Just what I was looking for. I tried to search google for that list, but didn't find it.

Yes, I have shell access as I run a few dedicated servers. I'll just stick to adding it to the 'do not block' exemption list

Thanks for the quick reply!

Hi I was wondering how to turn off the email notification, or, nominate a separate email address to shoot notifications to.

Thanks.

Excellent hack, stopped a few spammers since last night.

Thanks for the thanks. To change the email notification address, open the product-spamlist.xml file, change the following, and then reimport allowing overwrite.
Though you shouldn't really remove the email notification itself, or you won't know what email addresses get blocked.

Hi Calorie,
Again, a very sincere thankyou for your assistance and time. Without it, people like me would be up the creek... with no paddle. I am very new to VB, so its vertical from my view.

cheers

So more e-mails to allow:

@btinternet.com
@ntlworld.com
@wanadoo.co.uk

These are quite large ISP's in the UK

Oh my goodness, why does this plugin send emails? Instead of spammers registering my forum will start to spam me instead.

I am asking you to remove this feature or at least give us the option to disable it.

Thanks alot! nice hack ;)

just wanted to say thanks for the mod and I just have one question.

Can I use:
@us.*.mil <-- Example

Meaning can I put the asterisk[*] anywhere on the do not block list to symbolize any?

thanks.

Why not use the NoSpam! - an alternative to CAPTCHA images plug-in in conjunction with the USER BANNING OPTIONS that are already in vBulletin.

vBulletin Options>User Banning Options>Banned Email Addresses

This plug-in just seem redundant to me.

I love this mod. I get over 25 'User blocked from registering' emails a day. :)

A request: Put the IP address of the attempted spammer in the email, so we can track if the person has managed to find a domain we have not yet blocked.

I have that installed and they STILL register... at least 10 a day.... no more tho
oh
and add
instant-profits.biz to the 'i' list

That is crazy. I have only seen one get through since I installed it and made up 20 questions for it.

Thank You...installed

Spammers uses random emailadresses, so I can't see the point, it's just banning a lot of addresses.

Well, I figured out how to add the IP stuff.. it's very messy but it does tell me who the scumbags are when they manage to find a domain not banned.

@Ducks: Do you carry the same opinion about the default vBulletin options to ban email domains and IP addresses?

WHOA! Everyone needs to check ALL of the "User Blocked" emails. This is doing a great job at catching Spammers (10 + a day). But it is also ticking off real users who want to join (2 - 5 a day), as it tells tells them there address is banned.

So this is what I did. I emptied all the files of all email addresses, I put the ones that have came to my site and are spam.

I am using the "Forbid Users from Posting Links or Images if They Have Fewer than 15 Posts".

I use Welcome Headers to warn people that all begining posts are moderated and that you can NOT post "Links" until your an approved member.

I changed the Phrase "error_nourlallowed" to say that "You can't post links untill full member approval", yes, it's a lie, they don't know that.

I changed the "Registered Users" to "New member". I also changed this to a "Moderated group".

I then created another "Registered User" group with full privaledges.

I then made a couple mods to help throughout the day.

If there Spammers, I add them to the spam list, if not, I add them to my registered users list.

Yes, this is a pain to set up, but it's better than losing members.

It's really really *easy* to take those address domains off the lists, there is *also* a file for *allowed* addresses that you can add them to.
After having over 100 in a 24 hour period trying to register with the following I feel it's well worth it... of course if you really really wanted the extra work you could go through the 1-z files and copy the obvious ones and add them to the 'banned' addresses in admincp>vBoptions... but why do that?
@gerder.com
@alogco.com
@gotopl.info
@mail.ru
@gala.net
@supermortgagerate.info
@cresthomeloan.info
@readnowgetpaid.com
@promedveda.info
@cashette.com
@list.ru
@hotpop.com
@16girlshogtied.info

I also figure, with the email I receive as webmaster if a blocked registration *happens* to look legit (so far *none* have) I can always remove the domain from the blocked file/add to the allowed file, and email the person to 'try again'.

I have this installed. Does an EXCELLENT job. Thanks!!

But I get about twenty people a day emailing me with outrage asking me why I banned them when they have never even been there before :| Is there any way for us to word this thing so less people email me thinking I banned them? I mean, I can't believe how many nimrods can't figure it out :/ Not to be mean, but its getting on my last nerve.

This is a wonderful hack though. The best thing. Works so well half the members have trouble getting past it, lol.

Edit the vB banemail phrase to read something like this:

any chance this will work on 3.5.4?

Calorie,

I went to Banning Options, and a couple of other places, and can't find it. Thanks.

The banned e-mail addresses box will not accept 260,000 e-mail addresses!

And I'm pretty sure vB would run out of memory and crash trying to scan against that whole list.

It doesn't show up anywhere. It just works. You will get an e-mail every time someone tries to register with one of the 260,000+ banned domains. If you want to remove or add domains, edit the spamlist files.

:) :) :)

Very nice!!! Thanks.

I've been looking at implementing an RBL specifically for VB registrations. It'd be pretty simple in relation with a plugin like this to implement a very simple rbl check against spammer domains, and means VB admins could contribute to the RBL.

Just need some other geographic locations willing to host a slave dns server off a master.

Good idea!

Man this is great!! Thanks BIG TIME!!! (cox.net) cox communications! I put them in the do_not_block list, I know a few people that use them...

Here's two that got by the list...
mortgage @usabestlink.org
contactlens @settopnet.org

Tried this, but it brought my server to its knees.

so when install this what will it do? tell people they can;t register using yaho etc et?

Will this hack work with vBulletin ver. 3.5?

Another one that made the list... cymbalta @your-pill.biz

So all I have to do is upload? No settings adjustments?

I've uninstalled this hack. I got SO MANY legitimate users that were blocked because of this. I had to go in and remove dozens and dozens of legit e-mails so people could register. No problems with registrations now. I used an alternate spam blocking method. this may work for you, but I certainly don't recommend blocking out the entire world. :down:

Many legitimate users couldn't register.

I just opened the mod, and I noticed for example clix.pt is on the list, and that's a common e-mail like hotmail, in portugal... so I think the list has some flaws. I won't install it because of that, but nice add anyway :)

Agreed, this is a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut.. my countries largest isp is in the list.

Eventually, every domain in the world will be on it.. but it's up to the Admin to whitelist or remove those domains he/she doesn't want blocked.

I find it easier to use the mod which blocks spam by keyword
If someone's going to automatically spam your forum with ads for viagra or anything, this blocks each and every post.
It's a nice idea (this mod) but I agree with what Kall said.

Any updates?

well im not sure what list you need but here are some domains you should include to block from getting emails/ w/e else you can think of