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

[OttawaGolf]

Thanks

[VBUsers]

thanks ill wait for it. good luck with your other work lol

[RaidenDAWG2]

1.0.5 released...OttawaGolf, this should fix your mods can't access problem...

-RD

[VBUsers]

any info on this.

i installed your spam decimator hack and its great. the only thing is that a second Co admin usergroup (id:13) cant have access to it. i tried changing the arrays but it wont work. i tried adding it with a comma along with admins in vboptions and it wont take it. what can i do to make it work. all my other staff can see and use it but the 3 co admins. let me know thanks

[RaidenDAWG2]

And for my next trick

Actually, I only released on update last night that fixed a one letter error. I'll be working on that this week. I'm going to be converting the three user levels (mod, super, admin) to arrays that will allow you to enter more than on usergroup on each line.

-RD

[Yorixz]

I'm wondering; any chance the warning part could be compatible (or working like -) Inferno Warning Hack, that would be totally perfect.

[RaidenDAWG2]

Are we talking just issuing warnings to users for spamming, or something completely different?

If it's just submitting warnings for users, I could probably build in features to work with both of the major warning systems (Inferno, of course, as well as Advanced Warning System, which I am partial to BTW ).

-RD

[Yorixz]

You can more or less forget what I said; the links of "View x's warnings" and "Warn x" are of the AWS right? I thought they were part of this hack; if that was the thing I would have 3 ways to warn people on my forum now but that isn't the case at all I should've installed it before replying

[OttawaGolf]

Originally Posted by RaidenDAWG2

1.0.5 released...OttawaGolf, this should fix your mods can't access problem...

-RD

Thanks I'll install asap and report back

[OttawaGolf]

Originally Posted by RaidenDAWG2

1.0.5 released...OttawaGolf, this should fix your mods can't access problem...

It did. Thanks. Great hack.