Spam Decimator Version 1.0.5

First of all, credit for the idea goes to zsdave, with his Spam Killer 3000 hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=76503)

That being said, this is a slightly more powerful 3.5 version of that rewritten from scratch.

Features Include:

-Ban a spammer with two clicks.

-Delete all threads by a user (soft or permanent, ACP configurable)

-Delete all posts by a user (again, soft or permanent, choice is yours)

-Permit or deny mod/super mod access through ACP

-Email the spammer saying pretty much haha, caught you sucker (default email can be configured using ACP)

-Email the webmaster informing him/her of the attack

-Option to move all soft deleted threads to a specified forum (for safe keeping in case IP addresses or whatnot are later needed for legal proceedings or whatever)

Most everything here works with vB native functions (i.e. delete_thread, etc.), so forum, thread, and post counters are automatically updated.

Install

Installing is quite simple. Simply upload the included files (three of them, decimator.php, includes/functions_decimator.php, and images/misc/spambutton.gif) preserving hierarchy, do precisely ONE template edit (a copy and paste job if there ever was one ), and import the product file, and voila! you're done and ready to take on any spammer who comes your way.

Other Stuff

**UPDATED!!!

Spam Decimator 2.0.0 is slated for a late June 2008 release, with a features list to follow.\

Spam Decimator 1.5.1 for 3.7.x is posted as a vB 3.7 add on.

Thanks to everyone here at vB.org for being a fine community to be a part of. Thanks to Marco for helping me out in one of the changed variables for 3.5 threads, really helped a lot . Thanks to my staff over at Pigskin Heaven for putting up with me while I was working on this.

That's basically it. Enjoy, and as always, click install

Changes:
1.0.1 - Fixed problems with xml product file, validated for use with vB 3.5 Gold release.

1.0.2 - Fixed mod/super mod access bug as well as fixed templates for non-vB default styles.

1.0.3 - Fixed all known remaining bugs, rewrote email system to properly parse emails using native vB functions.

1.0.4 - Attempted to fix bug I can't find...updated main template.

1.0.5 - Fixed no mod access bug.

-RD

[Yorixz]

Still hoping a lot for an updated version; an 'undo' feature would be nice, not to mention the wonderful idea of having a link to the userprofile/username in the admin notice email

[RaidenDAWG2]

Version 2's in the works (finally), although it'll be at least December before I'm able to put the necessary time in to get it up and running properly due to schoolwork piling up on me.

I'm hesistant to set a new release date, but by the first of the year, there should be a new version out with more efficient code.

[Noodles24]

It'd be nice to have the option to not send an email to the spammers. I'm not sure if anyone's still maintaining this product so I may have to do it myself.

[shadowevil]

Mod is work for 3.6.x ??
I will install if you can update mod work for 3.6.x

[CRego3D]

Originally Posted by shadowevil

Mod is work for 3.6.x ??
I will install if you can update mod work for 3.6.x

on the previous page, somebody says they are using it with 3.6 and workign well

[CRego3D]

Please, can you add an option to allow us to ban people with the same address as the spammer, or at least allow on the results page to pick users with the same adress and ban them there on the spot

[Freezerator]

Originally Posted by shadowevil

Mod is work for 3.6.x ??
I will install if you can update mod work for 3.6.x

Running and working on 3.6.4

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Freezerator

Running and working on 3.6.4

Didn't run on my 3.6.4. I used the version at the top of the forum. Clicked the spam button, the window came up. Click, some error message and never worked again. The I tried the other version found elsewhere. Never saw the spam gif in my postbit.

Originally Posted by MPDev

Second site installation (entirely different server, brand new 3.53 installation; virtually no other plugins) failed with:

Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in /var/www/includes/functions_databuild.php on line 158
Called build_forum_counters in /var/www/includes/functions_decimator.php on line 107
Called move_spam_threads in /var/www/decimator.php on line 176
in /includes/class_dm.php on line 235

Those are the errors I got too.

[Nathan2006]

I can confirm that it works for me and I'm using version 3.64

Oh and here is a little spam button that I made cos I did not like the big one lol

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Nathan2006

I can confirm that it works for me and I'm using version 3.64

Oh and here is a little spam button that I made cos I did not like the big one lol

Did you use the version at the top of the thread or the version back a few pages?