Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Web Proxy Redirector [BETA]

Current Version is in BETA

What is it?
This hack was designed to prevent users from using a web based proxy such as http://www.dontfilter.us/ to circumvent a IP address ban. It uses javascript to determine if the current domain matches the forum's domain. If it does not match, then it redirects the user to the website of your choosing. If the proxy strips the javascript code, then the forum will not be visible to the user, and a error message will be shown.

Effectiveness
This has been tested and has blocked at least 90% of all web proxies. Best of all, this hack requires no template hacks. The hack is completely self-contained in the product file.
Phrases are used for the informational messages.

Instructions
Instructions are included in the zip file.

Demonstration
For a demonstration, you may attempt to visit my forum http://www.isosdcftp.com through a web proxy such as http://www.dontfilter.us/.

History

• Version 1.0

  Original Code

• Version 1.2

  Increased Proxy Detection massively. Good luck finding a working proxy.
  Increased Browser Compatability by using the widely supported writeln function
  Obfuscated Javascript code to confuse parsers such as the one in use at xroxy.com
  Decreased javascript code size slightly

• Version 1.2.1

  Fixed Broken Javascript code

• Version 1.2.2

  Fixed Settings Panel problem
  Fixed compatibility issue with Hellcat's Realtime Page Compressor
  

Known Bugs
Not compatible with Safari

Special thanks goes to rjmjr69
Please provide feedback

[isosdcftp]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Sorry, Safari is a no go on your site. I'm still receiving that same message.

Well, at least it's progress :P

Originally Posted by MThornback

Works FAMOUSLY Thank you!

AWESOME! Thanks for all your help (and patience) lol

Originally Posted by wizardan

Well, finally, release 1.2.2 allowed me to see a settings panel in vBulletin Options

I may need to ask a stupid question here...
When asked to include any domains that my forums are hosted on, and separate them with the 'pipe' character...
What is the pipe character?

edit:
I tried with the letter 'l', but that didn;t seems to work, as I couldn't get back to my forums after and was redirected as if I was using a proxy

Here, copy and paste it: |
And it isn't a stupid question, some keyboards don't have that character

[MThornback]

Originally Posted by isosdcftp

AWESOME! Thanks for all your help (and patience) lol

Anything I can do to help, just let me know

[da420]

Originally Posted by isosdcftp

Fixed, and I apologize.
As you can tell I have little experience with the product system. This is my first mod.
I wish I had a test board. Does anyone know if creating a testing forum is against the TOS of vbulletin?

To answer your question - No.

Jelsoft requires that it not be open to the public, and that it be under a subdirectory of your domain in which the licensed vbulletin installation is on under the folder named "testvb".

A test copy of vB is very useful, and very helpful.

[isosdcftp]

Ah, thanks so much for that info. That will come in very handy

[V8Owner]

Version 1.2.2 fixed everything for me. working perfectly now

Well Done!!

[Mrdby]

Thanks for helping me!!!!

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by isosdcftp

Yup, I think you're right puerto. BTW, small world huh? Nice to see you here :P

It was working fine on my board. I figured it worked fine on my board, so it'll work fine in others...Bad guess lol

I will revert the javascript code to the earlier version with the new obfuscation technique to fool javascript parsers. I will release it as version 1.2.1 so that people who already have it installed will be notified.

I figured writeln together with html editing techniques would be more compatible than what was used in version 1.0. And to a point that was true, because the proxy redirection technique worked on my windows CE cell phone. But I never figured the javascript variable scope would come into play in different browsers. Sorry for causing such a ruckus

If anyone needs any help with this let me know, I will gladly guide them and/or do it for them.

lol..yea no prom just helping out to ease everybody's mind to getting this to work..

[Alibass]

@isosdcftp

v1.2.2 working like a treat on 3.6.7 using FF or IE7

Great job and great mod.

Thanks for all your hard work!

[rjmjr69]

Ah so happy to see everyones problems are solved. Great work as usual Iso thanks

And for all you THIEVES please at least give the proper credit to the author before you go posting his hard work on your forum as your own.

[MThornback]

I've come across another problem...its nothing major as i'm planning to phase them out anyway.... but either this doesn't play nice with sub-domains, or there is an incomparability with VBadvanced that treats its behaviour like a proxy....it could be both...but i'd imagine it has more to do with VBa somehow.