Anti-Spam Options - vbStopForumSpam

vbStopForumSpam

Mod of the month winner October 2009.... That cant be bad :up:

Apologies in advance, this is a copy of the 3.6/3.7/3.8 mod that has been verified to work in 4.0 (its so that I dont get a billion PMs asking if it works in 4.0)

This provides access to a RBL type system for forum admins, listing known spam IP / email / usernames. The RBL database is provided by www.stopforumspam.com. You do NOT need an API key from the website in order to access the database. only to submit data if you should wish to do so.

At the point of user registration, the mod checks if the IP number / provided username / email addresses appear on a block list and can block the registration.

Whilst this isnt the most perfect way to stop all forum spam, its another step that spammers have to overcome.

What it does

It checks with a remote database of known forum spammers. Their IP number, email address and forum username are tested and based on your configuration, you can reject / log / accept user registrations based on what you get back.

This version doesnt have
- whitelisting or the ability to submit users to the database but it will within the next week.
- automatic user deletion / post / PM purging. There are good tools out there already, this does something else.

Instructions are included in the installation.txt file - PLEASE read it first and dont forget to actually upload the files in the upload folder, otherwise it WILL kill your registration progress and you wont see the log file options in admincp.

Changes to vB
- 3 new database tables
- 2 database table alternations
- No new templates.
- 2 Hook (register_addmember_process & register_addmember_complete)

Ive tested it but had feedback that it works with versions as old as 3.6.2... Support should go back to older versions, as long as they have hook support for register_addmember_process / register_addmember_complete

For code to submit spammers to the database, check this post for code changes
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=288

Reported to work
- 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.74, 3.80, 3.81, 3.82, 3.83, 3.8.4, 4.0beta3, 4.0 Gold, 4.2pl1,2

Installers should remember to refresh their ACP navigation window when they first install it so they can see the new log file menu item.

REQUIRES MySQL 4.1.1+

There is a small mod, coded by Wired1 that will allow you to submit spammer details to the database from the admin control panel, here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=289 This relies 100% on javascript being enabled and makes no tests that it is enabled.

You need to have an API key from www.stopforumspam.com in order to submit data, its free and easy to get... You DONT need an API key in order to use this mod however, only to submit spammer data.

Issues are
- The usergroup permissions / view details etc DONT work. I jumped the gun and put the permissions controls in there before I put the code in. Please delete the includes/xml/bitfield_vbstopforumspam.xml file and rebuild your postbit

Installation
- Follow the instructions in the zip file, that includes the file upload the correct folders.

Please click Installed

The original thread is at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481 where there is a wealth of knowledge about the mod, please ask questions in there.

[ZGeek]

I can't get this to work with the facebook connect. It all works fine, but the one-click registration is blocked as spam.

Any help?

[tlwwolfseye]

One question. Before I saw this here, I found another "STOP FORUM SPAM" Mod for vB4 here, i think its on the 2nd or 3rd page of the Mods atm.

What Version is the better one e.g. which one should I use ?
Thanks in advance.

Wolf

[Aladav]

I am having trouble installing
I have uploaded the files to root directory.
I go to Plugins and Products>Manage Products>[Add/Import Product]
I have entered ./includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml

but when I click on import I get error message
Invalid File Specified
but the file is there in the xml folder so why?

[Mastergumble]

Originally Posted by Aladav

I am having trouble installing
I have uploaded the files to root directory.
I go to Plugins and Products>Manage Products>[Add/Import Product]
I have entered ./includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml

but when I click on import I get error message
Invalid File Specified
but the file is there in the xml folder so why?

You need to upload the xmp on the mod folder not the one in the upload directory

[Aladav]

OK, I did I think. I get the error message even though the file is there, in my xml folder, in the admincp folder, on the server.
Doesn't

./includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
indicate the mod folder? On the server? Not in my upload directory? I am not trying to browse to my directory on my computer.

Tried again, with
/includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
got the error message
No file uploaded and no local file found.

But I uploaded it. It is on the sever, I can see it with SmartFTP in the folder xml in the folder includes in the folder forums

[Mastergumble]

Upload the product-vbstopforumspam.xml from the mod folder where the installation.txt is placed too

[Mastergumble]

not the includes upload it from your computer, its not any of the files you upload to the server, browse to the folder cvStopForumSpam_0.61 and upload the:

product-vbstopforumspam.xml

not the:

cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml inside the includes folder...

[Aladav]

I have
cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
in the admincp
I have
functions_vbsfs.php
in the includes folder in the admincp folder
I have
cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
in the xml folder in the includes folder in the admincp folder

I have
./includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
in the field that says
OR import the XML file from your server
on the import product page of the Plugins & Products system
I have yes selected for overwrite
I click on Import

I get
You did not specify a file to upload, so vBulletin will attempt to import the file
./includes/xml/cpnav_vbstopformspam.xml
from the server's file system.
Are you sure?

I click yes

I get error message
Invalid File Specified

[Aladav]

Ah. Ok. That worked. Sorry to be so dense. Thanks for your help.

[Aladav]

Where does it log registrations (in edit the options under what to do)?