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Started by Rk2910, October 24, 2021, 04:34:27 PM

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Rk2910

V 2.0.15
I had a member that I did not approve (I manually approve all members) start a topic and post in Russian.
I deleted him and his post but how would someone get in like that?
I don't see anything in the Admin or Mod logs. He just appeared.

Shambles

Do you have Tapatalk installed?

Steve

After you answer that, any reason you don't upgrade to 2.0.18?
DO NOT pm me for support!


Shambles

Even though OP hasn't revisited this thread since posting, I believe the issue lies with the default Tapatalk setting that says "Automatically approve members registered with Tapatalk"; hence my question.

If so, the Tapatalk settings can be changed to disallow automated registration via the app.

efk

This board is public, so he might check it as guest.
Is Tapatalk SMF mod or something else? I don't get it why people have it if it makes so much problems.

shadav

Quote from: efk on October 27, 2021, 02:17:04 PMThis board is public, so he might check it as guest.
Is Tapatalk SMF mod or something else? I don't get it why people have it if it makes so much problems.
back when....before sites where mobile friendly, there was tapatalk that basicly strips your site down to be mobile friendly and removes most images and such
I used it like a decade ago but these days it's not really needed as most sites are now mobile friendly and use lazyload and things to reduce mobile data usage

but for some reason folks still use it even though it causes all kind of security and other issues, it also allowed you to use one login (tapatalk) for many sites

there used to be a mod here on smf for it but tapatalk did not keep the mod updated nor did they reply to their support thread here, eventually it was removed from here, again due to security issues that the refused to fix

Shambles

Whatever the why's and wherefore's of the Tt app, the OP (a member of 7+ years) really ought to respond, unless of course he/she is unable to do so, for whatever reason.

Tt does offer a fascinating push notification service, which some might find useful.

To me, the whole intrusion aspect of this Chinese service presents a risk in itself. I've added responsive features to my main website and will be considering discontinuing Tt in the new year.

Rk2910

Quote from: Shambles on October 24, 2021, 04:35:29 PMDo you have Tapatalk installed?
Sorry for the delay - I was on the watch and I saw the same person apply the next day but didn't automatically get in. No, I don't have Tapatalk installed.

Rk2910

Quote from: Steve on October 25, 2021, 08:40:33 AMAfter you answer that, any reason you don't upgrade to 2.0.18?
I have a lot of mods installed that I am afraid aren't compatible.

Kindred

Practically any mod for 2.0.x will work on any 2.0.x

Refusing to upgrade is tantamount to leaving your site hackable
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shadav

Quote from: Rk2910 on October 29, 2021, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: Shambles on October 24, 2021, 04:35:29 PMDo you have Tapatalk installed?
No
hm, this is normally a tale tell sign that tapatalk mod is installed
is there another admin or moderator that could have approved the persons request?
could it have been a member you previously approved and they changed their name/email/info?

Quote from: Rk2910 on October 29, 2021, 06:15:08 PM
Quote from: Steve on October 25, 2021, 08:40:33 AMAfter you answer that, any reason you don't upgrade to 2.0.18?
I have a lot of add-ins installed that I am afraid aren't compatible.
if you use a lot of mods you can update via patches
downloading them one by one and uploading them to your packages folder and installing them like any mod
SMF 2.0.15 to SMF 2.0.16
then SMF 2.0.16 to SMF 2.0.17
and then SMF 2.0.17 to SMF 2.0.18

what all mods do you have installed?
in your admin under members then under registration then under settings
make sure that
Method of registration employed for new members
is still set to admin approval

Rk2910

Quote from: shadav on October 29, 2021, 06:51:39 PM
Quote from: Rk2910 on October 29, 2021, 06:13:43 PM
Quote from: Shambles on October 24, 2021, 04:35:29 PMDo you have Tapatalk installed?
No
hm, this is normally a tale tell sign that tapatalk mod is installed
is there another admin or moderator that could have approved the persons request?
could it have been a member you previously approved and they changed their name/email/info?
Only me. Admin logs show nothing about this member except when I deleted him.

Quote from: shadav on October 29, 2021, 06:51:39 PM
Quote from: Rk2910 on October 29, 2021, 06:15:08 PM
Quote from: Steve on October 25, 2021, 08:40:33 AMAfter you answer that, any reason you don't upgrade to 2.0.18?
I have a lot of add-ins installed that I am afraid aren't compatible.
if you use a lot of mods you can update via patches
downloading them one by one and uploading them to your packages folder and installing them like any mod
SMF 2.0.15 to SMF 2.0.16
then SMF 2.0.16 to SMF 2.0.17
and then SMF 2.0.17 to SMF 2.0.18
That is how we got to 2.0.15 from 1.1.x. It always says to uninstall all mods prior to updating. Are you saying that I don't need to uninstall?

Quote from: shadav on October 29, 2021, 06:51:39 PMwhat all mods do you have installed?
30.    Install & Uninstall Mods Quickly    1.4    September 11, 2014, 05:49:47 AM   
31.    SimplePortal    2.3.5    September 11, 2014, 07:22:04 AM
32.    Boards in Cats    1.5    September 11, 2014, 06:15:57 PM
33.    Misc Anti Spam    1.0    September 11, 2014, 06:27:08 PM
34.    RSS Feed Icon    1.1    September 11, 2014, 06:34:01 PM
35.    The Rules    1.31    September 11, 2014, 07:16:41 PM
36.    NiceTooltips    1.9    September 11, 2014, 07:35:50 PM
37.    SMF 1.1.20 / 2.0.9 Update    1.0    October 10, 2014, 08:22:59 PM
38.    Join date and Location in Posts    1.3.1    January 02, 2015, 06:44:58 PM
39.    Users Online Today    2.1    January 02, 2015, 07:15:47 PM
40.    Lazy Admin Menu    1.13    January 07, 2015, 08:55:24 PM
41.    PM Quote    1.0    January 17, 2015, 02:53:36 PM
42.    PM Readed    1.1    January 17, 2015, 02:55:18 PM
43.    Limit page view for guest by SMFSimple.com V1 January 17, 2015, 02:56:06 PM
44.    FantasticSmileys    1.0    January 20, 2015, 09:01:14 PM
45.    Ad Seller Pro    2.1    January 23, 2015, 05:35:27 AM
46.    Ad Seller Pro    2.5    January 23, 2015, 05:35:27 AM
47.    Block Email Usernames    0.4.2    January 24, 2015, 05:47:17 AM
48.    Contact Page    3.2    January 24, 2015, 05:54:35 AM
49.    AdditionalMembergroups    1.04    January 24, 2015, 06:37:23 AM
50.    Drafts    2.1    January 24, 2015, 12:05:29 PM
51.    Force Topic Read On Login Mod    2.1    January 24, 2015, 12:12:07 PM
52.    Prevent Topic View Increase by Author    1.0    January 24, 2015, 12:53:39 PM
53.    Recount Member Posts    1.1    January 24, 2015, 01:04:41 PM
54.    Global Topics    2.2    January 26, 2015, 06:26:09 PM
55.    phpBB-style Font Size BBCode    2.2    February 11, 2015, 07:20:35 PM
56.    Yet Another YouTube BBCode Tag    2.1    February 18, 2015, 06:41:36 PM
57.    Yet Another YouTube BBCode Tag    1.8    February 18, 2015, 06:41:36 PM
58.    Add IP2Location to Track IP    1.31    February 20, 2015, 05:46:11 AM
59.    Sortable Packages (and Installed Time)    1.3.5    February 28, 2015, 08:12:41 AM
60.    Alternate User Posting    1.0.1    March 19, 2015, 05:21:17 AM
61.    SMF 1.1.21 / 2.0.10 Update    1.0    October 02, 2015, 06:32:09 PM
62.    SMF 2.0.11 Update    1.0    October 02, 2015, 06:47:11 PM
63.    SMF 2.0.12 Update    1.0    March 05, 2019, 11:25:08 AM
64.    SMF 2.0.13 Update    1.0    July 30, 2020, 11:15:15 PM
65.    SMF 2.0.14 Update    1.0    July 30, 2020, 11:23:29 PM
66.    SMF 2.0.15 Update    1.0    July 30, 2020, 11:25:00 PM   

Quote from: shadav on October 29, 2021, 06:51:39 PMin your admin under members then under registration then under settings
make sure that
Method of registration employed for new members
is still set to admin approval
It is.

Rk2910

#13
Quote from: Kindred on October 29, 2021, 06:30:59 PMPractically any mod for 2.0.x will work on any 2.0.x

Refusing to upgrade is tantamount to leaving your site hackable
It's not that I refuse (I started this site with version 1.1.x back in 2012 when we switched to SMF), I have been patching quite a bit since.
It always says to uninstall all mods prior to patching and I'd prefer not to uninstall all the mods, as you see in my previous post I have like 30 mods installed.
I was patching and got to 2.0.16 and had several errors in the Test install, so I stopped at 2.0.15.

Steve

I've never had to uninstall my mods when patching. Are you familiar with this:

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Error_in_mod_installation ?
DO NOT pm me for support!

Rk2910

Quote from: Steve on November 02, 2021, 08:20:27 AMI've never had to uninstall my mods when patching. Are you familiar with this:

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Error_in_mod_installation ?
I don't think I've seen this, I'll check it out - thanks.

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