Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Moderate New Registrations Based On IP Geographical Origin

This mod will put any new registration into moderation so you can either approve or deny based on the physical location of the IP address. If the IP is located in a country that you white list, the registration will go through as normal.

This may be different for everyone else, but on my forums, I have yet to have a Russian IP sign up for anything other than posting SPAM. This plugin has moderated them all!

I hope to have time to eventually expand this to do other things. This also works on 3.8.x.

You MUST download the zone files from this site:

http://www.ipdeny.com/ipblocks/

The free license does not allow me to include them with the product, plus it is better to download the latest files anyway.

No real screenshots to show here, sorry.

Changelog:

12/20/2008

• Coded the routine in, instead of using external whois program.
• Now compatible with Windows
• (39 download of 1.0)

2/11/2009

• 77 downloads at this point
• Rewrote application to use zone files rather than relying on Arin

12/27/2009

• Verified it works for 4.0

To upgrade, READ THE README, and re-install product (select overwrite).

Don't forget to:

CLICK INSTALL!

Developed by a Lampwright!

[muaaz007]

Originally Posted by pportuese

Got it up on 4.1.10 and I think it's working. No real way to test it though.
Nominated!

How did you got it working i have uploaded the zones and exactly follow the setups but having same result
Error:
You did not enter a valid value for this setting.

please assist any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Seductor]

Not installed but great mod.

[djbaxter]

Would like to see this modified so that it auto-deletes (possibly as an option) new registrations from specified country IPs.

[Disco_Stu]

Just got a new member from China this morning so I installed this for 4.2.PL1. Waiting for next new overseas member to see how this works

Trying to limit members from China as I've been getting a lot of spam from there recently.

I set it to moderate US and set up a new user. It properly sent the new user registration to moderation which I then denied.

Works great!

[jwashburn]

It doesnt seem to be working with 4.2. I registered from the US and it still moderated. Also it always says to download the zone files.

[Disco_Stu]

Originally Posted by jwashburn

It doesnt seem to be working with 4.2. I registered from the US and it still moderated. Also it always says to download the zone files.

The last option setting says:

"You need to download zone files If you see an error below, then you did not upload the zone files yet (see readme)."

Is that what you mean? I think the first part (in blue) is just a reminder. I think it's ok if there is no error message below the setting.

[rotor]

Had this installed since on vb 4.0 and still working on vb4.2

and I absolutely love it!!! No spammers register all all now - one or two may have slipped in from the USA but combined with moderating the first 3 posts from a new user none slip in .... and no SPAMMERS!!!

thank you!!!

[imported_dfmafia]

USA IPs are showing up as China, thus being blocked. Since installed no new registrations, but a lot of complaints of unable to register.

vB 4.2.0 PL 2

US is on the whitelist. Files are current

[rotor]

Great mod, working great on 4.2 pl2 doesn't miss a beat!!

What I'd love to see included is a country blacklist - not able to register at all, at least have the option to moderate or deny other countries.

[The_Hawk]

I had this working in 4.1.19 for some reason it fell over after the upgrade to 4.2.x. I don't know if the spammers got smarter or what.

I've spent some time today re-installing it with the latest zone files to see what happens. Fingers crossed because this really was the best defence against spam I have ever used.