Miscellaneous Hacks - Prevent Certain Timezone Registration

Prevent Certain Timezone Registration

Description:
This mod prevents certain timezones from registering.

Request:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=134529 & By PM

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

Changes:
1 Plugin
7 Phrases

Change Log:
15/06/2011 - Version 1.2
- Fixed Redirect Option

16/09/2007 - Version 1.1
- Added Redirect Option
- Added Admin CP Option Error Checking
- Updated ReadMe Style

9/03/2007 - Version 1.0
- Initial Release

[cmmguy]

That corrected it, thanks much.
I use a redirect form that allows a legitimate but blocked user to be taken to the "Send a message" dialog in vB.

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

Small bug found, in the XML file, find:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->url = $vbulletin->options['prevent_tz_reg_redirurl']; 


Replace With:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->url = $vbulletin->options['prevent_tz_reg_redirect']; 


Fixed in next release.

Thanks, that fixed the redirect issue.

[TheLastSuperman]

Thank you!!!!

Priceless... and to all the past comments about REAL users from certain timezones... well I know if you check out GMT-12 which is my worst one for bots etc THEN you'll see maybe this is quite useful.

Also check out the IsBot mod which has saved me some hassle as well!

[NJI]

This mod works well. However, I have a lot of spammers registering from timezone GMT ( aka 0 ). When I go into this mods options I typed in "-12,0" in to the box, however it says 0 is not a valid number.

[TheLastSuperman]

Hmmm... try -0 perhaps? Just a thought but also use the search box above and type in IsBot as I mentioned above... I use this mod which is great and IsBot and have only had to delete a few bots since I installed them both about 2 months ago

S-MAN

[mustangempire]

works great!!! I love it thanks for this mod. I can block those annoying spammers.

[pigpog]

Thanks Dismounted :up:, I've been plagued by -12.00 GMT bots in the last two days, but have now banned this time zone. Thanks for this mod, I hope this works....

[CrazyCanuck]

Marked as installed!!!

Ok I usually get anywhere between 10-20 registrations a day and I can usually jump in at anytime to find at least a couple new registrations and since I installed this about 4 hours ago not one new registration from the -12 timezone.

Great little hack

I have also implemented the Question and Answer Verification instead of captcha and added the "Check4SPAM" hack.

Not to mention added viagra and few other names to the Illegal User Names field.

I think my next step will be to remove the option to change the timezone from the registration page and legitimate users can simply change it in their profiles.

I think that's a little too much work just to stop the spammers/bots but when having a licensed script it's necessary steps.

Thanks again for this

[Swampfox]

Anyone worried about legitimate users from GMT-12......

Its uninhabited!!

The bots select it because it is the first option in the dropdown menu

Almost 2 years later, I have not had a bot register, this is the best anti bot mod ever, it adds no hoops for legitimate members to jump through, and it keeps the bots out entirely until they change this fatal flaw in their programming.

[Swampfox]

Well I guess that last post jinxed me lol

One of my sites has seen a sudden influx of bots registering with various time zones