Miscellaneous Hacks - Stop Spam Links 1.2 Gold

Stop Spam Links 1.2 Gold

As of 3.8 this mod seems to have lost some/all of it's functionality depending on your vb settings. If anyone wishes to build on this mod, please feel free to as I do not have the time anymore.

What does this hack do?

This hack will replace a users entire post with a predefined message that you can edit in the adminCP should the user's post contain a TLD such as .de .com etc. This will only affect people in usergroups of your choice. By default only usergroup 1 is selected (Meaning Guests).

If you enter a usergroup ID, those user's will never be able to post links as long as they are a member of that group.

If the user's usergroup ID is not entered, then you can use a minimum postcount value which all users need to meet in order to post links.

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Example: You enter usergroupID 2 (registered members). All registered members will not be able to post links.

You enter 5 for the postcount. Registered members will not be able to post links. Everyone else will need 5 posts before they can post links.
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Example2: You enter 1 for usergroupID (guests). No guest will be able to post links.

You enter 5 for the postcount. Everyone, except for guests, will need 5 posts before they can post links. Guests will never be able to.
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Installation Stats:

• 1 Product
• 4 Plugins

Installation Instructions

• Import the Product file via the AdminCP
• Go into Vbulletin Settings > Stop Spam Links
• Suit to your needs

Install Time: 1 min


If you like this hack, please click INSTALL ----->>


UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS

Simply go into the AdminCP > Manage Products > Find Stop Spam Links > Remove

Then reinstall the new product.

MAKE SURE TO COPY YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE, USERGROUP ID's, AND DOMAIN ENDINGS YOU'VE ENTERED TO NOTEPAD SO YOU CAN COPY/PASTE THEM BACK IN AFTER THE UPGRADE. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE THE DEFAULT VALUES AGAIN.


Updates:
1.2 Added Restrictions for Editing posts, PM's, and Quotes1.1 Added the use of Postcount
1.0 Initial Stable Release
Attached are 3.6 versions in English and German.

Special Thanks go out to extremeTim.

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by davidecd

Anybody noticed that if users include smilies, their message gets flagged as spam?

Is there a fix for this?

Just tested this and using smilies (vB installed ones) does not flag the post as spam. Are you talking extenal ones linked to the post?

[davidecd]

No. The internal VB smilies are actually links to /images/smilies/somesmiley.gif, which Stop Spam Links is picking up as spam link because our forums are hosted on a .com domain.

Is there any way to set an exclude list of addresses to be ignored?

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by davidecd

No. The internal VB smilies are actually links to /images/smilies/somesmiley.gif, which Stop Spam Links is picking up as spam link because our forums are hosted on a .com domain.

Is there any way to set an exclude list of addresses to be ignored?

Well, like I mentioned above, I tested this on my site and using smilies in the post does not trigger the stop spam links. Not sure why it's a problem for you.

[adwade]

Originally Posted by SkyCatcher

(v1.2)Ok, now it checks:

When the user creates a new thread
When the user edits a post (quick & advanced)
When the user quotes or replies to a thread
When the user Creates or Replies to a PM
When the user Previews a post

The more I read about this MOD, the better it looks. Is there anyway for it to check emails for TLD's as well, or is that planned for a future release perhaps?

This MOD seems to have every advantage I can think of. Only disadvantage is the user's post is lost when the tripwire goes off.(vs. going into a moderation que for review/approval) Thus if a new user spent a lot of time typing up a first-new-post up, they'll lose it all...Am I correct in that assumption?

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by adwade

Am I correct in that assumption?

yes, unfortunately that's the downside. Whatever you put in the no spam message is what will apppear if they try to add links and they have not met the min post req.

[RDX1]

For anyone else who wants to use it, here's my list..

.aero,.biz,.cat,.com,.coop,.edu,.gov,.info,.int,.j obs,.mil,.mobi,.museum,.name,.net,.org,.pro,.trave l,.ac,.ad,.ae,.af,.ag,.ai,.al,.am,.an,.ao,.aq,.ar, .as,.at,.au,.aw,.ax,.az,.ba,.bb,.bd,.be,.bf,.bg,.b h,.bi,.bj,.bm,.bn,.bo,.br,.bs,.bt,.bv,.bw,.by,.bz, .ca,.cc,.cd,.cf,.cg,.ch,.ci,.ck,.cl,.cm,.cn,.co,.c r,.cu,.cv,.cx,,cy,.cz,.de,.dj,.dk,.dm,.do,.dz,.ec, .ee,.eg,.er,.es,.et,.eu,.fi,.fj,.fk,.fm,.fo,.fr,.g a,.gb,.gd,.ge,.gf,.gg,.gh,.gi,.gl,.gm,.gn,.gp,.gq, .gr,.gs,.gt,.gu,.gw,.gy,.hk,.hm,.hn,.hr,.ht,.hu,.i d,.ie,.il,.im,.in,.io,.iq,.ir,.is,.it,.je,.jm,.jo, .jp,.ke,.kg,.kh,.ki,.km,.kn,.kr,.kw,.ky,.kz,.la,.l b,.lc,.li,.lk,.lr,.ls,.lt,.lu,.lv,.ly,.ma,.mc,.md, .mg,.mh,.mk,.ml,.mm,.mn,.mo,.mp,.mq,.mr,.ms,.mt,.m u,.mv,.mw,.mx,.my,.mz,.na,.nc,.ne,.nf,.ng,.ni,.nl, .no,.np,.nr,.nu,.nz,.om,.pa,.pe,.pf,.pg,.ph,.pk,.p l,.pm,.pn,.pr,.ps,.pt,.pw,.py,.qa,.re,.ro,.ru,.rw, .sa,.sb,.sc,.sd,.se,.sg,.sh,.si,.sj,.sk,.sl,.sm,.s n,.so,.sr,.st,.su,.sv,.sy,.sz,.tc,.td,.tf,.tg..th, .tj,.tk,.tl,.tm,.tn,.to,.tp,.tr,.tt,.tv,.tw,.tz,.u a,.ug,.uk,.um..us,.uy,.vc,.ve,.vg,.vi,.vn,.vu,.wf, .ws,.ye,.yt,.yu,.za,.zm,.zw

[RDX1]

I get this when anyone posts...

Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /newreply.php(287) : eval()'d code on line 11

[amcd]

Originally Posted by RDX1

I get this when anyone posts...

Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /newreply.php(287) : eval()'d code on line 11

you have whitespace at the end of the list of terms, or two consecutive commas.

btw, just wanted to mention that i have changed the mod so that a space is used as delimeter instead of comma and i also increased the size of the text boxes in ACP.

[SkyCatcher]

Well I thought I was done with this mod but I guess not so I'll resume tinkering this weekens/beginning of next week to address some of the comments.

[RDX1]

Yeah, still giving me the error.

The user looses their entire post sadly. I would keep using my other hack, but it messes up RSS.