httpBL

[perf]

I don't know if it is significant, but the forum in question was orignally installed as 1.1 RC2, and has been upgraded numerous times. The only mods installed are your two, and recaptcha (which currently is uninstalled due to alignment probles.)

[Knuth Konrad]

Let me start by saying that I really like your work and this mod works flawless for me.

But I'd also like to make a suggestion: In order to save the mod a couple of roundtrips to Project Honeypot, how about checking SMF's own ban list first for banned IP addresses before passing the IP over to Project Honeypot for evaluation?

Due to our forum's nature I'm in the lucky position that I can block lots of IP ranges from our forum. But from what I can tell mod:httpBL still tries to validate already banned IP addresses. Which is an unecessary waste of bandwidth both for the forum and Project Honeypot.

[snoopy_virtual]

@Knuth Konrad

I have been suggesting today something very similar in the forum where we discuss the development of new versions for both mods.

The only difference with what you suggest here and my idea is that I didn't realized mod httpBL is checking the IPs before testing if that IP has been banned in the forum.

We would need to take that into consideration.

[Sea Mac]

If you are using SMF 1 add the mod http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1516

Set at least 1 Verification Question.

Since I did that 3 months ago (on top of the other 2 mods) I haven't had any spammer yet. 

  http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1516  It says it is not compatible with the version of SMF (1.1.12) I am using .....

[Knuth Konrad]

We would need to take that into consideration.

Cool.

It's not a pressing issue as the mod works fine the way it handles it now. Those IPs just keep filling up httpBL's logs to the point where it becomes difficult to spot a new bot herd.

[snoopy_virtual]

If you are using SMF 1 add the mod http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1516

Set at least 1 Verification Question.

Since I did that 3 months ago (on top of the other 2 mods) I haven't had any spammer yet. 

  http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1516  It says it is not compatible with the version of SMF (1.1.12) I am using .....

I read somewhere that Deprecated had stopped updating that mod, but I don't remember the reasons. You can try to contact him or ask in the support thread for that mod.

Anyway, what I did was to write a specific version for every one of my forums. I cannot send you any of them as they won't work on any other forum, but if you don't get an answer there, contact me through Skype and I will modify one of the versions I use so it will work in your forum.

[jmpenasse]

Hi Snoopy_virtual,

I just wanna say you thank you for this mod ! 
I installed it today :  It's scary! Less than an hour after the activation of the mod, 14 attacks have been blocked! Most of them are hacking attempts to the members accounts ( already logged by SMF for weeks, but I had not seen )

This mod is a must to have !

Thx again

PS If I find a little free time I'll try to translate to French

[snoopy_virtual]

It has been already translated to French before:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=366399.msg2690621#msg2690621

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=366399.msg2749249#msg2749249

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=366399.msg2749511#msg2749511

It has also been translated to Dutch and Indonesian. The only problem is I haven't had time yet to finish the package I am doing with those languages to put it in the main page so everybody can download them.

Anyway, as you can see, the French translation was for an older version and I have changed and added a lot of lines since then. So if you want to help with that it will be appreciated. 

[oreodunno]

thanks to the author(s) of this mod, incredible and generous work you've given to the community

[snoopy_virtual]

You're welcome. 

[DJ-X]

For 4 days - Spammers stopped by MOD httpBL: 1950   

[DJ-X]

Already - Spammers stopped by MOD httpBL: 2010

[zzuzu]

Hello, I need a little help. I'm sorry if it was already posted. I have few members that it's showing they are bots. But they aren't. Is there any whitelist or something?

[snoopy_virtual]

Hello, I need a little help. I'm sorry if it was already posted. I have few members that it's showing they are bots. But they aren't. Is there any whitelist or something?

Yes it has been already posted and yes there are in fact 2 ways of whitelist some people:

- By IP
- Or by membergroup

If you are new to SMF you should notice at the top right corner of every page here in this forum there is a "Search" function, very useful when you are searching for something.

If you write there the keyword whitelist and in the dropdown box you select "Search This topic" you will get all these results:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=search2;search=whitelist;topic=366399

As you can see that will give you some answers, but you can get even more if you split the keyword whitelist into 2 separate keywords as well:

Write the keywords white list and in the dropdown box select again "Search This topic" and this time you will get all these results:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=search2;search=white+list;topic=366399

If you don't have enough with all that info you can try with more keywords and if you still need more help ask here again. 

[snoopy_virtual]

At last I found some time to finish the language package I was doing with the translations that have been published here.

So just now the mod is translated to these languages:

Languages for the admin section (normal & utf-8) Translation completed: English English_british Spanish_es Spanish_latin Indonesian by Exsharaen Missing the lines added in v2.5: French by Saint_Frater Languages for the warning page Translation completed: English-Spanish English-Indonesian by Exsharaen French-English by shaitanfr and Saint_Frater Missing the lines added in v2.4: English-Dutch by Vandaahl

Legend Included in MOD package Included in language_full.zip and translation complete Included in language_full.zip but translation incomplete

If anybody want to use any of these languages, download the file language_full_2-5-1.zip and read the included file How_to_install.txt

I need to ask the translators to please check if I haven't done any mistakes in this package, as I am not fluent in all those languages.

Thanks.

[MCK]

Just here to say thanks. This mod along with Stop Spammer & Forum Firewall has helped me tremendously. Appreciate your hard work.

[EL34]

Hey Snoop,
Got this PM from one of my long time forum members
I don't know what to tell him?

That's him in the human log screen shot

Subject : I cannot log in through a T-Mobile network
I just got one of them there fancy pants telephones with the internets all built in.  If I'm connected through my wifi network, there's no problem but If I used the T-Mobile 4G network, I get asked 2 algebra questions and promptly get booted off.  My money is on operator error (me) at this point but there's no harm is asking.
Thanks!
-richard

[Wizzlefits]

@EL34
You can whitelist by going to permissions>>regular members>> and checking "Never be checked by mod httpBL".
This will prevent him from being checked and booted. It will also prevent anyone in the "regular member group" from being checked.
Wireless IPs seem to be notorious for being the bottom of the barrel.

[EL34]

Ok, but I don't think I want to clear all 3000+ members

I can't WL just one member?

I had to do that for one of my mods because he connects through a large university but I only have 4 mods and I know them all. Half the IP's he used were blacklisted

[Wizzlefits]

True!
You could make another member group, for those that use wireless IPs and set httpBL not to check, then manually add them to the special member group.