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

[StarBuG]

What about my move thread problem?

[RaidenDAWG2]

Hmmm...which version of vB are you using?

-RD

[StarBuG]

vBulletin Version 3.5.3

[MPDev]

I had the same error a couple pages back about the array; had to uninstall. Thanks anyways.

[Freezerator]

Hi,

i really like your hack. Is it possible to have in the e-mail sent to the admin the mention wich user has been banned? No i only see who has done it, but not who is banned

[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

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by Freezerator

Hi,

i really like your hack. Is it possible to have in the e-mail sent to the admin the mention wich user has been banned? No i only see who has done it, but not who is banned

Yeah, I'm going to rework that section this weekend, make it customizable through ACP...

@MPDev, which settings are you using, and what actions were you trying to use when that happened? I'll try to recreate it on my dev server, see if I can't track that one down...

@StarBug, think I know what's causing that one, just haven't found the time to go in and take a crack at fixing the stupid thing yet...it should be up this weekend though...

Sorry guys, insanely busy quarter for me here at OSU...this weekend'll be the first I've gotten to work on this thing...

-RD

[Webdude?]

Disregard......

[andrefedalto]

getting the same Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array bla bla bla error...
tryed to fix, but couldnt figure out what was causing it

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by andrefedalto

getting the same Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array bla bla bla error...
tryed to fix, but couldnt figure out what was causing it

Makes two of us

If you could let me know what setting you're using (or even screenshot your settings page sensitive info blanked out of course...) and what version of vB you're using, it would be greatly appreciated

BTW guys, I'm going to be working on getting this validated for 3.5.4 over the weekend especially. I don't believe there'll be any more features this time around, but if I get the time, there's one I'd like to implement, but only if I've got the time to finish it entirely...busy weekend with my own site as well (3.5.4 upgrades on live and test sites, as well as all associated template updates )....

-RD