Hey Guys...

I'm about 40% complete on the rewrite, just hard finding time with some work related projects on the go. I've registered a new domain/vb license in support of this and some other projects I've got going on...

If anyone needs to get a hold of me PM/email me at this account as the other account I use ('Daniel Mented') is for the forum I admin...

Thanks and happy new year (a little late I know) to everyone!

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to the new hack:up:

HI,

I think you mentioned this before, but wanted a bit more info when you have time. Currently, default setting for RBLS that you have are:

dnsbl.ahbl.org
proxies.dnsbl.sorbs.net
list.dsbl.org

Does the "proxies.dnsbl.sorbs.net" also encompass the spam? It appears not to, but I could be wrong. I was trying to research it, but I'm techy enough to "get it". Here's the URL I'm referring to: http://www.us.sorbs.net/using.shtml

Paula

It depends on the context. All RBLs are really designed to stop email spammers. What we're interested in is preventing vb spammers that are taking advantage of the same 'compromised servers' to pump spam into forums...

Most spammers try to use proxies to obfuscate their IP/location/etc. So blocking proxies is helpful in that regard.

I think you misunderstood :) BTW, I LOVE the proxie blocker! My question is:

Does the "proxies.dnsbl.sorbs.net" also encompass the spam addy (spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net) for Sorbs?

They have a huge list, and I just wanted to make sure I was covered, so to speak :)

Hello. This might be a stupid question, but I am new to this plugin and I am not sure how it works. When I try to view in a browser the urls for the RBLs listed in the config for this plugin, I get 'Server Not Found' errors for all three of them. Does this mean those pages are not working, or is a protocol other than HTTP being utilized to communicate with those sites? Thanks for a great plugin, BTW. Eric

I just went to fbiproxy.com and registered on my website and nothing happened, no error message no awaiting moderation. I also configured everything correctly.

Those are DNS server addresses - the RBL checker performs a dns query against those servers and if it receives a match (typically 127.0.0.x) it blocks registration... If the ip isn't listed with the RBL specified then it doesn't return a 127. response...

Anon- web surfing sites do not get added to RBLs... the next version of the product will include a solution to that particular 'hole'.

Cheers.

How are you coming along with that? Any projected release date? :D

This catches people every single day on my site. I google their email address and sure enough I find spam on several other VBulletin sites that they have left.

This is one of the best hacks available for a popular site or one with a good Google ranking.