I have to say if there's one downside to this mod it's that I no longer get to use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE, and delete posts

@ GlowHost - I think your mod absolutely rocks! So this mention of a compatibility issue with 4.1.5 is not commentary on the mod so much as an issue that arises whenever I enable it.

With Spam-O-Matic turned "on" (enabled), whenever a forum guest tries to post an ADVANCED comment on the board, they get the following error message on my forum:

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(466) : 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 /home/thendkey/public_html/includes/functions_newpost.php(466) : eval()'d code on line 5

At the advice of vB support, which opened a ticket for the issue, the moment I disable Spam-O-Matic, the advance posting feature works fine and the error message above suddenly disappears. Support hypothesized that functions_ghsom.php was the likely culprit as it's not found in vB 4.1.5. If you have a workaround or if you think it's an issue specific to my board I'd love to hear it as I very much miss having Spam-O-Matic on the site. It's a truly superb mod that every forum should have!

We have been seeing spammers use the Home Page field for spam links. It would be great if in the next version of the plugin, it also checks that field for spam links before a new user is allowed to post something.

Also, we have seen spammers get past the filters by posting numerous messages, each with an attached image and/or a short message without any links. Then once they get past the Minimum Post Count for moderation, they start posting messages with their spam links.

It's hard to prevent these spammers from registering since they are using gmail/hotmail and have wide IP address ranges that are hard to block.

Anyone with suggestions/solutions for this?

Try the following mod:

Disable Member Homepage Profile Option based on Post Count or Usergroup

Perhaps users of this mod need to turn on PHP error_display?

I checked with a vBulletin developer who is doing some work on our site about why these errors had started and he said ..

So, I guess they have always been there, but not showing on the screen because the error display has been OFF.

He didn't indicate how it gets fixed though except that the developer of the add-on needed to address it?. Any idea where (or how) I set the PHP permissions so that these general errors with the file functions_ghsom.php belonging to GlowHost stops happening? BTW, they appear when users log in and log out of the site as well.

Regards,
Doug

I have found that when I have 'log and block' chosen everyone gets blocked and obviously the log and register option lets spammers in. I have EVERYONE going to moderation but its a pain to clear them all. Its much like the 'allow new registrations:yes/no" option.

Is there a setting I may have missed?

UPDATE:
Was having an error due, in part, to the following line:
functions_ghsom.php

In deleting this mod and doing a full reinstall, Spam-O-Matic now appears to work fine again! Totally thrilled because this mod is essential for any forum :)

Thanks, this is what I've been after too. I did mention this problem in an earlier post, but I think it was misunderstood. This mod does just the job, as homepage links still apprear on profiles when members are banned, so we've been removing them manually. This will cut our workload in half! :)

Any way to ban the user using glowhost from the ACP?

I found some spammers who joined up to put links on their signatures but I cant seem to find the option to ban them from the ACP when you click edit profile.

Use the drop down on the right to change the usergroup to banned members.