Stop Forum Spam

[snadge]

this is blocking 3 people i invited from signing up and they are not spammers?

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Check also Username
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thanks

[Kindred]

that's not a problem with the mod...    at some point, those three people got their IP or emails blacklisted...

[snadge]

that's not a problem with the mod...    at some point, those three people got their IP or emails blacklisted...

just seems odd that only few people sign up to my site (I pre-registered other members) and most of them are blocked..
they were from a website (as I was) that was hit by spam/malware (DSL-zone-UK) , could be related you think?

[Kindred]

yup... could be.

Stop forum spam has no oversight on who they blacklist. It gets listed when it gets reported....   which means that if your email or IP can be blacklisted just by being  reported as a spammer

[snadge]

yup... could be.

Stop forum spam has no oversight on who they blacklist. It gets listed when it gets reported....   which means that if your email or IP can be blacklisted just by being  reported as a spammer

ok thanks I will notify them...  i will check their IP against SFS just to be sure (can i do that?)

thanks again

[snadge]

we have checked the users IP, emails and usernames that they used at sign up and NONE are on SFS website?

[snadge]

I checked the log and it has been working great but is blocking unblocked users from joining my website?

[GlitchPC]

StopFormSpam is flagging users by their user name...even though that option is not selected for the Registration settings of this mod.  Granted...their username is on the SFS list but, thier IP and email address are not.

Using the latest version of this mod and SMF 2.0.1.

[GlitchPC]

Is this thing on?  Anyone know what gives?  See above... 

[LinuxFanatic]

Thank you very much for this plugin!!! This is really usefull! THX!

StopFormSpam is flagging users by their user name...even though that option is not selected for the Registration settings of this mod.  Granted...their username is on the SFS list but, thier IP and email address are not.

You can configure the "filter-criteria" in your SMF administration conroll panel: index.php?action=regcenter;sa=settings

Because I'm using a German SMF 1.1.5 I'm not able to tell you the correct category in the ACP of SMF 2.0 - but the url parameter ^^^ should to the same ... 

There you'll have three options for checking registrations:
- by IP
- by E-Mail
- by Name

I personally prefer to check only by IP and E-Mail ^^^^

[GlitchPC]

I've done that...I don't have the option to have the username selected.  Yet...I got a warning from the mod.

[LinuxFanatic]

I've done that...I don't have the option to have the username selected.  Yet...I got a warning from the mod.

If you use a custom Theme for the ACP (Admin.template.php), then you also have to patch/modify your custom theme. The package parser shows you where you have to patch/modify:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?action=parse

Just choose your SMF Version and then click to "parse":
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1519

Good luck!

[GlitchPC]

This mod does not have any edits to Admin.template.php.

[LinuxFanatic]

@ITA003

Is it possible to disable logs in the SMF's error log? I'm getting 5-10 full pages error messages that some bots are blocked. I personally are satisfied, if bots are blocked effectively - and this MOD does this well. So I do not really need log-entry in the SMF's error log (you can find it in the ACP).

[ITA003]

At the moment You cannot disable the log. But you can modify the source to remove the log.


If interested I'll send you the detail info to remove the log.

[LinuxFanatic]

If interested I'll send you the detail info to remove the log.

Yeah I'm interested, please mail me the instructions!!! Looking forward ^^^

[bedges]

Happy New Year folks.

... Although I reject all the spammers who attempt to sign up, the "New Members" count under the Statistics Center is still accumulating. The number is pretty much showing the amount of people who ATTEMPTED to register, but were later rejected. Is this happening by design or is this a glitch?...

Any answer for this?

[topbuyer]

ITA003, Any help on this mate please.

Looks very nice Mod. Thanks. Trying to installing.. stuck

I am using 1.1.10, with dilbermc theme

Execute Modification    ./Themes/default/Register.template.php    Test failed

I also tried manual install, there are no Register.template.php, Who.template.php under ./Themes/dilbermc folder

Please advice... Auto install would be good. Attached ./Themes/default/Register.template.php

[ITA003]

@bedges
This mods did not allow to reject the spammers that are automatically rejected if is a spammer.


@topbuyer
are you sure that you are using this mod??? In your Register.template.php file there are references to another spam mod...

[HR]

I was wondering.. if for the purposes of speed (awhile ago I think I did it) but just a suggestion to add a separate section to logging for 'Spam' so it can be accessed without having to search through the whole of your logs and isnt treated as a general error.