to http://glowhost.com

That makes sense, when both were enabled the line break was occurring in the copyright section.
We don't have any mods to remove the copyright section.

kevbentz

02-18-2011, 05:47 PM

The latest VB release 4.1.2 seems to have removed all the SOM options from the User Manager, although the rest of it seems to be functioning normally.

TeknoSounds

02-19-2011, 07:59 PM

The latest VB release 4.1.2 seems to have removed all the SOM options from the User Manager, although the rest of it seems to be functioning normally.

user manager features were removed in the latest version of SOM, not a conflict with vB 4.1.2

OldSchoolDSL

02-20-2011, 03:15 AM

Finally got around to updating.

Installed & working

4.1.1

RitaW

02-21-2011, 10:37 AM

+1 on this, I considered going back to the previous version as I used the AdminCP profile editor remove/report feature all the time to remove/report sleepers that made it through the security.

I like the new stats feature, but really miss the AdminCP remove/report tool.

In the mean time I created a Sleeper Spammer usergroup to hold all the ones that make it through. I will keep my fingers crossed that there will be an update with the AdminCP remove/report tool.

Same here. It was really handy. Would be great to have it re-enabled.
Great program though.

kevbentz

02-21-2011, 12:34 PM

Its been removed because there were too many conflicts and we wanted to get version 2 released. If there are enough requests for it we can look in to re-enabling it.

I'd like to see it put back in. I do not put new registrants in their own user group and am able to pick out spammers by their names (since none of them actually enter a real name, or even one resembling one). Unless I'm using it incorrectly, there is no way to ban/remove them and report them until after they make their first post.

kevbentz

02-21-2011, 12:36 PM

After banning/deleting posts and reporting, I see this error at the top of the forums (I put the xxx/xxx in there):

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /xxx/xxx/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(1067) : eval()'d code on line 4

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

GlowHost.com

02-21-2011, 06:32 PM

I'd like to see it put back in. I do not put new registrants in their own user group and am able to pick out spammers by their names (since none of them actually enter a real name, or even one resembling one). Unless I'm using it incorrectly, there is no way to ban/remove them and report them until after they make their first post.

I don't think most or many people use their names as a forum username, at least on most boards.

We are going to bring back the user banning option in version 2.5. It will be a couple months though as we are working on other projects at this time.

After banning/deleting posts and reporting, I see this error at the top of the forums (I put the xxx/xxx in there):

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /xxx/xxx/public_html/includes/functions_ghsom.php(1067) : eval()'d code on line 4

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: glowhostspamomatic_bsc in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

Sounds like a conflict with another mod or a problem with a customized template.

Hi, installed it on 4.1.2, and when someone (anyone) tries to post a reply, I get the following error:

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(443) : eval()'d code on line 5

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_ghsom.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home4/hustlepa/public_html/pbriot/includes/functions_newpost.php(443) : eval()'d code on line 5

As soon as I disable this SOM plugin, it goes back to normal. :confused:

Make sure you have uploaded the files exactly as described in the readme file for this mod. Sounds like you did not upload a file to the correct location.

sweetguy2004

02-21-2011, 06:44 PM

hey thanks buddy! nice hack but can you tell me how to stop threads & post to get moderated
its totally wastage of time to approve threads everyday.

GlowHost.com

02-21-2011, 07:00 PM

hey thanks buddy! nice hack but can you tell me how to stop threads & post to get moderated
its totally wastage of time to approve threads everyday.

Check your settings for this mod. You should not need to be moderating posts every day. You can even completely disable moderation functions if you like.

howtonetwork

02-22-2011, 09:39 AM

I have spam-o-matic installed but in the moderation tools there is no spam-o-matic option to deal with spam posts. Just the standard delete threads etc.

sweetguy2004

02-23-2011, 07:30 AM

Check your settings for this mod. You should not need to be moderating posts every day. You can even completely disable moderation functions if you like.

Thanks alot found it Akismet: Enable to Disable ;)

TheLastSuperman

02-23-2011, 07:36 AM

This has come a long way, I like the new version and increased options ;) so I finally... Mark as Installed :cool:

MISTER2

02-24-2011, 04:23 PM

Not sure what might be different in the filters with this version, however I am seeing far fewer "sleeper spammers" make it through. I think it has been a week since the last sleeper spammer was able to register. With the previous version of SOM we were getting several sleepers/home page, sig stuffers each day.

sas forum

02-25-2011, 12:29 AM

Love this mod, always have. I added the most recent version to a new site and do not see any option to submit the spammer's info to SFS. I deleted a spammer and then checked SFS thinking that it may be automatically submitted, but nothing.

I checked the moderation tools and don't see anything on the left side of the admin cp that would lead me to believe that I can go there to delete and submit a spammers info to SFS.

I guess I am just used to clicking on the username to view the details in the admin cp and then deleting them from there. I know doing it that way submitted the info to SFS.

Can you tell me which version has the option still in the user details page of the admin cp?

Thanks in advance.

Sw0rDz

02-25-2011, 12:34 AM

What happened to block in the "Edit User Profile" panel where you could click a check box "Submit to Glowhost" and ban the user? I want to ban bots, but I want to make sure their info gets submitted to prevent them from registration again.

Thanks!

lurch_cr

02-25-2011, 02:16 AM

I just wanted to post up and say that this mod is fan-freaking-tastic!
It's saved me and my co-administrator a BUCKET LOAD of work :)

GlowHost.com

02-25-2011, 07:40 PM

Love this mod, always have. I added the most recent version to a new site and do not see any option to submit the spammer's info to SFS. I deleted a spammer and then checked SFS thinking that it may be automatically submitted, but nothing.

I checked the moderation tools and don't see anything on the left side of the admin cp that would lead me to believe that I can go there to delete and submit a spammers info to SFS.

I guess I am just used to clicking on the username to view the details in the admin cp and then deleting them from there. I know doing it that way submitted the info to SFS.

Can you tell me which version has the option still in the user details page of the admin cp?

Thanks in advance.

What happened to block in the "Edit User Profile" panel where you could click a check box "Submit to Glowhost" and ban the user? I want to ban bots, but I want to make sure their info gets submitted to prevent them from registration again.

Thanks!

Please read this thread from the previous page:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2164391&postcount=683

Yes, we will add it back in a future release. Currently, the way to do it is select the post, then click on the moderation tools menu in the postbit, and select Spam-O-Matic. Follow the on-screen instructions. It is much faster than going into the user profile in adminsp.

See attached example.

Sw0rDz

02-25-2011, 08:09 PM

Please read this thread from the previous page:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2164391&postcount=683

Yes, we will add it back in a future release. Currently, the way to do it is select the post, then click on the moderation tools menu in the postbit, and select Spam-O-Matic. Follow the on-screen instructions. It is much faster than going into the user profile in adminsp.

See attached example.

That is a problem actually. We get tons of bots that just register on our forums spamming without making post. They register, with links to various malicious/bad sites in their signatures. When I ban these bots I want to submit their info to prevent them from registering several accounts. Is there anyway to do this?

Thanks!

SocialNetworkBuzz

02-25-2011, 08:18 PM

Thank you! *clicks install*

In just 2 hours since installing it and giving it a try...

Spam-O-Matic Statistics

227 Spammers Denied Registration

1 Spammer Permanently Banned

2 Spammers submitted to StopForumSpam

2 Spammers submitted to Akismet

6 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated

AMAZING!

GlowHost.com

02-25-2011, 08:21 PM

We get tons of bots that just register on our forums spamming without making post. They register, with links to various malicious/bad sites in their signatures. When I ban these bots I want to submit their info to prevent them from registering several accounts. Is there anyway to do this?

Thanks!

Can you send me an example link of what you mean my in their signatures?

Sw0rDz

02-25-2011, 09:58 PM

Can you send me an example link of what you mean my in their signatures?

They're bots trying to mooch off our google ranks. Instead of trying to get members to click their links via posts or threads. They try and sneak registrations of user accounts onto our forum system. This way they can post links to their sites in their signature, and when google goes through our forums, their sites gain google ranks (aka Google mooching).

What I've been doing is banning the bot and sending their info to glowhost to help prevent them doing it to us again or other sites. Maybe when you do a new version, take consideration of what they put in their signatures when blocking spam bots.

Don't Click these! They may be malicious!
Example of their signatures:
Farm Mania (http://www.freegames.net/games-2873-Farm-Mania-game.html)|Farm Frenzy 3 (http://www.freegames.net/games-2895-Farm-Frenzy-3-game.html)|Avatar Arena (http://www.freegames.net/games-799-Avatar-Arena-game.html)|Achilles (http://www.freegames.net/games-1038-Achilles-game.html)

Another example:

Palm Desert General Dentistry (http://www.cosmetic-dentist-laser-dentistry-dental-implants-braces.com) , Palm Desert Cosmetic Dentistry (http://www.cosmetic-dentist-laser-dentistry-dental-implants-braces.com)

If it helps. My website is www.zeldadungeon.net
We've gotten really weird ones too.

GlowHost.com

02-25-2011, 10:05 PM

Well, I am pretty sure those links have no follow tags on them. At least all the links on our board does so there is no chance of them gaining PR from that.

But what I was asking for is a link to whatever you are looking at because I dont see it on our forum where a "non-poster" can have links that are public.

Sw0rDz

02-25-2011, 10:12 PM

Something like this?
http://zeldadungeon.net/forum/member.php?11641-sadiehyd&tab=aboutme#aboutme

We more or less want to slowdown them registration at our site.

SocialNetworkBuzz

02-25-2011, 10:23 PM

You could hide signatures and WoL to unregistered. Then bots will never gather that info.

GlowHost.com

02-26-2011, 01:52 AM

Well, I think Stabatha is on the right track. Except, that example appears to be a registered user.

Spam-O-Matic allows you to make a Newbies group, where all your newly registered users go. That usergroup should not have signature permissions (among other things). After 10 posts or whatever you set it to, then they graduate to the registered users group which probably should have signature permissions based on your forum's policy.

We will eventually add the thing in admincp, but in this case the problem is preventable from the get-go.

CheeSie

02-28-2011, 06:08 PM

I keep getting this when using the spam-o-matic to remove users:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in .../includes/class_dm_user.php(2324) : eval()'d code on line 16

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/class_dm_user.php(2324) : eval()'d code:16) in [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php on line 1084

GlowHost.com

02-28-2011, 06:11 PM

I keep getting this when using the spam-o-matic to remove users:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in .../includes/class_dm_user.php(2324) : eval()'d code on line 16

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/class_dm_user.php(2324) : eval()'d code:16) in [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php on line 1084

This does not happen on an unmodified board with a properly installed Spam-O-matic. Please make sure your installation is correct and if the issue continues you will have to disable all mods and try it. Then enable them one by one until you find the conflict.

Delphiprogrammi

02-28-2011, 06:25 PM

there is several outdated code in functions_ghsom.php function calls to

fetch_template();
print_output();

will cause errors as those are 3.8.x (and lower) only

GlowHost.com

02-28-2011, 08:18 PM

there is several outdated code in functions_ghsom.php function calls to

fetch_template();
print_output();

will cause errors as those are 3.8.x (and lower) only

SOM doesn't use fetch_template(); anymore.

print_output(); is used in vB4 sources so it should not cause any errors.

Delphiprogrammi

03-01-2011, 03:29 PM

SOM doesn't use fetch_template(); anymore.

print_output(); is used in vB4 sources so it should not cause any errors.

you're correct about print_output still i see code like

eval('$navbar = "' . addslashes(fetch_template('navbar')) . '";'); // line 571
eval('$navbar = "' . addslashes(fetch_template('navbar')) . '";'); //line 1067

in /includes/functions_ghsom.php it might be me using an outdated file but i don't think so not a serious problem though the system still works fine

g00gl3r

03-01-2011, 05:24 PM

Will this work with 4.1.2?

GlowHost.com

03-01-2011, 05:37 PM

you're correct about print_output still i see code like

eval('$navbar = "' . addslashes(fetch_template('navbar')) . '";'); // line 571
eval('$navbar = "' . addslashes(fetch_template('navbar')) . '";'); //line 1067

in /includes/functions_ghsom.php it might be me using an outdated file but i don't think so not a serious problem though the system still works fine

You must be running an older version. The latest version was redone to use vB_Template class instead of outdated functions

Will this work with 4.1.2?

Yes.

rolfw1

03-01-2011, 05:39 PM

Will this work with 4.1.2?

Yes, working with my 4.1.2, great mod.:)

Delphiprogrammi

03-03-2011, 06:11 PM

You must be running an older version. The latest version was redone to use vB_Template class instead of outdated functions

you're right :o sorry

maokaang

03-04-2011, 07:50 AM

I think I may have found a problem with "Put New User Into Newbies Group".

If enabled while the standard vBulletin "Verify Email address in Registration" is also set to Yes, the verification process still goes through the motions, but is being bypassed because members are placed straight into the Newbies Group rather than "Users Awaiting Email Confirmation".

The user still receives a verification email, but when the verification link is clicked they get a message saying they're already verified. Email verification would appear to be rendered useless.

I have for now disabled Glowhost's "Put New User Into Newbies Group" and have instead replaced the process using vBulletin's standard Promotions facility.

GlowHost.com

03-04-2011, 05:59 PM

Good information, I will look into it.

But one thing to consider is, if email validation worked as intended, you would not have any bots. The bots are able to get past this process. So having it means an extra step for your human visitors. So ask yourself the question of if human validation is more important than putting all new registrations in the newbies group thereby limiting the damage potential a bot can do...

I agree with you that if this problem exists, we should try to get it working as intended. But I see not much value in email verification these days considering the bots get right by it and there is always a chance your legit users have the verification email undelivered due to many email factors. You might actually end up loosing legit users which is the opposite of what you are wanting to do.

Alfa1

03-05-2011, 12:06 AM

You are forgetting that the email validation is not only to block spam bots, but also to prevent to become a spammer yourself. If you do not validate emails, then your site is sending large quantities of email to unrelated and inexistent email addresses. Therefore you would be sending spam and risk your site to be blacklisted as a spammer.

GlowHost.com

03-05-2011, 12:17 AM

I have no idea what you mean actually. You have no control over the email address that the spam bot registers with, and thus the system sends the validation link to whomever the spam bot told it to go. So sending large quantities of email to illegitimate users is beyond your control unless you disable email validation, which is along the lines of my first post.

What did I miss? Can you give us an example scenario of what you mean?

Sw0rDz

03-05-2011, 11:24 PM

I'm curious if Glow Host anti-spam generates this error? Can someone with Glowhost try to validate a thread via mod panel?

I get this error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function load_engine() on a non-object in /usr/local/etc/httpd/zd.telefragged.com/forum/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(950) : eval()'d code on line 3

Special Note: You need to try and validate more then just 1 thread.

InTeNsE-HuMoR

03-07-2011, 01:43 AM

How do we change the error message shown upon an unsuccessful registration? i.e. the message shown when a spammer is detected at registration.

mitch84

03-07-2011, 02:59 PM

hi, on forumhome when I click on statistics, I"m redirect to vb.org, it's normally??
On my folder in admincp, file glowhostspamomatic.php is uploaded but in admincp I xan't see this option in left frame, only is vb=>options work fine, what's wrong? thx
vb4.1.2

maokaang

03-07-2011, 03:43 PM

So ask yourself the question of if human validation is more important than putting all new registrations in the newbies group thereby limiting the damage potential a bot can do...I like email verification, not for bots, but simply to make sure every registered email address actually exists.

I'm less worried about using the Glowhost newbie system. OK, it's easy to set up, but it's a reinvention of the wheel in as far as vBulletin already provides the means, via usergroup promotions, to do exactly what the Glowhost newbie group does.

No worries. :up:

Onto another subject:

Had a post slip past "Auto-Moderation: URL Count" (set to 0) today.

I believe this to be the culprit:
substr_count($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'), 'http:')

The URL they posted began https: :)

Many thanks again and best wishes
Paul

GlowHost.com

03-07-2011, 05:18 PM

How do we change the error message shown upon an unsuccessful registration? i.e. the message shown when a spammer is detected at registration.

You can modify that in the vBulletin phrase manager.

danyol1706

03-08-2011, 03:23 AM

I'm getting a database error everytime I try to save changes to my Usergroup permissions:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE vb_usergroup SET

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

I didn't get this error before the 2.0.2 update. How do I resolve this?

InTeNsE-HuMoR

03-08-2011, 03:27 AM

You can modify that in the vBulletin phrase manager.

Which phrase is this exactly? I can't seem to find it. Edit: found it!

I'm getting a database error everytime I try to save changes to my Usergroup permissions:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE vb_usergroup SET

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

I didn't get this error before the 2.0.2 update. How do I resolve this?

I think that is caused when you haven't completely uninstalled the previous version. If I remember correctly, it is an xml file in your Admin CP directory that is no longer needed for the current version. Find it and delete.

ComoEstaEso-com

03-08-2011, 11:00 PM

Hello!
This Product rocks!!
Very happy with it.
We did a small donation to StopForumSpam.com and Akismet :)

Quick question:
Is there a way to submit spammer's info/data to the spam databases (StopForumSpam) without the spammer having posted?
I ask, because we have gotten three spammers that have registered, haven't posted on the forums, yet their signatures are spam.
Instead of just deleting them, maybe it would be cool to "delete and submit".

Thank you for this awesome mod!! :)

GlowHost.com

03-08-2011, 11:15 PM

Hello!
This Product rocks!!
Very happy with it.
We did a small donation to StopForumSpam.com and Akismet :)

How about a small donation to the developer of this mod? :( :)

Quick question:
Is there a way to submit spammer's info/data to the spam databases (StopForumSpam) without the spammer having posted?
I ask, because we have gotten three spammers that have registered, haven't posted on the forums, yet their signatures are spam.
Instead of just deleting them, maybe it would be cool to "delete and submit".

Thank you for this awesome mod!! :)

Not yet. That functionality is coming in a later release as it is often requested.

BigAl205

03-09-2011, 01:01 AM

You could cheat ;)
There's another program that allows an admin to log in as another user. You could log in as the spammer, make a post, and then report it. :D

TeknoSounds

03-09-2011, 02:34 AM

You could cheat ;)
There's another program that allows an admin to log in as another user. You could log in as the spammer, make a post, and then report it. :D

lmao, nice work around :p

GlowHost.com

03-09-2011, 02:52 AM

You could cheat ;)
There's another program that allows an admin to log in as another user. You could log in as the spammer, make a post, and then report it. :D

Probably don't want to do that if your settings are set to send the IP address of the spammer to SFS otherwise you will end up banning yourself from registration on forums that run this mod.

tightjeansforum

03-09-2011, 03:55 AM

Hello,
I've setup a brand new forum and just downloaded this as the first plugin/mod on the forum.
When installing/uploading the plugin xml file I get the following error.

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/home/tmp/php8rXcz1) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/jappleton/:/tmp:/var/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in [path]/includes/adminfunctions.php on line 2449

No idea what's wrong or what it means. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Quarantine

03-09-2011, 01:50 PM

Hi there,

I've previously used your 1.2.x version but stopped it for a while, and now I found out that you've released a 2.x version.

I made sure to remove that /forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file, and then tried to install it by importing product-glowhostspamomatic.xml into "Products".

I immediately see a database error message:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.7:

Invalid SQL:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `vbulletin_glowhostspamomatic_log`(
`date` DATETIME NOT NULL,
`ip` VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
`email` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
`username` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
`message` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
`is_blocked` TINYINT NOT NULL DEFAULT "0",
`user_hash` VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
`user_id` INT NOT NULL
) TYPE=MyISAM;;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 10
Error Number : 1064

I noticed there's an extra semi-colon at TYPE=MyISAM, but when I checked the product-glowhostspamomatic.xml out, there's only one semi-colon, not two as this error shows.

Any ideas what could be the problem? =/

Delphiprogrammi

03-09-2011, 03:26 PM

Hello!
This Product rocks!!
Very happy with it.
We did a small donation to StopForumSpam.com and Akismet :)

Quick question:
Is there a way to submit spammer's info/data to the spam databases (StopForumSpam) without the spammer having posted?
I ask, because we have gotten three spammers that have registered, haven't posted on the forums, yet their signatures are spam.
Instead of just deleting them, maybe it would be cool to "delete and submit".

Thank you for this awesome mod!! :)

you can submit spammers by building a form todo it in your admincp here's an example

if($_REQUEST['do'] == 'submitspam')
{
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('r',array(
'username' => TYPE_STR,
'email' => TYPE_STR,
'ip_addr' => TYPE_STR,
'api_key' => TYPE_STR,
'evidence' => TYPE_STR
));
print_form_header('glowhostspamomatic','dosubmitsp am');
print_input_row('username','username','',1,30);
print_input_row('email','email','',1,30);
print_input_row('ip adress','ip_addr','',1,30);
print_input_row('apikey','api_key',$vbulletin->options['glowhostspamomatic_apikey'],1,30);
print_textarea_row('evidence','evidence','',20,50, 1,1);
print_submit_row('submit',0);
}

allright almost there now to submit the form to SFS database you have two options

1) PHP with cURL support
2) PHP with sockets support

if($_POST['do'] == 'dosubmitspam')
{
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array(
'username' => TYPE_STR,
'email' => TYPE_STR,
'ip_addr' => TYPE_STR,
'api_key' => TYPE_STR,
'evidence' => TYPE_STR
));
$cURL = curl_init();
curl_setopt($cURL,CURLOPT_URL,"http://www.stopforumspam.com/add.php");
curl_setopt($cURL,CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($cURL,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,"username=" . $vbulletin->GPC['username'] . "&ip_addr=" . $vbulletin->GPC['ip_addr'] . "&email=" . $vbulletin->GPC['email'] . "&api_key=" . $vbulletin->GPC['api_key'] . "&evidence=" . $vbulletin->GPC['evidence'] . "");
curl_setopt($cURL,CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"vBulletin cURL spam submitter");
curl_exec($cURL);
if(curl_errno($cURL))
{
die(print_r(curl_error($cURL)));
}
else
{
print_stop_message('spammer_reported_succes'); //this is a phrase
}
curl_close($cURL);//do not forget this

PHP through sockets

function PostSpam($spamdata)
{
$sock = fsockopen("www.stopforumspam.com",80);
fputs($sock, "POST /add.php HTTP/1.1\n" );
fputs($sock, "Host: www.stopforumspam.com\n" );
fputs($sock, "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n" );
fputs($sock, "Content-length: ".strlen($spamdata)."\n" );
fputs($sock, "Connection: close\n\n" );
fputs($sock,$spamdata);
fclose($sock);
}

with this you need to check the http response either 200(success) or 403(forbidden) usage is the same as the cURL postfields above

PostSpam(postfields_here)

i added this to the spamomatic log to check if your host supports either cURL or sockets call

phpinfo();

GlowHost.com

03-09-2011, 06:14 PM

Hello,
I've setup a brand new forum and just downloaded this as the first plugin/mod on the forum.
When installing/uploading the plugin xml file I get the following error.

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/home/tmp/php8rXcz1) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/jappleton/:/tmp:/var/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in [path]/includes/adminfunctions.php on line 2449

No idea what's wrong or what it means. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

You will need to check with your host on that. it seems like a possible misconfiguration in PHP.

Hi there,

I've previously used your 1.2.x version but stopped it for a while, and now I found out that you've released a 2.x version.

I made sure to remove that /forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml file, and then tried to install it by importing product-glowhostspamomatic.xml into "Products".

I immediately see a database error message:

I noticed there's an extra semi-colon at TYPE=MyISAM, but when I checked the product-glowhostspamomatic.xml out, there's only one semi-colon, not two as this error shows.

Any ideas what could be the problem? =/

Did you use the product manager to first remove the old version? It needs to be removed from there before installing the new version.

Quarantine

03-10-2011, 10:30 AM

Did you use the product manager to first remove the old version? It needs to be removed from there before installing the new version.

Hi there,

Sorry I forgot to mention this, but yes I did uninstall the old version first via the Product Manager, which is why I'm quite puzzled about the error too.

Boofo

03-10-2011, 02:04 PM

We just spent an hour trying to figure out why a new user's thread was automatically moderated. It turned out he used a link to a pic of himself in it. My point is that this mod is working EXACTLY as it should. Great job! ;)

GlowHost.com

03-10-2011, 04:56 PM

Hi there,

Sorry I forgot to mention this, but yes I did uninstall the old version first via the Product Manager, which is why I'm quite puzzled about the error too.

I am not really sure why you would be having those problems. You might re-install the original mod. Then try to uninstall it again using product manager, then remove the bitfield file. Then install the latest and see how it goes.

BigAl205

03-10-2011, 09:07 PM

Probably don't want to do that if your settings are set to send the IP address of the spammer to SFS otherwise you will end up banning yourself from registration on forums that run this mod.
Oops...good point. I didn't think about the IP aspect.:o

rob4448585

03-11-2011, 01:43 AM

Sorry I am late to the party.

I installed this on a 3.8.1 board and it works.

My question is, I think something is missing
Here is what my threads all show.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/03/27.png

Anyway to change it and add it to the drop down box?

PeZzy

03-11-2011, 09:57 PM

Nice Mod, but there are *two* web hosting links added to my forum's footer (4.1.2). Couldn't you have just snuck one in there?

rob4448585

03-11-2011, 10:04 PM

Nice Mod, but there are *two* web hosting links added to my forum's footer (4.1.2). Couldn't you have just snuck one in there?

you can turn them off in the settings

PeZzy

03-11-2011, 10:06 PM

Thanks...I didn't look at the settings carefully.

GlowHost.com

03-11-2011, 10:11 PM

Sorry I am late to the party.

I installed this on a 3.8.1 board and it works.

My question is, I think something is missing
Here is what my threads all show.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/03/27.png

Anyway to change it and add it to the drop down box?

Hmm, its supposed to be in the dropdown box. Well, actually, in the default skin there is a popup box with these options. Looks like that theme is doing something strange with the placement of the SOM option.

rob4448585

03-11-2011, 10:18 PM

Hmm, its supposed to be in the dropdown box. Well, actually, in the default skin there is a popup box with these options. Looks like that theme is doing something strange with the placement of the SOM option.

anything to do with it being 3.8?

GlowHost.com

03-11-2011, 10:21 PM

anything to do with it being 3.8?

Probably. This mod doesn't work properly in anything except version 4.0 and higher.

You might want to try the older version here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248470

That one is made for 3.x boards.

GlowHost.com

03-11-2011, 10:23 PM

PS: Dont forget to delete any files that you uploaded when installing this mod for 4.0 before uploading the files for the 3,8 version.

PeZzy

03-12-2011, 05:56 AM

I don't know if this is coincidental, but right after I installed this mod I lost the ability to do full screen on embedded youtube videos. I went into Styles and Templates and opened the bbcode_video template and just clicked on save. After saving it shows up red in the list as if it has been modified and full screen works. If I revert the template, full screen stops working. The reverted code shows "allowfullscreen" but it doesn't appear on posts with embedded videos. I just resave the template to get it working again. My usergroup is suppose to be excluded from any spam control. My board is version 4.1.2 .

Update: uninstalled Spam-O-Matic and the problem went away...reinstalled and it came back.

Quarantine

03-12-2011, 05:08 PM

I am not really sure why you would be having those problems. You might re-install the original mod. Then try to uninstall it again using product manager, then remove the bitfield file. Then install the latest and see how it goes.

Where can I download the original mod from?

GlowHost.com

03-12-2011, 07:08 PM

I don't know if this is coincidental, but right after I installed this mod I lost the ability to do full screen on embedded youtube videos. I went into Styles and Templates and opened the bbcode_video template and just clicked on save. After saving it shows up red in the list as if it has been modified and full screen works. If I revert the template, full screen stops working. The reverted code shows "allowfullscreen" but it doesn't appear on posts with embedded videos. I just resave the template to get it working again. My usergroup is suppose to be excluded from any spam control. My board is version 4.1.2 .

Update: uninstalled Spam-O-Matic and the problem went away...reinstalled and it came back.

Does anyone else have this problem?