Spam List: Block 261022 Registration Email Domains

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!

[snyddk]

I am in the need to this for vb4 - it works so so good on my 3.8.x forum and now the spammers are hitting the vb4 site I have.
Any chance you will make this vb4 compliant calorie?

[valdet]

I just wanted to take a moment and appreciate Calorie once again for this excellent hack.

I truly believe this hack is the main reason, why I never ever had problems with spambots. Our sites have over 50k visits/day and all the spambots are caught even before trying to register.

Since I installed this, there were some new email domains that have acted spammy, so I did the simple thing of adding them to spamlist files and they're history.

Incidentally, is there a site which has updates on spammy email domains? I'm assuming calorie used such a site when writing this perfect hack.

Thanks.

[RetroDreams]

Probably should try http://www.stopforumspam.com/

[Dermo-MIO]

hi guys i realise this thread is basically a zombie thread now, but i have uninstaleld this plugin and removed its files from my forum and ftp because since upgrading to vb4 its been sending me thousands of emails that it cant read the list but is still doing this even though i have uninstalled it anybody know what to do ?

[Jain Farstrider]

For me, the easiest solution to combat spam bots from registering is just to use a question in the registration that the bot needs to get correct in order to register.

Simple example, "what is the colour of milk?". I ask a slightly harder question, but it has been 100% effective so far, so no need for image verification or anything else!

Good enough that I do not need any kind of human verification or questions and answers for anything in relation to registered members, only for those attempting to register.