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hotshot

04-28-2013 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETDC (Post 2419005)

Only if you have 'User Names' enabled. Otherwise, it denies registrations from people on the SFS spammers database - what is there not to like?

Ahh, didn't know that. I didn't have any options for my plugin under VBoptions, but I removed and reinstalled and the options are there now. Thanks!

hotshot

04-28-2013 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fworth (Post 2401707)

i'M getting this error:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `vbstopforumspam` (
APIKey VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
PRIMARY KEY ( APIKey )
) TYPE=MyISAM;;

Nevermind i got it working.

Resolution is to edit the XML file and find and replace on TYPE=MyISAM to ENGINE=MyISAM

Phongvanlau

05-02-2013 06:00 PM

Hello,

Igot this message below and how do I fix it? Thanks

Fatal error: Could not open [path]/includes/xml/bitfield_vbulletin.xml in [path]/includes/class_bitfield_builder.php on line 130
#0 vb_error_handler

ForceHSS

05-02-2013 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phongvanlau (Post 2419657)

opendir failed or bitfield_vbulletin.xml is missing or it has a parse error

Phongvanlau

05-02-2013 06:13 PM

Hello,

Here is the whole message, please help me to fix it. Thanks

Quote:

Fatal error: Could not open [path]/includes/xml/bitfield_vbulletin.xml in [path]/includes/class_bitfield_builder.php on line 130
#0 vb_error_handler(256, Could not open /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/includes/xml/bitfield_vbulletin.xml, /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/includes/class_bitfield_builder.php, 130, Array ([layout] => ,[include_disabled] => ,[obj] => vB_Bitfield_Builder Object ([data] => Array (),[datastore] => Array (),[errors] => Array (),[datastore_total] => Array ()),[temp] => Array (),[handle] => Resource id #18,[file] => ,[matches] => Array ())) #1 trigger_error(Could not open /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/includes/xml/bitfield_vbulletin.xml, 256) called at [/var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/includes/class_bitfield_builder.php:130]

Phongvanlau

05-02-2013 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForceHSS (Post 2419659)

opendir failed or bitfield_vbulletin.xml is missing or it has a parse error

I was using this plugin, but it was the old version, I uninstalled it and try this newer version. When I tried to import the product xml, I got this parsing error, my vBulletin 3.8.3. What does it cause it and how do I fix it?

Thanks

ForceHSS

05-02-2013 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phongvanlau (Post 2419681)

first replace all default vb files with unmodded ones then remove this mod and all the files to do with the mod from the ftp then check to see if error is still there

ESADCG

05-06-2013 12:49 AM

Have upgraded to MySQL 5.5.30 and this will not install any longer. Any chance of getting it updated?

Code:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.7:



Invalid SQL:



       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `vbstopforumspam` (

          APIKey VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,                                    

          PRIMARY KEY ( APIKey )

      ) TYPE=MyISAM;;



MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 4

Error Number  : 1064

puncol

06-03-2013 11:03 AM

Hi! Is it working on vB 4.2.1 ?

djbaxter

06-03-2013 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puncol (Post 2425498)

Hi! Is it working on vB 4.2.1 ?

Yes it is.

puncol

06-04-2013 07:21 AM

Thank you.

Can you help me with that mod, please?

What I have done so far:
- Uploaded the contents of the upload folder into the root of my forum (I am sure I have done it 100% right)
- Imported the xml into products. I have uploaded that file product-vbstopforumspam.xml (without overwriting).
- Edit the options. (AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vbStopForumSpam) - I do not have this options :(

So.... should I rebuild/refresh something?

djbaxter

06-04-2013 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puncol (Post 2425714)

- Edit the options. (AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vbStopForumSpam) - I do not have this options :(

Double check. If it's really not there, try reimporting the product file.

joe1989

06-05-2013 03:04 AM

I have obtained an API from SFS and entered it into my VB options in the appropriate field, but I cannot figure out what to do next to start submitting my spammers to the DB.

Thanks! Keep up the great work on a fantastic mod!

djbaxter

06-05-2013 03:13 AM

See https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=453

Simon Lloyd

06-06-2013 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESADCG (Post 2420134)

Have upgraded to MySQL 5.5.30 and this will not install any longer. Any chance of getting it updated?

Code:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.7:



Invalid SQL:



       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `vbstopforumspam` (

          APIKey VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,                                    

          PRIMARY KEY ( APIKey )

      ) TYPE=MyISAM;;



MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 4

Error Number  : 1064

In the xml and or php files that come with this mod change TYPE=MyISAM for ENGINE=MyISAM

djbaxter

09-08-2013 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevether (Post 2444067)

4.2.1 here. Doesn't seem to work.

This user should have been blocked on username and email

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/09/68.png

I'm guess "remote error" means it couldn't hook into the API (which I've set it to allow registration in that case), but API services were up at the time of this request.

No it is working. It did exactly what it should do when the SFS database isn't available - allow registration.

The SFS database is having intermittent problems with a server, so there has been more of this than normal the past week or so.

The fact that you could access the database to submit a spam report is entirely consistent with the problems they are having with that server.

See Stop Forum Spam announcement .

metalguy639

09-08-2013 02:59 PM

New issues with this mod. Out of nowhere my client is now getting this error when a new person tries to register on their site.

Quote:

Registration denied. We check new registrations against a database of known forum spammers. At this time, we are unable to contact this database to verify your registration. We are sorry for the inconvenience but please do try again later.

For now I have disabled the hack and registrations work again, but that is not optimal as we need to keep spammers out. Please help. Thanks.

djbaxter

09-08-2013 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalguy639 (Post 2444159)

New issues with this mod. Out of nowhere my client is now getting this error when a new person tries to register on their site.

For now I have disabled the hack and registrations work again, but that is not optimal as we need to keep spammers out. Please help. Thanks.

1. The SFS server is having intermittent issues. See Stop Forum Spam announcement.

2. AdminCP >> Settings >> Options >> vBStopForumSpam

Query Connection Errors
What should happen if the remote connection times out when querying the new registration?

Set this to Allow Registration. You have yours set to Block Registration.

metalguy639

09-08-2013 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djbaxter (Post 2444161)

Thanks that worked.

theforumist

02-03-2014 09:45 PM

This plugin = awesome. I wish I had found it long ago on past forums that I've owned/operated. Since I implemented it about a week ago, 109 registrations have occur ed and 100 of which have been blocked due to matching a database entry.

zzSQL

02-26-2014 02:40 AM

This is the coolest plugin there is!

Of the last 40 forum spammer attempted registration, 38 were prevented.

It compares new registrants against stopForumSpam.com's databases of IP, username and email addresses of known spammers and prevents their registraiotn.
VBulletin should have this feature included as the default install.
Nice work!

Joe Siegler

10-30-2014 01:18 PM

You know, in all my time running this mod, I never thought to ask this.

How do you override for a single user who you know isn't a spammer, but is still being flagged by one of the triggers? I'm not aware of a way you can whitelist specific terms, but ONLY for your local forum install. I wouldn't want to corrupt the main db with that, but for specific instances I'd like to override just for my local install.

How do you do that, short of creating the user yourself?

jagtpf

06-19-2015 08:09 AM

Was installed on our Forum running 3.8.7 - Since upgrade to 4.2.3 we've had a flood of spammers so I've enabled this to see if there's any change. No errors thrown up, so hopefully it's working 'nicely'.

hotshot

06-19-2015 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf (Post 2548187)

Bad move going to 4.x you should have googled "Vbulletin Reviews" first. We are creatures of habit but sometimes enough is enough.

jagtpf

07-07-2015 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotshot (Post 2548197)

Bad move going to 4.x you should have googled "Vbulletin Reviews" first. We are creatures of habit but sometimes enough is enough.

We did extensive reading etc of all the reviews, bad, indifferent and the odd good one!

Not being creatures of habit we, eventually, decided to stay where are - but upgrade so our Host could install PHP5.5/5.6.
So far, apart from some good plugins that don't translate across, we and our members are happy.

Funny, this, you coming into vB.org and criticising vBulletin software....but thanks for your thoughts.

jagtpf

07-07-2015 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf (Post 2548187)

Report :

Has 'sorted' our spammers - so it works adequately in vB 4.2.3...

hotshot

07-07-2015 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf (Post 2549545)

Funny, this, you coming into vB.org and criticising vBulletin software....but thanks for your thoughts.

I previously used Vbulletin and was subscribed to this topic. I unsubscribed from all topics now.

oldengine

01-22-2016 02:46 AM

Is this one a copy of that one or is that one a copy of this one?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248470

Makc666

01-26-2016 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldengine (Post 2563174)

Is this one a copy of that one or is that one a copy of this one?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248470

If you read the most last sentence of that thread #248470 you will find:

Quote:

Original concept credits go to the authors of vBStopForumSpam and MonkeyStop

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