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

[G0F0RBR0KE]

Can't wait for 3.6.x to be release.

[Smitty]

Is anyone successfully using this with vb Version 3.6.8?

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Is anyone successfully using this with vb Version 3.6.8?

Nah, I think there's something in 3.6.8 that breaks it.

I'm working on the fixes for it now...any last minute requests for new features?

[Smitty]

Not from me. My moderators and I like it as is. I obviously can't speak for others, though.

[Freezerator]

Originally Posted by RaidenDAWG2

Nah, I think there's something in 3.6.8 that breaks it.

I'm working on the fixes for it now...any last minute requests for new features?

Yes, please include in the e-mail wich user has been banned. That would be really nice For the rest, really nice product, thanks for releasing it!

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by RaidenDAWG2

Nah, I think there's something in 3.6.8 that breaks it.

I'm working on the fixes for it now...

Any ETA on the update?

[AFemaleProdigy]

Just thought I would let you know that I am using this on two sites that I have upgraded to 3.6.8. SD gets a lot of use on both sites. I initially had SD installed, but the upgrade to 3.6.8 wiped out some of the code modifications. So I just had to basicly reinstall spam decimator and it's been working fine as far as I can tell. Been using it for a few months now on 3.6.8. Hope that helps.

[Smitty]

Good to hear. I may go ahead and uninstall it, upgrade vB and then reinstall. I'm surprised no one else has replied here that is using it successfully with 3.6.8.

[AFemaleProdigy]

I was in the same situation... to install or not to install with 3.6.8? I guess I figured that if it didn't work, all I had to do was uninstall it anyway and restore the vb files back to default. It would have been annoying, but no major catastrophe. Granted, I am not saying 100% that I know for sure it works. But it has worked for me so far with no problems. Good luck. Hopefully a new version will come out soon so everyone can be more comfortable with installing it on 3.6.8.

[AFemaleProdigy]

Originally Posted by RaidenDAWG2

Nah, I think there's something in 3.6.8 that breaks it.

I'm working on the fixes for it now...any last minute requests for new features?

The one thing I find annoying about this, is that I wish it automatically added the decimated user's ip address to the current banned ip list. Unless I am missing this option somewhere, you have to manually add the ip addresses to the ip ban list to prevent that user from just creating a new account. So I have the decimated threads/posts sent to a spam container thread, then I have to go in and get the ip from each user.