Link Anonymizer

Link Anonymizer v1.02a & 1.03, 1.04, 1.05.3 & 1.10

Author: MarcoH64

vBulletin Version: 3.5.1

Warning: Version 1.02 might create double anonym links if you edit a post multiple times. Version 1.03 has been reported not to be working for some people. Please read posts in this thread if you plan on using this hack, until i had time to look into this.
v1.05 and higher should be the best versions
1.10 Is an updated version of 1.05.3 and is considered a stable release. Only version 1.10 will be supported now.

Description:
This Product will add a self configurable anonymising link to all external urls in posts.

Installation:
Install the XML-file as Product.

Configuration:
vBulletin Options->Link Anonymizer :

• Local Addresses

Local addresses are not anonymized. If you leave this option blank, the value for vBulletin Options Cookie Domain will be used. Do not use a http:// prefix.

If you start the name with a dot (.mydomain.com) all server addresses ending with this will be considered local. If you want to add mulitple domain/servernames, seperate them by a single space.

• Anonymizer (default: http://anonym.to/?)

Link to a anonymizer function. Use preceding / if needed. Other Usable Anonymizers:

http://anon.free.anonymizer.com/ 
 
http://anonym.webgurus.de (Thanks Wachtmeister)

• Allways anonymize Unparseble URLs (* New in version 1.10)

Please click install if you are using this hack.

Donations are always welcomed at Paypal: marcoh64 AT gmail.com

Change log:
6-9-2005 v1.01
- 1 setting was missing from product file due to wrong Product. Fixed
7-9-2005 v1.02
- Under some conditions a newly posted post with only a link would not get anonymized. Fixed.
7-9-2005 v1.02a
- Fixed bug when handling generic local domain (starting with a dot '.'') Sorry for the many updates.
8-10-2005 v1.03
- Totally new way of doing this, on view instead of on write.
- Solved doubling the anonym link on edit
10-10-2005 v1.04
- Link not didn't get anonym prefix if URL= didn't contain http://. Solved.
- Added truncate table post_parsed to install routine.
1-11-2005 v1.05
- Standard Editor fixed
- Simple URL's in standard editor fixed.
- Default anonymizer changed
2-11-2005 v1.05.1
- Fixed bug where only the last url to the same domain in a single post was anonymised.
9-11-2005 v1.05.2
- Added option to ignore certain protocols in the vBulletin Options (ie. ignore https, ftp, ....).
- Attempt to fix reported bug where an inline fragment (#fragment) would also be anonymized.
10.11.2005 v1.05.3
- Another attempt to ignore fragments
25.11.2005 v1.10
- Fixed a bug where some urls could lead to a parse error. Example of an url leading to this error:

http://mymail@mymail.com:password@www.mydomain.com

- Added new parameter to vB Options: Always anonimyze unparseble URLs
- This is considered a very stable release. No bug reports pending
- All previous versions are from now on unsupported

Upgrades:
If you are running an older version and want to upgrade, simply do an overwrite install.

It is possible that there are still double links in the database from old versions. If you wish to remove these, run the following queries (make backup first!!):

SQL Query: (how to run queries)
update post set pagetext = replace(pagetext, "http://YOURANONIMIZERLINK/","");

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by SecTa

And one more thing. Is there any possibility to disable anonymizing on ed2k:// links?

Use the new option to ignore certain protocols.

[SecTa]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

I tried to fix this, but didn't have any test material. Could you please tell me how you create those links? Do you have HTML posting enabled?

HTML posting is enabled.
<a name="some_name"> </a> sets anchor in sertain place of page.

and link <a href="#some_name"></a> returns you to the anchor on the same page.

P.S. Thanks for the update, but links with # are still anonymized...

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Will try to have a look today.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

@secta

10.11.2005 v1.05.3
- Another attempt to ignore fragments

Others don't need to upgrade.

@secta
If it still don't work, please PM me an URL to a thread where i can see it myself, please include a test account if needed.

What value did you put for Local Addresses in your vBulletin Options?

[divided_by_fear]

works great thank you...

[SecTa]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

10.11.2005 v1.05.3
- Another attempt to ignore fragments

Yesss! It works! Thanks a bunch, MarcoH64, you saved me! :banana:

P.S. Just noticed another thing: links in signatures are not anonymized...

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Glad your problem with fragments are solved. Will have a look at signatures as soon as i have time.

[Wachtmeister]

Nice hack. Also works with

http://anonym.webgurus.de anonymizer of course

http://anonym.webgurus.de/?www.webgurus.de

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Wachtmeister

Nice hack. Also works with

Then please click Install

Will add that link to the first post.

[bigmonay2k]

MarcoH64, I love this hack, you know why dude, but I have another problem with it dude. I though it was some other problem. according to vb.com it might be this hack
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