Anti Spam

Paul_Pauline · October 10, 2010, 04:44:43 AM

Just a quick heads up for anyone wanting to install this on 1.1.11 !

Install the Version Emulate mod first, here >>> http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2113

Set it to 1.1.4, and it will install without any problem

Mayhem30 · December 22, 2010, 02:52:40 AM

I have converted the mod over to the new format - you can install it on SMF 1.1.12 without using any emulate mod.

I've attached it to this post.

Please Note :

This is was a straight package conversion to the new XML format. I have not made any modifications to the code itself.

Use at your own risk, I offer no support - so please don't PM me.

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Now with that all said, I have this mod currently installed on my 1.1.12 forum and it works great.

After you install the mod, you will need to go to Admin > Permissions and select which groups are allowed to post links.

If a group is not allowed to post links, they will get this message when the click on the "Post" button :

The following error or errors occurred while posting this message:

Sorry, you are not allowed to post links.

Followed by the standard post box (so they can edit the text.)

Enjoy.

Phat^Trance · December 25, 2010, 06:08:00 AM

Quote from: Mayhem30 on December 22, 2010, 02:52:40 AM
I have converted the mod over to the new format - you can install it on SMF 1.1.12 without using any emulate mod.

I've attached it to this post.

Please Note :

This is was a straight package conversion to the new XML format. I have not made any modifications to the code itself.

Use at your own risk, I offer no support - so please don't PM me.

------------

Now with that all said, I have this mod currently installed on my 1.1.12 forum and it works great.

After you install the mod, you will need to go to Admin > Permissions and select which groups are allowed to post links.

If a group is not allowed to post links, they will get this message when the click on the "Post" button :

The following error or errors occurred while posting this message:

Sorry, you are not allowed to post links.

Followed by the standard post box (so they can edit the text.)

Enjoy.

by using that on the "regular members" all my 300.000 member will not be able to post links and thats not good! there should be some kind of option to limit the plugin feature to people with less than xxx posts. so that member with 1-5 posts will not be able to post links.

Croco · January 01, 2011, 10:01:09 PM

Thanks Mayhem30. I just updated the mod page.

Croco · January 01, 2011, 10:03:08 PM

Quote from: Phat^Trance on December 25, 2010, 06:08:00 AM
by using that on the "regular members" all my 300.000 member will not be able to post links and thats not good! there should be some kind of option to limit the plugin feature to people with less than xxx posts. so that member with 1-5 posts will not be able to post links.

Well you can specify groups that are limited to specific posts count.

So once a user registers he or she will be part of that group and that group will have a the option to prevent them from posting links. You don't have to use the regular group for that.

Cheers,

KidCactus · January 05, 2011, 10:39:17 AM

I have installed this mod on 1.1.12, and I've also set the permission on the regular members group, but now my users can't post any links, they just get the "Sorry" message. Any ideas?

Edit: I found what was causing the issue. I had local permissions instead of global set on all boards, that wasn't set to allow links.

Phat^Trance · January 20, 2011, 04:51:46 PM

Quote from: Croco on January 01, 2011, 10:03:08 PM
Quote from: Phat^Trance on December 25, 2010, 06:08:00 AM
by using that on the "regular members" all my 300.000 member will not be able to post links and thats not good! there should be some kind of option to limit the plugin feature to people with less than xxx posts. so that member with 1-5 posts will not be able to post links.

Well you can specify groups that are limited to specific posts count.

So once a user registers he or she will be part of that group and that group will have a the option to prevent them from posting links. You don't have to use the regular group for that.

Cheers,

i still cannot get this plugin to work, isntit possible to add the limit permission to a "Post count based groups" member gropue and not via the "Regular groups" permission?

i have already one group called newbie with 0 posts (default one) - then next step is at 10 posts. but the 0 posters STILL can post links. i cannot find a way in the permission setting to add the link limit permission to this post. check the attachment for more info.

hope to hear from you soon since i relaly need to get this plugin up and running. im getting tons of spam bots adding links to my forum

Phat^Trance · January 20, 2011, 04:59:38 PM

here are a few screenshots on how my board and member groups looks like. Please check them and read the info on the screenshots. can you help me?

thank you

Phat^Trance · January 22, 2011, 02:51:54 PM

anyone?

Antechinus · January 22, 2011, 06:52:02 PM

Ok check the shots and see if it makes sense.

I'd also recommend running this mod: Anti-Spam Verification Questions for SMF 1.1.7

The links restriction will slow up human spammers (since they mainly want to post links). The second mod (custom questions) will stop bots from registering. It runs with 1.1.12 even though it says it's for 1.1.7.

These two mods together seem to be an effective combination.

I don't worry about CAPTCHA much these days. It's ineffective IMO.

Phat^Trance · January 22, 2011, 07:01:27 PM

thanks

does the X mean that its still using the "old" permission`cause when entering that setting page all options seems to be on "X". even tho i have other settings in the member group

Antechinus · January 22, 2011, 07:07:56 PM

The X means Disallow permissions. The A means allow.

By default, SMF installs with Deny permissions disabled. Personally I'm not in favour of this because there are times when you need Deny. The reason it isn't enabled by default is that supposedly it would cause more problems for beginners.

Deny will override any permissions given elsewhere (ie: other group if a member is in more than one group). This means that Deny has to be used carefully if you don't want unintended results.

Disallow only disallows unless otherwise allowed. That makes it safer for people who don't check their permissions thoroughly (and really everyone should anyway).

The general rule of thumb is to use Disallow for most things and only use Deny when you don't have a choice.

Phat^Trance · January 22, 2011, 07:17:51 PM

oh ok, so deny will overwrite all other permissions while Disallow (X) use the standard permission that i already have added to the member group?

Antechinus · January 22, 2011, 07:29:38 PM

That should work. Best way to test it is to make a test account and try it.

Phat^Trance · January 23, 2011, 05:10:35 PM

thanks, i got the plugin up and running now.

Is it possible to change the "Sorry, you are not allowed to post links" message?

Antechinus · January 24, 2011, 01:22:02 PM

Yep. That should be in default/languages/Modifications.english.php.

Phat^Trance · January 24, 2011, 05:21:42 PM

Quote from: Antechinus on January 24, 2011, 01:22:02 PM
Yep. That should be in default/languages/Modifications.english.php.

i did a search for the text " you are not allowed to post links" in the Modifications.english.php file (Themes/default/languages/) but it couldnt find anything there.
are you sure that the error message is displayed there? i have attached my Modifications.english.php to this thread, feel free to take a look. thx

Phat^Trance · January 25, 2011, 12:10:04 PM

anyone?

harry12341 · March 28, 2011, 09:23:04 PM

Can anyone help to how I install this please?

thank you

labradors · April 03, 2011, 08:24:52 AM

I have used this for quite a while and it's great. Now I have occasion to recommend it to someone else I know who is running SMF. It would be perfect for the kind of Spam he's receiving but he is running SMF 2.0 RC4.

Is there any chance this would work or is there a way to make it work for SMF 2.0 RC4?

Thank you.

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