Add-On Releases - Link Anonymizer and Censor

Link Anonymizer and Censor 1.20

Author: MarcoH64

vBulletin Version: 3.6.x

Description:
This Product will add a self configurable anonymising link to all external urls in posts. Optionally it will also give you a Whitelist or Blacklist option for URL's. With this option you can censor URL's replacing those on the Blacklist (or not on the Whitelist) with a predefined text and/or link.

Installation:
Install the XML-file as Product.
Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forumhome directory.

Configuration:
vBulletin Options->Link Anonymizer and Censor:

• Local Addresses

Local addresses are not anonymized. If you leave this option blank, the value for vBulletin Options Cookie Domain will be used. Do not use a http:// prefix.

If you start the name with a dot (.mydomain.com) all server addresses ending with this will be considered local. If you want to add mulitple domain/servernames, seperate them by a single space.

• Anonymizer (default: http://anonym.to/?)

Link to a anonymizer function. Use preceding / if needed. Other Usable Anonymizers:

http://anon.free.anonymizer.com/

http://anonym.webgurus.de (Thanks Wachtmeister)

• Allways anonymize Unparseble URLs
• Other options are explained in the vBulletin Options

Alternative local redirect script that can be used with this modification can be found at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=64

Please click install if you are using this hack.

Change log:
vBulletin 3.5 versions
6-9-2005 v1.01
- 1 setting was missing from product file due to wrong Product. Fixed
7-9-2005 v1.02
- Under some conditions a newly posted post with only a link would not get anonymized. Fixed.
7-9-2005 v1.02a
- Fixed bug when handling generic local domain (starting with a dot '.'') Sorry for the many updates.
8-10-2005 v1.03
- Totally new way of doing this, on view instead of on write.
- Solved doubling the anonym link on edit
10-10-2005 v1.04
- Link not didn't get anonym prefix if URL= didn't contain http://. Solved.
- Added truncate table post_parsed to install routine.
1-11-2005 v1.05
- Standard Editor fixed
- Simple URL's in standard editor fixed.
- Default anonymizer changed
2-11-2005 v1.05.1
- Fixed bug where only the last url to the same domain in a single post was anonymised.
9-11-2005 v1.05.2
- Added option to ignore certain protocols in the vBulletin Options (ie. ignore https, ftp, ....).
- Attempt to fix reported bug where an inline fragment (#fragment) would also be anonymized.
10.11.2005 v1.05.3
- Another attempt to ignore fragments
25.11.2005 v1.10
- Fixed a bug where some urls could lead to a parse error. Example of an url leading to this error:

http://mymail@mymail.com:password@www.mydomain.com

- Added new parameter to vB Options: Always anonimyze unparseble URLs
- This is considered a very stable release. No bug reports pending
- All previous versions are from now on unsupported

vBulletin 3.6 versions:

30.03.2007 v1.20:
- Upgraded for vB 3.6
- Links can now optionally be anonymized in: Posts, Private Messages and/or Signatures
- Added White- and/or Blacklist Censor
Upgrades:
If you are running an older version and want to upgrade, simply do an overwrite install.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

From the description of the Local Addres setting in the ACP:

Local addresses are not anonymized.

If you leave this option blank, the value for vBulletin Options Cookie Domain will be used.

Do not use a http:// prefix.

If you start the name with a dot (.mydomain.com) all server addresses ending with this will be considered local. If you want to add mulitple domain/servernames, seperate them by a single space.

see, i told you before that i'm blind... lol

ok, got it.. thanks!

[AMG021]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is an EXCELLENT HACK!!! Thanks A MILLION!

[blogtorank]

Great hack, I'm off to install this, thanks Marco! I'll give it a go and update here of feedback when done. :up:

All the best!

[blogtorank]

How the world can you get confused by something like this anyhow?

Marco, one option I would like to see is a timed redirect, have them wait for a few seconds to be redirected to another domain. Almost like having a countdown / timer there going when they are being redirected. Perhaps put some elevator music in the background while they are on-hold until they are redirected .

So a timed redirect with a counter on how much longer until they are taken to an offsite URL...

Follow me?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Thanks.

I will not be adding some timed redirect. All this modification is doing is adding a prefix (the anonymize URL) to links posted.

If you want a timed redirect, i suggest you create a local script that can handle this and set that scipt as anonymising URL.

[blogtorank]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

Thanks.

I will not be adding some timed redirect. All this modification is doing is adding a prefix (the anonymize URL) to links posted.

If you want a timed redirect, i suggest you create a local script that can handle this and set that scipt as anonymising URL.

Okay thanks man. All I needed to know, great hack anyhow! :up:

[Greek76]

I dont get the concept of link anonymizer and censor. What are the advantages? Thanks.

[Seb@]

need anonymize the images for post too

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by blogtorank

How the world can you get confused by something like this anyhow?

Marco, one option I would like to see is a timed redirect, have them wait for a few seconds to be redirected to another domain. Almost like having a countdown / timer there going when they are being redirected. Perhaps put some elevator music in the background while they are on-hold until they are redirected .

So a timed redirect with a counter on how much longer until they are taken to an offsite URL...

Follow me?

Try my hack if you want a timed redirect, all it doesn't have is the censor options.