Anti-Spam Options - Is Bot: Registration Time Check

This mod calculates the time it takes to go between these two pages:

• /forum/register.php?do=register
• /forum/register.php?do=addmember

The point is to try and prevent bots from registering at your forum when the time between the two pages is humanly impossible, assuming that humans actually take the time to complete the registration page.

Should a user be blocked from registering at your forum, an email will be sent to your vB webmasteremail address and the user will see the vB noregister phrase message, so no screenshot is necessary.

[Apexi]

I want the mail, but not to the webmaster address since there is 6 other guys using it.

[Max Taxable]

Goto the plugin manager find the hook on "register_addmember_process" by "Is bot" and change webmasteremail to the preferred email you want the messages to be delivered to.

Find:

PHP Code:

vbmail($vbulletin->options['webmasteremail'], $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

vbmail($vbulletin->options['you@yourmail.com'], $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


With "you@yourmail.com" being your preferred email address.

The reason it didn't work before? You used " instead of just ' when you changed it, looks like.

[Boofo]

Go get 'em, Max!

[Apexi]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Goto the plugin manager find the hook on "register_addmember_process" by "Is bot" and change webmasteremail to the preferred email you want the messages to be delivered to.

Find:

PHP Code:

vbmail($vbulletin->options['webmasteremail'], $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

vbmail($vbulletin->options['you@yourmail.com'], $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


With "you@yourmail.com" being your preferred email address.

The reason it didn't work before? You used " instead of just ' when you changed it, looks like.

I dont want to jump to conclusions but it's not working still. Not a single mail within 4 hours

[Boofo]

Give it a little more time. Also, make sure the webmaster email setting in the vb options is correct.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by Apexi

I dont want to jump to conclusions but it's not working still. Not a single mail within 4 hours

Did you do the file edit of the register template this installation requires:

In the vB register template find:

PHP Code:

<input type="hidden" name="url" value="$url" /> 


And afterwards add the following:

PHP Code:

<input type="hidden" name="isbot_time1" value="$isbot_time1" /> 


[Boofo]

Good catch, max. I forgot about that.

[Max Taxable]

Ok, now I feel really dumb because I gave you incorrect information originally.

Find:

PHP Code:

vbmail($vbulletin->options['webmasteremail'], $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


Replace with THIS, instead of my earlier advice:

PHP Code:

vbmail('yourname@yoursite.com', $isbot_subject, $isbot_message, true); 


This does work, I spent time testing it myself. Can't leave the hook, $vbulletin->options in there if you're changing the email to something other than the admin email for the board.

[Apexi]

Thanks. I'll give it a try

EDIT: It's seems to be something wrong with my webmail account. If i use that address no mail is recieved, but if i change to my hotmail it works like a charm

[theparentpack]

can anyone tell me if this works with vb 3.8? If not can you recommend a hack here that does? I have gotten over 5000 bot/spam registrations since Xmas. My other vb site doesn't have that issue for some reason. What is the point of them anyway? What do they gain by registering?