My users and I get the following error when posting a thread or reply.
This error doesn't happen when I disable the mod.

It doesn't appear that this mod handles the ACP or the MCP being anything other than /admincp or /modcp. We moved ours (to stop people from tracking us down with inurl: searches) and it's not taking that move into account. VB knows that it's moved, I'm pretty sure that there is a variable that you could use to find out the right URL.

when I installed this on my 3.8.6 patch level 1, I get this error message when I try post a thread:

any ideas?

Never seen that one before but it seems like you should try to re-upload the files and make sure they are in the correct place per the install instructions.

is 1.2.0 is the right version to be used for 3.8 series forums ? or can we install 1.2.8 as well ?

The latest versions should work. Not sure about 1.2.0 but some people have reported success with it.

I just installed 1.2.8 on my 3.8.5 board and it seems to be working fine. It says version 1.2.7 in the plugins manager though. File I downloaded is named - GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.8_VB3_VB4.zip

I put in my stopforumspam API key but it does not seem to be doing anything. This was on version 1.2.0 though and I will see if it works with the 1.2.7

Same for me - I moved my admincp and modcp.

I edited the hardcoded paths to modcp in the /includes/functions_ghsom.php file to reflect where they are and seems to be working fine (3.8.6 patch level 1 - Spam-O-Matic v 1.2.8)

Found it twice on line 317 and 562

BTW great work! This will be saving me time spent moderating new users for sure.

Thanks Geek....that did the trick.

Since I installed this Mod on one of the sites I am responsible for, I get these errors when posting threads. :(

That happend immediately after installing this Mod. Before I had the old vBStopForumSpam installed, but deinstalled that first and remove all the old files.

This Board is still 3.8.4 PL2 btw.
Any ideas ?

As soon as I disabled your mod, everything was fine again. :(

Guys, read post # 7 in this thread... the author's official supported version is now in this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248042

If you're going to get support it's going to be in that thread.

People who have installed this mod - have you found that it helped cut out the spammers registering on your site?

It has stopped 99% of the ones hitting my site.

My forums are huge and we were dying from a deluge of spammers. It's the single best thing we've ever installed and I'm gonna donate $200, which is probably a cheap-out considering how it has lifted our mod team's spirits.

My boards are 3.8.5.

The only thing is we upped the number of links n00bs could post because they love to post pics and img links seem to count.

Wow, thanks for that. I will be waiting anxiously :)

This mod is great, its helped my forum a lot. In the last few weeks my forum has been bombarded with spammers, i installed this mod 2 days ago & just 1 spammer has got in...

Thanks a lot GlowHost

Im using:
v1.2.8 with 3.8.6 Patch Level 1

I installed this mod a month ago and spammers are still able to register. So I took a further step: I banned GMAIL email accounts for new registrations and that slowed the spammers down a lot.

The spammers are still getting through the registration process although it's not a bad as it was. Is there any way to stop these spammer idiots?

BTW, I recently (about a month ago) updated VB from 3.5.3 to 3.8.4 and that's when the spammers started FLOODING in. When we are using VB 3.5.3, with captcha and NOSPAM! running, it stopped them all.

Glowhost are you planning to also update this release to version 2.0?

Hi,

Version 2.0 will be for vBulletin 4.0+ only.

Unfortunately no, we find its a better choice to make code for current versions and systems than trying to do that for older stuff. It becomes harder to debug working backwards and for older software, that is why almost nobody does it (for long.) Any other releases for 1.x will be for any security releases otherwise development has stopped on it and is no longer supported.

Sorry really wanted this to work, unfortunately I have had to uninstall it

3.8.4 PL 2 using version 1.2.0 . Parse syntax errors after posting. Installed 1.2.8 - more Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_ after logging out.

Probably should really upgrade my board to 4.0 anyway.

Installed this a little over 24hrs ago, and by my figures it's stopped about 800 spammers registering... really good.

Do you have a version 2.0 for VB3? I'm still running into the RSS issue with version 1.28

I'm having trouble figuring out where to donate. Can you point me to an email address to send a Paypal?

This plugin has made the moderators of our two boards so very happy...

I don't theink the mentioned donation ever arrived :(

But for Baldy and anyone else interested, at the top of this page on the right is a link called "Support Developer" If you click that you can enter in the relevant details. This link should focus your browser on the link top right of screen:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ojs=1#gtdonate

Thanks for your support!

So no update for vb 3.8?

:(

Very impressed with this add-on, in 22 hours it's blocked 113 attempted registrations.

Also wanted to pile on for the "no vbb3.8 support" .... we get the parse error "/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5" on our 3.8.7 board.

I would consider donating if the OP would at least fix the bugs in the 3.8 code that he released. It's fine by me if future "feature enhancement" revisions only support vbb4, but where we are at, we would like to stick with vbb3 for various reasons.

Are you SURE, OP, that you are giving up on the 3.8 version of this mod that you released?

My full error code is as follows: (Running vBB 3.8.7 and SOM 1.25. also has same problem with SOM 1.20 previously tried)

Please advise.

Yes I am sure. we are coding for current and future versions right now. I am not sure your error is directly related to SOM though. You might try disabling all mods except SOM and see if the error goes away, if not you might need to look closer at any template edits you have made.

Loaded it, got an error, unloaded, reloaded...

Working. I had it installed for about 5 minutes, it already rejected one spammer.

Can you post a screenshot of this ad because I don't have any ad nor do I see anything in the code to show an ad?

You took the words out of my mouth. There are no ads of any sort in the 3.8 version of the mod.

http://www.imagespace.us/images/3xgw...5cg3z4btw3.png

:mad:

That is definitely not part of Spam-O-Matic. You can check the source code yourself. If that is showing up your board has other problems.

also shows up on my site, I just never said anything about it.and i've never once put a google ad code on my website. so its not something thats in my code.

Not sure, but I would anticipate if you guys are running older forums that a security update was probably missed. As I mentioned, you can check the source code for this mod. There is no adwords code in it.

No it's not. Don't even try that BS. I'm reporting this mod. This is BS. You're lucky I don't report you to AdSense.

I invite you to report me to adsense. I don't even have an adsense account.

Can someone here who understands PHP code look at the sources and tell this guy its not this mod?

I don't see the AdSense code anywhere. I think he's B.S.ing. Perhaps he downloaded it from a different site? :confused:

Thank you for helping to verify BlueRacer66.

You have a good point, I have seen a lot of bootleg versions of this floating around the web. Its possible someone stuffed adsense code in one of those unofficial versions. This mod should only be downloaded from vBulletin.org.