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Stop Spam Bots from Joining · **Released**: 07-05-2009

This is my first mod, so it is pretty simple, but it works well.

What it does:
This modification queries the stopforumspam.com database with the IP address and email of the user registering. If the IP address or email is found in the database, the user will get an error message and the registration process will be stopped.

What you need:
You'll need file_get_contents or CURL on your server for this to work. If one does not exist, it will try to use the other.

Install:
Just import the product in the Admin CP.

Notes:
If you want to customize the error messages, they are named "spammer_ip" and "spammer_email" in the Phrase Manager.

Updates:
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed a small error with checking the IP address.

segwayon · #52 09-06-2009, 12:38 AM

Here's the full-featured vbStopForumSpam mod listed for 3.8. It checks for the usernames, the email addresses and the IP addresses of known spammers, AND has a logfile, AND has a report-back feature in the AdminCP for tagging NEW spammers back to the StopForumSpam.com database so that OTHER boards don't get plagued.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1880349

segwayon · #53 09-06-2009, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yangster

Installed. Thanks.

Is there by any chance a way to compare existing users already registered on my forum with the spam database and get a report out of which ones I could do with deleting?

You can manually embed the information into a URL page request to the StopForumSpam.com website, but certainly having it done automatically from within VB would be great. Maybe pedigree could design it ...

Here's how to structure the URLs.

Email address:
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?email=me@domain.net

IP address:
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?ip=255.255.255.255

Username:
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?username=UserName123

pedigree · #54 09-06-2009, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by segwayon

You can manually embed the information into a URL page request to the StopForumSpam.com website, but certainly having it done automatically from within VB would be great. Maybe pedigree could design it ...

or combined into one call

Code:

www.stopforumspam.com/api?email=me@domain.net&ip=255.255.255.255&username=UserName123

ProFifaLeagues · #55 10-09-2009, 08:25 PM

Will try it now and let you know how it peforms!thanks

chick · #56 10-21-2009, 03:31 PM

Thanks for this, I love the way others have hijacked your modification thread hawking their mod. gees

gerbil249 · #57 11-02-2009, 10:28 PM

I'm having this error, could you please fix it? It still registers the user, but it says this,

" vBulletin Message
Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/realshi1/public_html/includes/class_core.php
Line: 3314"

Could you please fix it?

gerbil249 · #58 11-03-2009, 01:58 AM

I hope this can be fixed...

megamoose · #59 11-04-2009, 08:18 PM

This is brilliant. Thanks a lot.

fatdr · #60 12-06-2009, 04:47 PM

thanks

Andreas Raht · #61 01-05-2011, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedigree

I did this over a year ago

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481

And it works just fine on 3.8

Quote:

Originally Posted by segwayon

Here's the full-featured vbStopForumSpam mod listed for 3.8. It checks for the usernames, the email addresses and the IP addresses of known spammers, AND has a logfile, AND has a report-back feature in the AdminCP for tagging NEW spammers back to the StopForumSpam.com database so that OTHER boards don't get plagued.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1880349

I'm using vBulletin 3.8.6.
On the vbStopForumSpam post it says "reported to work with.... 3.8.4" - no 3.8.6 on the list in January 2011 and most importantly: it's still in beta stage. You guys should not post "I did this over a year ago" and link to a beta version IMHO.

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