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: