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.

[Fred.]

Originally Posted by Boofo

It works fine on vb 4 now.

ok, thanks

[Boofo]

I just noticed something with this mod for vb 4. According to the instructions, we need to add this to the register template:

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

But for vb 4 it would need to be:

<input type="hidden" name="isbot_time1" value="{vb:raw isbot_time1}" />

Do we needs to preRegister the isbot_time1 variable in the code for the register template?

[RonJH]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Try:

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

Replacing yourname@yoursite.com with your own email address.

That worked, thank you.

[skyyjet]

Can we do something so that it shows spammers IP in email it sents to admin?

[SnakeV]

Is possible to modify this plugin to work with newthread pages instead of register?
It should calculate the time between these pages:
newthread.php?do=newthread
newthread.php?do=postthread

I tried changing the plugin hook to newthread_form_start and newthread_form_complete but it don't work, any ideas?

Thanks

[aldamon]

So reading this, is the mod v4.x compatible or not?

Originally Posted by Boofo

I just noticed something with this mod for vb 4. According to the instructions, we need to add this to the register template:

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

But for vb 4 it would need to be:

<input type="hidden" name="isbot_time1" value="{vb:raw isbot_time1}" />

Do we needs to preRegister the isbot_time1 variable in the code for the register template?

[vinzphua]

The mod is NOT compatible with vb4 out of the box, but there is a few simple change you can make to make it work.

1. Install as instructed, except add this line to the register template instead:

PHP Code:

<input type="hidden" name="isbot_time1" value="{vb:raw isbot_time1}" /> 


2. Go to Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Plugin Manager.
3. Look for the register_form_complete hook for the isBot product and click Edit.
4. In the Plugin PHP Code text box, add the following line below the only line of code there.

PHP Code:

vB_Template::preRegister('register',array('isbot_time1' => $isbot_time1)); 


5. Click Save and you're done.

Now you just have to wait for a bot to come along to test it.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by vinzphua

The mod is NOT compatible with vb4 out of the box, but there is a simple change you can make to make it work.

1. Install as instructed.
2. Go to Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Plugin Manager.
3. Look for the register_form_complete hook for the isBot product and click Edit.
4. In the Plugin PHP Code text box, add the following line below the only line of code there.

vB_Template::preRegister('register',array('isbot_time1' => $isbot_time1));

5. Click Save and you're done.

Now you just have to wait for a bot to come along to test it.

I added it to both hooks as I wasn't sure which one to add it to. It works but I'm not sure which hook is making it work.

You also need to do the value="{vb:raw isbot_time1}" in the template for vb 4.

[vinzphua]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I added it to both hooks as I wasn't sure which one to add it to. It works but I'm not sure which hook is making it work.

Just the "register_form_complete" is enough.

Originally Posted by Boofo

You also need to do the value="{vb:raw isbot_time1}" in the template for vb 4.

You're right. I forgot to mention that. I've corrected my post above. Thanks.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by vinzphua

Just the "register_form_complete" is enough.

I thought you had to pre-register the variable, to make it viable for that hook, if you used it in another hook, too. The pre-register stuff is still new to me.

Originally Posted by vinzphua

You're right. I forgot to mention that. I've corrected my post above. Thanks.

No problem.