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Stop Spam Bots from Joining · **Released**: 07-05-2009

This is my first mod, so it is pretty simple, but it works well.

What it does:
This modification queries the stopforumspam.com database with the IP address and email of the user registering. If the IP address or email is found in the database, the user will get an error message and the registration process will be stopped.

What you need:
You'll need file_get_contents or CURL on your server for this to work. If one does not exist, it will try to use the other.

Install:
Just import the product in the Admin CP.

Notes:
If you want to customize the error messages, they are named "spammer_ip" and "spammer_email" in the Phrase Manager.

Updates:
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed a small error with checking the IP address.

Danny Diamond · #42 08-11-2009, 01:32 AM

I am trying this on my newest forum.

What's crazy is I am getting TONS of spammers going to my small forum, but my larger forum has little to no spam at all. They are both set up the same way too.

If anyone wants to click my links in my sig to see if there is anything they think they can do to help me with the spam it would be GREATLY appreciated.

The slime · #43 08-15-2009, 02:08 PM

Thanks

installed

LilPimp · #44 08-19-2009, 06:10 PM

So far its been working great

DubaiZone · #45 08-24-2009, 01:57 AM

Best hack I ever seen ..
Really great jod and best why to get rid of these spamers

Gamelobby · #46 09-01-2009, 02:06 AM

No Spam 3.7 = Done Deal.!

:up:

segwayon · #47 09-01-2009, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwest

There is already a mod for this.

It's called vBStopForumSpam and it is endorsed by www.StopForumSpam.com on their site.

It also has the features this mod lacks. Logs etc.

It works fine on my 3.8.x boards.

We use the FULL modification from StopForumSpam.com, too, and it works really great! We've upgraded our forum through to 3.8.4 with no problems at all with the official mod, and I highly recommend it to other boards. It includes a searchable log as well as a way to report banned spammers back to the StopForumSpam.com website database from within the AdminCP panels so that OTHER boards don't get plagued with these spammers, too. If NO ONE used the official modification to report spammers then half-useful mods such as this one become even less useful over time.

segwayon · #48 09-01-2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmex

The other one shows that it is only good for version 3.6x, where this reads 3.8. I think I will download this plugin since it is up to date.

Not true, friend. If you read the developer's installation instructions on the first page, the vbStopForumSpam modification states:

Quote:

Reported in the thread to work
- 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.74, 3.80, 3.81, 3.82, 3.83, 3.8.4

Yangster · #49 09-02-2009, 10:13 AM

Installed. Thanks.

Is there by any chance a way to compare existing users already registered on my forum with the spam database and get a report out of which ones I could do with deleting?

vn88.com · #50 09-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Thank you for this mod

pedigree · #51 09-05-2009, 04:55 PM

I did this over a year ago

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481

And it works just fine on 3.8

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