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

[RaidenDAWG2]

Spam Decimator 1.0.3 (critical update), the "Please God Let This Be The Last Version I Release Today" version, has been released.

All known bugs are fixed, and the stupid thing should function normally now in most scenarios.

Any other bugs, please let me know, I'd be glad to go bang my head against the wall for any other stupid mistakes I made writing this a few months back (namely, bad conditionals, using PHP's emailer, anything of that nature ).

-RD

[Swindont]

installed and says i (admin) dont have permission to use spam stuff ;l

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by Swindont

installed and says i (admin) dont have permission to use spam stuff ;l

Two questions: one, have you changed any of the settings? And two: if not, try going into ACP and just saving the settings, I know sometimes that helps.

And if not...what settings are you using? Has your admin group id (6) been changed?

-RD

[Swindont]

no its still 6 havent changed admin at all. so im lost lol havent edited the temp edit needed either apart from what it tells u to do

[RaidenDAWG2]

Ok...have you tried editing any of the settings?

-RD

[jmottle]

Version 1.0.3 still exhibits the same error as before. It does not work at all.

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by jmottle

Version 1.0.3 still exhibits the same error as before. It does not work at all.

Two questions: 1, have you uploaded the new decimator.php, and 2., have you tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling the hack (up to and including deleting the files and reuploading them)?

[jmottle]

Although I was overwritting files before. I uninstalled the product and deleted both files manually and then reinstalled. Still does not work at all.

[RaidenDAWG2]

Originally Posted by jmottle

Although I was overwritting files before. I uninstalled the product and deleted both files manually and then reinstalled. Still does not work at all.

Define still doesn't work at all...are there error messages, is it not performing the tasks and saying it is...?

EDIT: Stupid question, have you hacked any files or done anything weird with your database?

[jmottle]

No it still has the same error I posted 3 or 4 posts ago.