Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Add Anti-spam links to "New User" Admin email

This is modified from a suggestion by Feldon23 at vBulletin.com dated August 15, 2009. It is especially useful for vBulletin forums requiring Admin validation of new accounts.

1. Go to Admin CP | Languages & Phrases | Search in Phrases
   
   
2. Find: Varname $vbphrase[newuser], Text "There is a new user, $username at $vboptions[bbtitle]"
   
   
3. Click on Edit this phrase
   
   
4. Translation for 3.8.x and 4.x prior to 4.1.4:
   
   

   There is a new user, $username at $vboptions[bbtitle]
   
   View Profile: $vboptions[bburl]/member.php?u=$userid
   
   Check IP location in Melissa:  http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/iplocation.asp?ipaddress=$ipaddress
   
   Check for Spam (email): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$email
   Check for Spam (name): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$username
   Check for Spam (IP): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$ipaddress
   
   Delete this User: $vboptions[bburl]/admincp/user.php?do=remove&u=$userid
   Ban this user: $vboptions[bburl]/modcp/banning.php?do=banuser&u=$userid 
   
   Email Address : $email
   Birthday : $birthday
   Referrer: $referrer
   IP Address: $ipaddress
   
   $customfields

   Version for 4.1.4 and up
   
   

   There is a new user, $username at $vboptions[bbtitle]
   
   View member profile: $memberlink
   
   Check IP location in Melissa:  http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/iplocation.asp?ipaddress=$ipaddress
   
   Check for Spam (email): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$email
   Check for Spam (name): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$username
   Check for Spam (IP): http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=$ipaddress
   
   Delete this User: $vboptions[bburl]/admincp/user.php?do=remove&u=$userid
   Ban this user: $vboptions[bburl]/modcp/banning.php?do=banuser&u=$userid
   
   Email Address : $email
   Birthday : $birthday
   Referrer: $referrer
   IP Address: $ipaddress
   
   $customfields

5. Click on Save

v1.01 Added option to ban user if desired, instead of deleting. Tested on 3.8.4 PL1. Works for me.

v1.02 Added links for IP check. Tested up to 4.1.4

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Leo Brazil

instead of using and remove user, why not ban it ? In my opinion it would be better to include it in your ban list and not simply remove it. Otherwise Spammer will be able to try to register again.

Originally Posted by djbaxter

Try adding this line to the notification translation:

Ban this user: $vboptions[bburl]/modcp/banning.php?do=banuser&u=$userid

I haven't tried it yet but I think it should work.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Now tested on 3.84 PL1. The ban option works as expected.

Original post modified as v1.01 to include the addition of the Delete option.

[princeedward]

Why is it that my or this email landed always to my Gmail Spam Folder?
is there any solution to avoid this?

thanks and best regards

:up:

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by princeedward

Why is it that my or this email landed always to my Gmail Spam Folder?
is there any solution to avoid this?

thanks and best regards

:up:

1. Try to add the sending address to your Gmail address book and/or whitelist.

2. Check with your host to ensure they are including the appropriate headers (SPF) in the emails being sent.

[princeedward]

ahhhh.... okay thanks ...will do

:up:

[Wired1]

Why not just use the vBStopForumSpam mod itself?

[djbaxter]

This one is a lot simpler.

• no database modification
• no additional processing power unless you click on one of the links
• modifies a phrase so there are no issues with compatibility across different versions

etc.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Wired1

Why not just use the vBStopForumSpam mod itself?

I have actually started using that mod now. Impressive!

[firefoxextreme]

Thanks added it now to vB 4.02 PL4

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by firefoxextreme

Thanks added it now to vB 4.02 PL4

Actually, firefoxextreme, I now recommend the vbStopForumSpam add-on for vBulletin 4.x - see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230921

[firefoxextreme]

I have another mod that works better than Stop Forum spam that I use as well. Its nice to have the link to check as I always check anyway. I also check Project Honeypot, the Stop Forum Spam Mod you refer too gives too many false positives for my liking. I believe it involves the function to reject a registration when connection to Stop Forum Spam times out.