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Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

03-18-2010, 09:05 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

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Posted By websissy

5,282 bot registrations blocked in 52 days and...

5,282 bot registrations blocked in 52 days and we're still counting. But that means our success rate is dropping. Our average is down to roughly 101.57692307692307692307692307692 bots blocked per...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

03-14-2010, 10:13 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

I'm assuming this was your very first install of...

I'm assuming this was your very first install of the product. Is that correct, silly? Or had you possibly installed the plugin in an earlier release of 4.0?

AFAIK, it's not really certified yet...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

03-07-2010, 12:22 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Yeah, you're right Eric, I'm having a nearly...

Yeah, you're right Eric, I'm having a nearly identical problem. Since I installed this mod on one of my sites on January 25, that site has successfully blocked 4,242 spambot registration attempts and...

Forum: vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons

03-06-2010, 05:36 AM

Replies: 469

Anti-Spam Options - Is Bot: Registration Time Check

Views: 162,853

Posted By websissy

You know, IDawg, I think you're confused here...

You know, IDawg, I think you're confused here about what StopTheRegistrationBots does. AFAIK, I does not in fact use the vbStopForumSpam database at all. As I understand it, as its first line of...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-17-2010, 01:55 AM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Tommyc, is there any possibility your site is...

Tommyc, is there any possibility your site is running both this tool and either the ISBOT or the Stop the Registration Bots tools?

When I first installed vBSFS and ISBOT, I was seeing the same...

Forum: vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons

02-17-2010, 01:19 AM

Replies: 469

Anti-Spam Options - Is Bot: Registration Time Check

Views: 162,853

Posted By websissy

In my readings here I see no sign that it has...

In my readings here I see no sign that it has been updated for version 4 yet. But I haven't noticed too many v4 users calling for it yet either. That may be because many of us are still biding our...

Forum: vBulletin 3.7 Add-ons

02-17-2010, 01:12 AM

Replies: 334

Miscellaneous Hacks - Stop the Registration Bots

Views: 267,001

Posted By websissy

21 days and still counting. STILL not a single...

21 days and still counting. STILL not a single spam bot has managed to get in. We've been forced to buy a backhoe to bury all the bot corpses... The bots Stop The Forum Spam does NOT catch and kill,...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-15-2010, 02:23 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Thanks, eco_Jason. This explanation was very...

Thanks, eco_Jason. This explanation was very helpful even though it doesn't quite fit the bot behaviors I've observed. One thing I have realized over the past 3 years is that if one works out a...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-11-2010, 12:50 AM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Try downloading the patches from this site again,...

Try downloading the patches from this site again, Then obviously, you'll want to unzip them and then upload them to your server again. Certainly sounds to me like something got glitched somewhere.
...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-07-2010, 03:02 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Okay. I get it. I think you're saying there's no...

Okay. I get it. I think you're saying there's no need to add a log scan when you already have the cache scan working and can easily increase the cache time. Makes sense. Also makes sense to only keep...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-06-2010, 12:33 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

You're right, denman. This product is an...

You're right, denman. This product is an absolutely great tool.

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-06-2010, 11:39 AM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

I don't mean to be argumentative, pedigree, but...

I don't mean to be argumentative, pedigree, but what you seem to be saying is my estimates of central database load and the percentage of queries being blocked by the local cache are wrong somehow....

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-06-2010, 12:51 AM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

@skippybosco: Yes, I agree with djbaxter this IS...

@skippybosco: Yes, I agree with djbaxter this IS a good idea. That's why I already had my installation configured that way.

I also increased my local cache retention time from 30 minutes to 480...

Forum: vBulletin 3.7 Add-ons

02-05-2010, 10:19 PM

Replies: 334

Miscellaneous Hacks - Stop the Registration Bots

Views: 267,001

Posted By websissy

Not one bot registration has made it past my junk...

Not one bot registration has made it past my junk yard dogs, Stop The Registration Bots and vBSFS, in the past 10 days. Legit users got in without issues. But between them Stop The Registration Bots...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-05-2010, 09:39 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Not one bot registration got past my junk yard...

Not one bot registration got past my junk yard dogs, vBSFS and STRB in the past 10 days. Legit users got in without issues. But between them vBSFS and Stop The Registration Bots...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-01-2010, 02:30 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Hurray! Good for you, Pedigree. Me too.

Hurray! Good for you, Pedigree. Me too.

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-01-2010, 02:09 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

It WILL help a LOT. Trust me. It will! :D

It WILL help a LOT. Trust me. It will! :D

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

02-01-2010, 01:43 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

For God's sake, Pedigree. PLEASE block...

For God's sake, Pedigree. PLEASE block imported_silkroad or send him to coventry and lets move on. I installed VSFS a week ago. It has correctly blocked hundreds of bot registration attempts and so...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

01-27-2010, 09:37 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

None of us is perfect, Pedigree... least of all...

None of us is perfect, Pedigree... least of all we software types. As far as I'm concerned this product is one of the most useful vbulletin hacks I've seen. I wasn't complaining... I just wanted to...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

01-26-2010, 03:26 AM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

I see that Floris and Insane Maniac and perhaps...

I see that Floris and Insane Maniac and perhaps others are reporting experiencing problems with accessing the database that support this add-in. Yet, as far as I can tell, I'm not having any problems...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

01-25-2010, 09:02 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

Here's a very minor bug in vbstopforumspam.php ...

Here's a very minor bug in vbstopforumspam.php

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.2:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT * FROM vb3_vbstopforumspam_log AS logs

ORDER BY ip ASC, date DESC
LIMIT 0,...

Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons

01-25-2010, 08:40 PM

Replies: 1,228

Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vbStopForumSpam - known spammer lookup for new registrations

Views: 427,639

Posted By websissy

I've just installed StopForumSpam. It was...

I've just installed StopForumSpam. It was super-easy. After carefully studying what it does, I realized it essentially automates most of the successful bot-blocking strategies I've been using...

Forum: vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons

01-25-2010, 08:36 PM

Replies: 469

Anti-Spam Options - Is Bot: Registration Time Check

Views: 162,853

Posted By websissy

I've just installed IsBot and StopForumSpam in my...

I've just installed IsBot and StopForumSpam in my 3.8.2 forums. After carefully studying what they do, I realized they essentially automate the same successful bot-blocking strategies I've been using...

Forum: vBulletin 3.7 Add-ons

02-02-2009, 04:08 PM

Replies: 15

Integration with vBulletin - Integrate IndexU with VB user database

Views: 99,426

Posted By websissy

I also managed to get this plug-in installed and...

I also managed to get this plug-in installed and find it works fairly well. These preliminary docs written by user "echo" should help installers understand where and how to install the integration...

Forum: vBulletin 3.7 Add-ons

02-01-2009, 01:49 PM

Replies: 15

Integration with vBulletin - Integrate IndexU with VB user database

Views: 99,426

Posted By websissy

Thanks very much. That may be all I needed. How...

Thanks very much. That may be all I needed. How about adding a short doc file to the archive that explains exactly how to install it and what it's supposed to do (i.e. how behaviors should change) on...

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