Originally Posted by hotshot (Post 2419353)

Isn't this supposed to reduce the number of Bot registations too? I have this mod installed and I still get hundreds of bot registrations that are blocked by vbStopForumSpam.

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd (Post 2265096)

The output.txt is generated as bots found in your list attempt to call a forum or thread, there's no time lag and the file should be created straight away. If you have no cms then the file should be available at www.mysite.com/output.txt if forum is in a folder then something like www.mysite.com/forum/output.txt

Any issues post back and i'll deal with them for you :)

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd (Post 2427750)

It will be to do with whether you have permission to write to the file on your server, the script creates one if it doesn't exist and then writes to it , if I remember rightly at /public_html level, i'll check tomorrow when I get home and give you a "How to" write at that level if my mod writes above it.

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd (Post 2401544)

Ok, firstly i'd incorporate a safe bot list where you can add bots that you dont want to be banned. The difference with this and .htaccess is, with .htaccess the bots don't even get to call any page on your site but having a lot in your .htaccess list can cause your server to load and slow down, this mod allows the call of a page...etc but as soon as they do it never completes for them as they are then redirected straight away and as you've experienced they quickly drop off and so does your server load :) and you save tons of bandwidth.

Originally Posted by Max Taxable (Post 2320044)

My current (updated) list of banned user agents entered into this Mod:

MSIE 1
MSIE 2
MSIE 3
MSIE 4
MSIE 5
MSIE 6

Entering the older MSIEs and the older Operas has virtually eliminated bot registration attempts. It's down to just one or two a day, and the "IsBot" Mod is still catching those. It used to be, 40-50 a day that would be caught.