Miscellaneous Hacks - Do Not Contact Us (IP Blocking)

-=+ WHAT IS THIS? +=-

Quite simply this product allows certain IP Addresses to be banned from accessing the Contact Us form (sendmessage). Use sparingly. Whilst this product is useful under extreme circumstances, it should not be viewed as an anti-spam product.

-=+ REASON BEHIND THE PRODUCT +=-

This product has been created to cater for a very specific need; to stop a previously banned and IP Blocked user from sending messages via the Contact Us form. Rather than blocking at server level, I decided to bring the function directly into vBulletin to make it easier to access.

-=+ FEATURES +=-

Various aspects of this product are controlled via the AdminCP, such as:-

• Ability to turn it on/off.
• Enter a list of IP Addresses, in full or with partial addresses and wildcards.
• Alter the default message shown to the user.

-=+ INSTALLATION +=-

Import the supplied product xml by using the Product Manager of the AdminCP, as below:-

• Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

-=+ POST INSTALLATION +=-

Post installation settings can be found in vBulletin options section:-

• vBulletin Options -> TWP - Do Not Contact Us

In order for the product to operate certain criteria must be met, as follows:-

• Plugin must be enabled. (true by default)
• Product must be enabled in the options. (no by default)

If any of the above criteria are not satisfied, the product will NOT operate. Please check these before asking for help.

-=+ RELEASE HISTORY +=-

• v1.0 : 08-Dec-07 : First public realease.
• v0.1 : 07-Dec-07 : Internal Test Version.

-=+ ISSUES +=-

This modification is not tested in vBulletin 3.7.

[TigerWare]

Possible Future Updates

• There are no plans to update this products' functionality.

FAQ

• Q : Why does this not use/incorporate the existing User IP Ban list?

  A : Incorporating the standard IP ban list would ultimately lead to innocent individuals having no way of contacting the site webmaster. This product is intended to be isolated and only applied under very particular and extreme circumstances.

• Q : How can I test this easily?

  A : Simply enter your own IP Address into the list and try to access your Contact Us form. You will see the message stating that you have been blocked. This product does not block you from any other vBulletin feature.

[Almotmaiz.Net]

nice !!

thanx ..

[yahoooh]

can u make it block by domain of e-mail?

[TigerWare]

Originally Posted by yahoooh

can u make it block by domain of e-mail?

Sorry, No. This modification is designed to block access at IP level, and does not respond to any user input.

[TigerWare]

Originally Posted by Almotmaiz.Net

nice !!

thanx ..

Thank you Almotmaiz.Net :up:

[johnrizz]

cool. thanks!

[apiasto]

great idea,i think things like this should be default in the board to keep those annoying ppl away,and i think it should solve the problem with ppl who has routers as well with this feature(*)
i would give it a try thnx

[TigerWare]

Thanks both, glad you have found this useful. :up:

[Captain Kirk76]

One thing.
On the screenshot, it says by ISP, but on the thread it says IP?