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Is Bot: Registration Time Check · **Released**: 12-29-2006

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.

scottct1 · #12 01-01-2007, 12:59 AM

Great if this works I nominate it as Mod of the Month.

amagab · #13 01-01-2007, 01:06 AM

Maybe I spoke too soon. This mod just blocked an attempt by a @ukr.net address and then one minute later that darn same person spammed my site.

How did that happen?

amagab · #14 01-01-2007, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amagab

Maybe I spoke too soon. This mod just blocked an attempt by a @ukr.net address and then one minute later that darn same person spammed my site.

How did that happen?

Sorry, I just realized that spammer registered before I installed this mod.

Thanks!

EyeCrave · #15 01-01-2007, 01:27 AM

Installed

amagab · #16 01-01-2007, 06:30 PM

It's pretty cool. In the one day that I've had it installed, this mod has blocked about 12 spambot attempts. However, the last attempt took 14 seconds to move between the pages so I assume that if they change their spambot to 16 seconds they would make it through and then I would have to change the mod to a higher number.

Anyway, I love this mod.

Brew · #17 01-02-2007, 05:13 AM

I just received my first email about a potential spammer:

The following user name with email address was blocked by the Is Bot mod: osceshop - osceshop@cashette.com (XX seconds transpired)

Needless to say it's feels good that one didn't get away without getting trapped

Could you please add more info into the mails?

Maybe the IP addy? Resolved too perhaps?

Anything else you can think of as well

Great mod dude...hats off to ya....

edit: how about auto ban too? or maybe posting to a special forum with the details as well?

KURTZ · #18 01-02-2007, 11:38 AM

just a question, 15 seconds are enough? maybe 20 are better?

Caerydd · #19 01-02-2007, 12:44 PM

Perhaps a way to change the time without re-importing the product every time?

Other than thank you very much, and installed!

amagab · #20 01-07-2007, 01:20 AM

Again, I have to give my many thanks to the developer of this Mod. It blocks about 8 spambot registrations a day on my site. I'm using a similar mod on my phpBB2 site and both mods have saved me and my moderators plenty of anguish.

chick · #21 01-07-2007, 02:25 PM

Good gawd... works awesome... even though I have other spam measures in place... they do not catch everything.

This mod, installed just 1 hour ago just caught me a mail.ru spammer.... Thank you.

Quote:

The following user name with email address was blocked by the Is Bot mod: ivagsales - ivagsale@mail.ru (5 seconds transpired)

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