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noppid

06-17-2011 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AuroraStorm (Post 2178508)

Okay, I have a problem - this hack disabled my Thank You Hack. How can I prevent that from happening?

We use the Thank You hack on vB 3.x with this mod and don't have any issues.

boothole

06-22-2011 03:36 PM

Hello Brother!
I've been using "SRB" for a week now and absolutely wish I had this years ago! It works exactly as advertised! I just wanted you to know (from me) that this Mod does just what everyone is looking for.

Thank you again for this Mod! :up:+
Tony (boothole) :)

eric1

06-28-2011 04:53 AM

I had this installed but it did not appear to be working right as I would get an error on trying to register. So I uninstalled it and followed the directions to a T and have it running again but still with the error.

I am using vbadvanced CMPS and Fcb_pro_music_fluid style with the friends product installed also. Vbulletin boards are version 3.7.2 http://exposingamerica.info/forum/

This is the error that I'm receiving :

Warning: require_once([path]/includes/stb_functions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/register.php(81) : eval()'d code on line 4

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/exposing/public_html/forum/includes/stb_functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/exposing/public_html/forum/register.php(81) : eval()'d code on line 4

EDIT : I figured it out. I was not putting the 5 files in the "includes" directory.......it's working now! Gesh....I knew it was something simple....

:eek: Can anyone help me out?

TrudyD

07-04-2011 03:36 AM

I got the exact same message as the poster above and I see his response that he fixed the issue

"I was not putting the 5 files in the "includes" directory...."

Can you tell me how to fix this? Simple instructions please. I'm not extremely tech savvy.

Thanks!

Ata123

08-12-2011 10:12 PM

VB 3.7.6 P2

Like others I had the "You have left a required field blank" error in IE (9)

Seems solved after putting his right after <head> in both the register and register_rules templates

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8">

Ata123

08-24-2011 09:36 AM

Had the issue again, I removed the manual addition of

HTML Code:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8">

from both templates again and instead changed this option to "No":

Vbulletin Options -> Cookies and HTTP Header Options -> Send Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility Header: [x] NO

manning

03-16-2012 01:57 AM

This seems to stop a lot of the bots that were getting through ... now I get dozens of emails like this every day >

Quote:

The following username and email address were denied registration: AtFeel-SoGO - heidyfulbrdaz@gmail.com Form Processing Time in Seconds: 0

There still are a few that get through though, and despite the fact that I also have admin must authorize enabled some of these dang bots get through that as well and are shown as new members. I also installed a no sig mod so that helps too....

Tonight I decided to rename my register.php file to see if that would slow them down - it wasnt even 30 minutes and I was getting emails telling me an address was denied registration. WTF?

vbulletin needs to get onto of this - this is way out of control! I dont understand - the idiots keep getting denied, the ones that do get through cant add a url and they cant post. HOW can I keep them off my IP all together? And how to these scammers (I figure its only a few doing it in a major way) still have ISP access? They should be banned from the Internet for life for being so darn stupid!

Is there a new mod that will keep these bots out for good?

JohnSG

03-18-2012 04:13 AM

Is there a version for 4.x

Cheers
John

dirkji

01-07-2013 05:31 PM

I too get the error "You have left a required field blank".
Any solution?

noppid

01-07-2013 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirkji (Post 2395346)

I too get the error "You have left a required field blank".
Any solution?

Try going to the vB ACP under Options, go to settings group User Registration Options, COPPA Registration System. Set it to deny registration for users under 13 or COPPA on.

CorneliusW

02-20-2013 01:38 PM

I get this message "You have left a required field blank." when going to register page. http://ps4forum.net/register.php is the page. I have followed the instructions and modified the templates as needed.

Piggo

02-22-2013 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnSG (Post 2310560)

Is there a version for 4.x

I would like to know the same.
I think I prefer this method to the SPAM-O-Matic approach.

Added:
Okay, there is version for vb 4+:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=244746

ApexSpeed

02-27-2013 04:42 PM

Any way to test this to see if it's working properly? I haven't gotten any e-mail notices yet, and I am still seeing registrations get blocked through the logs from vbStopForumSpam. It seems as if it is still allowing bots to come through, or would the vbStopForumSpam block those users out before this hack would ever have a chance to function?

noppid

02-28-2013 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApexSpeed (Post 2406775)

You can read the source code on each page to see it is there for one.
You really should register a test user to verify registration works.
Email verification should tell you that something happened.
I don't know about the mod you mentioned.

AtoZ	08-01-2013 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ata123 (Post 2237348)

Had the issue again, I removed the manual addition of

HTML Code:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8">

from both templates again and instead changed this option to "No":

Vbulletin Options -> Cookies and HTTP Header Options -> Send Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility Header: [x] NO

Thank you for sharing this. I'm testing it and hope this fixes the problem for me as well.

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