Version: 1.0.1, by calorie
Developer Last Online: Nov 2023
Version: 3.6.4
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Released: 12-26-2006
Last Update: 12-29-2006
Installs: 192
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This mod allows you to block users from registering when their email address domain is on a spam list. There are currently 261022 email address domains on the included spam lists. There is one list for every 0-9, a-z character plus one exemption list. However, there is no guarantee that every entry on a list is a true spam domain.
The lists were compiled by combining a personal list with various online sources, none of which disallows use in a mod such as this. Therefore, brought to you is this spam list mod. You can add or remove entries from the spam list files. If you add an entry, make sure to add it as a lowercase entry. The plugin takes care of the rest.
The various spam list files range is size from about 4.0kb to around 0.4mb so be sure that you have enough memory available before installing this mod. The mod calls in the exemption list and one spam list file, and unsets them as soon as possible to free memory. If an email address domain is on the exemption list, it is not blocked.
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 banemail phrase message, so no screenshot of this mod is necessary. Everything is in alphabetical order so if you do not like the spam list files, just make your own set of files. Enjoy!
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I'm not sure whether or not I'll add a wildcard option, but if you have shell access, you can search for domains by using the following commands:
Code:
# this finds all domains where .domain.com is present
grep [.]domain[.]com spamlist_*.txt | more
# this finds all domains ending in domain.com
grep domain[.]com$ spamlist_*.txt | more
# this finds all domains starting with @domain.
grep ^@domain[.] spamlist_*.txt | more
Alternatively, you could use your PC to search the spamlist directory, at least to find the spamlist files containing the domain pattern of interest.
Thanks for the thanks. To change the email notification address, open the product-spamlist.xml file, change the following, and then reimport allowing overwrite.
Code:
in two spots...
from : $vbulletin->options['webmasteremail']
to : 'whoever@whatever.com'
Though you shouldn't really remove the email notification itself, or you won't know what email addresses get blocked.
Hi Calorie,
Again, a very sincere thankyou for your assistance and time. Without it, people like me would be up the creek... with no paddle. I am very new to VB, so its vertical from my view.
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12-30-2006, 04:40 AM
