[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic for vB 3.8 (StopForumSpam, Akismet, Auto-Moderation and more)

[GlowHost.com]

We have released a mod for your vBulletin 3.8 that should stop almost all forum spam on your vBulletin boards. It is basically an (anti)Social Networking RBL to keep your forums clean!

This version is BETA and was developed specifically for vBulletin 4. However we believe this should work on vBulletin 3.8 so we have put it here for you in case you want to try a more robust Spam solution than what is currently available.

BETA is not a good word, this is more of an "Unsupported Backport" for earlier versions of vB.

The "REAL" Spam-O-Matic system was developed for vB4. This version is for you guys and gals that need to spend less time managing the spamers on your board(s). We hope it helps! The important features should work.

The original mod for vB 4 is located here:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042

IF YOU RUN vB4, MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT THREAD!
Look at the URL above,
(sorry for caps)

This version is for vBulletin 4.x though has been reported to work on 3.6+
We only offer support on vBulletin 4.x as the 4.x version will have features not possible in the 3.x series.

This module has the ability to submit new spammer details to the StopForumSpam or Akismet databases automatically, all without any new templates or manual template modifications! :up:

Just install the product in the product manager, upload a few files, configure the system and you are done. (Estimated time: 5-10 minutes)

How it works:
New registrations are checked against the known spammer database at StopForumSpam.com. If the email, IP, or username exists in their database, the user (or bot as the case may be) is denied registration on your forums. If they make it past the SFS check, they are checked against several Automatic Moderation rules, and are also checked against the Akismet service for known comment spam.

A) StopForumSpam:
The StopForumSpam Module lets you:
Check a registrant's IP address.
Check a registrant's email address.
Check a registrants Username.
Disable or enable any of the above checks.
Block and log, or, allow and log known spammers.
All registration attempts are logged for your viewing pleasure.
Several other performance tuning optionsIf they are not found in the StopForumSpam database or are allowed registration by your rules, their registration details are passed to the built-in vBulletin registration system. (Human verification, etc)

It is completely invisible to humans who are registering that this process is taking place. Bots are stopped dead in their tracks.

If a spammer is able to sneak past the first line of defense, and manages to post, then there are secondary and tertiary protections.

B) Auto-Moderation:
Auto Moderation lets you:
Define how many URLs a new member can post before being sent to moderation.
Define keywords that will send a post to Auto-moderation (viagra, porn, meds, etc)
Define minimum post count to avoid Auto-moderation.
Excludes admin and moderators from Auto-moderation.
Completely disable Auto-moderation if you don't want it.B) Akismet Service
Spammers that make it past the StopForumSpam and Auto-Moderation will be checked against the Akismet service. If they manage to make a post, and then are found on Akismet, they can be auto-moderated.

The Akismet settings let you:
Set the number of posts that Akismet will check from each user. After this number is exceeded, Akismet checking will be disabled for that user.
Auto-Submit spammers that post on your boards back to the Akismet service so that other forums and blogs do not do not receive the same spam.
Completely disable the Akismet service.Punitive Actions:
If you find a spammer has made it past your 3 lines of defense, and has managed to post on your forum, then you can help the community...

The spammer's details can be sent to the Stop Forum Spam and Akismet databases automatically, preventing them from registering or posting on other forums. When other forums do the same, the protection is reciprocated.

Simply moderate a post and choose the option to "Delete Posts As Spam..." an then choose the option to "Ban User." Banning the user sends their details to either Akismet, StopForumSpam, (or both) depending on how you set it up.

The next version will add a "Spam-O-Matic" option to the Postbit Moderation Tools menu to better streamline the process and make it two-click process instead of the long and cumbersome way that vBulletin Ban options are presented now. This new menu option will be available only for vBulletin 4.x series.

API Keys:
API Keys are NOT required for this system to stop spammers on your forums.

A StopForumSpam API key is required if you want to contribute to the StopForumSpam blacklists by adding your spammers to their database. By submitting spammers you help keep other forums and blogs clean.

An Akismet API key is required if you want to enable any Akismet auto-moderation features in this module.

You can obtain a Stop Forum Spam API key which is free from stopforumspam.com.

Get your StopForumSpam API Key Here (http://www.stopforumspam.com/signup)

You can obtain an Akismet API key from Akismet.com.
Akismet offers free and paid API keys so choose your version based on your situation.

Get your Akismet API Key Here (http://akismet.com/)

Why it is better than the other anti-spam solutions on vBulletin.org:
Works with all of vBulletin 4 functions including Facebook automatic registration.
Report spammers that you find to the Stop Forum Spam Database.
Report spammers that you find to the Akismet Database.
Built-in Auto-moderation.
Auto-moderation rules based on post count.
Auto-moderation rules based keywords.
Auto-moderation rules based Akismet results.
Enable or disable any actions that you do not want.
Customizable "Registration Rejected" message.
Consolidates 3 popular methods of spam prevention into one product.
No Manual Template Modifications!
Supported!======================
Compatibility:

vBulletin 4.0.x - but for 4.x you should GO HERE (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042) instead.

vBulletin 3x versions that have been reported to work:

*vBulletin 3.8.4 Patch Level 2
*vBulletin 3.8.5
*vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1
*vBulletin 3.8.7
*vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 1
*vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 2 (with this mod (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=2318087#post2318087))



(Add your version here by sending us a PM or post in the thread!)

Should you decide to install this on an vB3, we are interested in your feedback. Let us know if it works or fails miserably. :)

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Reported Conflicts or reproducible known issues:

None at this time for this release.

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Modifications:

2 table alterations

9 hooks used:

- register_addmember_process
- register_addmember_complete
- userdata_presave
- useradmin_edit_column1
- userdata_delete
- userdata_postsave
- newpost_process
- threadfpdata_presave
- postdata_presave

No new templates or template modifications!

Uploads:
4 files. (2 PHP, 2 XML)
1 Product Manager Upload
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Donations:

If you like this mod, sure, you can donate.
But the best donation would be to nominate us for MOTM (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=nominate&threadid=248470&type=1), to tell your friends and others about this mod, and if you are in need of web hosting, order it from GlowHost.com (http://glowhost.com) to show your thanks.

We hope you enjoy the mod, spread the word to keep all of our forums clean. :up:

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Installation:

1) Download the attached file
2) Mark As Installed (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=248470)
3) Extract the zip file, and view the readme file.

If you like this mod, please nominate us for Mod Of The Month (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=nominate&threadid=248042&type=1)

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Original concept credits go to the authors of vBStopForumSpam and MonkeyStop

[Phalynx]

Thanks for sharing, will try this later on my 3.8 boards.

[Phalynx]

Got this error with vBulletin 3.8.4:
PHP Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in includes\functions_vbghsfs.php on line 459

URL was:
http://www.xxx.xxx/inlinemod.php?do=dodeletespam

[Phalynx]

Next error:
PHP Parse error: parse error in \includes\class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 13

Modification uninstalled for now, as I cannot delete posts as spam nor ban these users. By the way, these posts were done by a 2 year account. That's why I want to delete such users.

[Phalynx]

Any update on this?

[GlowHost.com]

You might try the version 1.2.3 for vB4 as a possible solution or disable the akismet reporting.

[GlowHost.com]

Sorry to keep you guys waiting on the vBulletin 3.8 series but my main priority has been vB 4.x

That is why I marked this mod as unsupported. However:

We have released 1.2.4 which should clear up a few bugs for you.

It has been reported to run on:
*vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1*
*vBulletin 3.8.4 Patch Level 2*

So I suspect it works fine on versions of 3.8 in general.

The supported version of Spam-O-Matic with a bunch of new features and made for vBulletin 4 is located here:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042

Any feedback is better than no feedback.

If you install this mod, please mark it as installed.

Cheers :)

[Phalynx]

Thank you!

[digicom]

Excellent :up:

[Iguana Goddess]

Sounds great. Tagged for now, will check it out later.

[Uber_Tiny]

Getting the error:

A conflict was detected in the bitfields. You cannot continue with the installation of this product until this has been fixed. The conflicts found were:

* Bitfield Collision: canpostnonmembergroup = canalwayspostmessage

What??

How do I fix this?

[reflekt]

Has appeared to install successfully on 3.8.6 pl1.

Does this check PMs and blog entries as well as forum posts?

[tobaro]

using it now on 3.8.6 Patch Level 1. Works fine, BUT: if a user tries to register again at the same window, just changing password, the registration works.
What I did:
registered using a spam mail from "Stop Forum Spam".
Got denie message. works.
refreshed the window and used new password with same email address.
Registration works.

a bug?

[GlowHost.com]

Has appeared to install successfully on 3.8.6 pl1.

Does this check PMs and blog entries as well as forum posts?

Well, you are in the wrong thread if you are asking about blog posts. This version of the mod is older and for vBulletin 3.x

Blogs are part of 4.x AFAIR

The supported version of Spam-O-Matic (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042) for vB4 deletes threads, posts, PM, and Calendar Events.

Blogs are in the works for a later 2.x release. But we need support to develop further...

using it now on 3.8.6 Patch Level 1. Works fine, BUT: if a user tries to register again at the same window, just changing password, the registration works.
What I did:
registered using a spam mail from "Stop Forum Spam".
Got denie message. works.
refreshed the window and used new password with same email address.
Registration works.

a bug?

Could be, thanks for the report. I can't really test on 3.8 though as I have finally updated all of our boards to 4 series. I will see if I can dupe what you talk about on vB4 and if the same thing happens then we can backport a patch for the 3.x series in this thread.

[GlowHost.com]

using it now on 3.8.6 Patch Level 1. Works fine, BUT: if a user tries to register again at the same window, just changing password, the registration works.
What I did:
registered using a spam mail from "Stop Forum Spam".
Got denie message. works.
refreshed the window and used new password with same email address.
Registration works.

a bug?

PS What browser and version?

[tobaro]

I used google chrome, newest version for this test.

[GlowHost.com]

Great, thanks. I will try to check this out tomorrow as soon as I have a few free minutes.

Again, thanks for the report. Detailed reports make for speedy fixes. :D

[tobaro]

no problem. take your time. mod works beside this bug very great, stopped today already about 20 spammers.

[GlowHost.com]

Version 1.2.5 is released which fixes a bug with automatic submissions to the new StopForumSpam site.

[Marty McFly]

This doesn't work on vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1.

Every time a new post is made it gives:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 16

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code
Line: 5

When I disable the product, it works fine.

[GlowHost.com]

What version did you try to install? 1.2.4 is known to work well on that version.

[digicom]

I have this installed On vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1 and vBulletin 3.8.4 Patch Level 2
Never had any problems, also just upgraded to 1.2.5 with no issues :up:

This doesn't work on vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1.
Every time a new post is made it gives:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 16

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code
Line: 5

When I disable the product, it works fine.

[Cappuccino]

nice work

[Blueracer66]

This doesn't work on vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1.

Every time a new post is made it gives:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 16

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code
Line: 5

When I disable the product, it works fine.

I get the same errors as well. This seems like what I really need but there errors are annoying... Thanks for the mod though! Looking forward for an update! I have vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1 and mod version 1.2.5 :rolleyes:

[GlowHost.com]

You can try an earlier version if you have errors on your 3.x forums. There will be no more releases of this mod for vBulletin 3.x

Spam-O-Matic Version 2.0 is currently being tested on vBulletin 4.0

[BirdOPrey5]

You can try an earlier version if you have errors on your 3.x forums. There will be no more releases of this mod for vBulletin 3.x


So it's never leaving beta? :(

[GlowHost.com]

The original mod was written for vBulletin4 but I realized that it also worked on the earlier versions based on user reports so I opened this mod up for you guys on the older boards so that you at least have some spam protections before you move to vB4.

The mod is well out of beta in the vB4 series and version 2 is near ready for release :) Actually, this month it was nominated for mod of the month, it doesn't look like we will make it though :)

Maybe we will have another shot when version 2 for vB4 comes out.

That mod is located here:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042

It is supported and actively maintained.

[Blueracer66]

Well, this mod seems like what I needed but I will never upgraded to vB 4.0 as I don't like it and neither do most of my users. I installed http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=176481 to replace this mod. Anyway, thanks for help the community. If I ever start a vB 4.0-powered community I'll give this mod a try again. Peace. :)

[GlowHost.com]

That is a good solution for the 3.8 and earlier boards if you are having issues installing this version on your 3.x series boards. There are a lot less functions than Spam-O-Matic but it does a good job of preventing spam signups and is what Spam-O-Matic was based on.

If any of you are going to be running vB4 make sure to check out this thread:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042&highlight=Spam-O-Matic

It is a better solution for the 4.x series boards, and lots of additional features.

[alehawk]

This doesn't work on vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1.

Every time a new post is made it gives:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 16

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/*****/public_html/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code
Line: 5

When I disable the product, it works fine.
I got the same problem and replacing with the last version over 3.0 worked.

[GlowHost.com]

Version 1.2.8 is available which should fix many bugs for 3.x vBulletin boards.

You can download it at the official thread here;
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042

[GlowHost.com]

Please wait before installing 1.2.8 on 3.x boards, I need to confirm some things and will post back shortly.

[GlowHost.com]

Ok, you guys should be good to go for install. Good luck.

PS, Last day to vote for us for MOTM!

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=249712

Please show your support at the link above. Thank you!

[digicom]

Thanks Installed :up:
Ok, you guys should be good to go for install. Good luck.

[abhimation]

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2678/59043656.jpg

Installed! Still got spammers and this error while removing them...

[Blueracer66]

But I will wait a bit more. I am subscribed to this thread. :)

[GlowHost.com]

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2678/59043656.jpg

Installed! Still got spammers and this error while removing them...

What version of vB do you use and what version of the mod did you install?

[abhimation]

vBulletin - 3.8.2 & Mod version - 1.2.0

[GlowHost.com]

Yeah, I am not sure if it will support all the way back to 3.8.2 the earliest known versions thus far are in the 3.8.4 and later releases. If anyone else can confirm working in 3.8.2 or earlier please let us know.

Meanwhile those of you with the version 4 and higher boards can see here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042)

[Blueracer66]

Has anyone installed this on vBulletin 3.8.6 Patch Level 1? If so, is it working correctly? Thanks!

[Blueracer66]

My users and I get the following error when posting a thread or reply.


Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------


This error doesn't happen when I disable the mod.

[papalph]

It doesn't appear that this mod handles the ACP or the MCP being anything other than /admincp or /modcp. We moved ours (to stop people from tracking us down with inurl: searches) and it's not taking that move into account. VB knows that it's moved, I'm pretty sure that there is a variable that you could use to find out the right URL.

[1TN LSYJ]

when I installed this on my 3.8.6 patch level 1, I get this error message when I try post a thread:

any ideas?

[GlowHost.com]

Never seen that one before but it seems like you should try to re-upload the files and make sure they are in the correct place per the install instructions.

[realmr]

is 1.2.0 is the right version to be used for 3.8 series forums ? or can we install 1.2.8 as well ?

[GlowHost.com]

The latest versions should work. Not sure about 1.2.0 but some people have reported success with it.

[bplinson]

I just installed 1.2.8 on my 3.8.5 board and it seems to be working fine. It says version 1.2.7 in the plugins manager though. File I downloaded is named - GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.8_VB3_VB4.zip

I put in my stopforumspam API key but it does not seem to be doing anything. This was on version 1.2.0 though and I will see if it works with the 1.2.7

[Geek Specialtie]

It doesn't appear that this mod handles the ACP or the MCP being anything other than /admincp or /modcp. We moved ours (to stop people from tracking us down with inurl: searches) and it's not taking that move into account. VB knows that it's moved, I'm pretty sure that there is a variable that you could use to find out the right URL.


Same for me - I moved my admincp and modcp.

I edited the hardcoded paths to modcp in the /includes/functions_ghsom.php file to reflect where they are and seems to be working fine (3.8.6 patch level 1 - Spam-O-Matic v 1.2.8)

Found it twice on line 317 and 562

BTW great work! This will be saving me time spent moderating new users for sure.

[bplinson]

Thanks Geek....that did the trick.

[tlwwolfseye]

Since I installed this Mod on one of the sites I am responsible for, I get these errors when posting threads. :(


Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /www/htdocs/w00b4375/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(400) : eval()'d code on line 56

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /www/htdocs/w00b4375/board/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1649) : eval()'d code on line 4


Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /www/htdocs/w00b4375/board/includes/functions_newpost.php(400) : eval()'d code
Line: 5

That happend immediately after installing this Mod. Before I had the old vBStopForumSpam installed, but deinstalled that first and remove all the old files.

This Board is still 3.8.4 PL2 btw.
Any ideas ?

As soon as I disabled your mod, everything was fine again. :(

[BirdOPrey5]

Guys, read post # 7 in this thread... the author's official supported version is now in this thread: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248042

If you're going to get support it's going to be in that thread.

[SB Staff]

People who have installed this mod - have you found that it helped cut out the spammers registering on your site?

[bplinson]

It has stopped 99% of the ones hitting my site.

[Baldy]

My forums are huge and we were dying from a deluge of spammers. It's the single best thing we've ever installed and I'm gonna donate $200, which is probably a cheap-out considering how it has lifted our mod team's spirits.

My boards are 3.8.5.

The only thing is we upped the number of links n00bs could post because they love to post pics and img links seem to count.

[GlowHost.com]

My forums are huge and we were dying from a deluge of spammers. It's the single best thing we've ever installed and I'm gonna donate $200, which is probably a cheap-out considering how it has lifted our mod team's spirits.

Wow, thanks for that. I will be waiting anxiously :)

[Dj Smuggla]

This mod is great, its helped my forum a lot. In the last few weeks my forum has been bombarded with spammers, i installed this mod 2 days ago & just 1 spammer has got in...

Thanks a lot GlowHost

Im using:
v1.2.8 with 3.8.6 Patch Level 1

[FAST50]

I installed this mod a month ago and spammers are still able to register. So I took a further step: I banned GMAIL email accounts for new registrations and that slowed the spammers down a lot.

The spammers are still getting through the registration process although it's not a bad as it was. Is there any way to stop these spammer idiots?

BTW, I recently (about a month ago) updated VB from 3.5.3 to 3.8.4 and that's when the spammers started FLOODING in. When we are using VB 3.5.3, with captcha and NOSPAM! running, it stopped them all.

[hugh_]

Glowhost are you planning to also update this release to version 2.0?

[GlowHost.com]

Hi,

Version 2.0 will be for vBulletin 4.0+ only.

Unfortunately no, we find its a better choice to make code for current versions and systems than trying to do that for older stuff. It becomes harder to debug working backwards and for older software, that is why almost nobody does it (for long.) Any other releases for 1.x will be for any security releases otherwise development has stopped on it and is no longer supported.

[Slam Da Brakes]

Sorry really wanted this to work, unfortunately I have had to uninstall it

3.8.4 PL 2 using version 1.2.0 . Parse syntax errors after posting. Installed 1.2.8 - more Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_ after logging out.

Probably should really upgrade my board to 4.0 anyway.

[m0rk]

Installed this a little over 24hrs ago, and by my figures it's stopped about 800 spammers registering... really good.

[Joey805]

Do you have a version 2.0 for VB3? I'm still running into the RSS issue with version 1.28

[Baldy]

Wow, thanks for that. I will be waiting anxiously :)I'm having trouble figuring out where to donate. Can you point me to an email address to send a Paypal?

This plugin has made the moderators of our two boards so very happy...

[GlowHost.com]

I'm having trouble figuring out where to donate. Can you point me to an email address to send a Paypal?

This plugin has made the moderators of our two boards so very happy...

I don't theink the mentioned donation ever arrived :(

But for Baldy and anyone else interested, at the top of this page on the right is a link called "Support Developer" If you click that you can enter in the relevant details. This link should focus your browser on the link top right of screen:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=248470&page=5&nojs=1#gtdonate

Thanks for your support!

[Joey805]

So no update for vb 3.8?

:(

[ThunderVamp9]

Very impressed with this add-on, in 22 hours it's blocked 113 attempted registrations.

[zepcom]

Also wanted to pile on for the "no vbb3.8 support" .... we get the parse error "/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5" on our 3.8.7 board.

I would consider donating if the OP would at least fix the bugs in the 3.8 code that he released. It's fine by me if future "feature enhancement" revisions only support vbb4, but where we are at, we would like to stick with vbb3 for various reasons.

Are you SURE, OP, that you are giving up on the 3.8 version of this mod that you released?

My full error code is as follows: (Running vBB 3.8.7 and SOM 1.25. also has same problem with SOM 1.20 previously tried)


Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Please advise.

[GlowHost.com]

Yes I am sure. we are coding for current and future versions right now. I am not sure your error is directly related to SOM though. You might try disabling all mods except SOM and see if the error goes away, if not you might need to look closer at any template edits you have made.

[Phaedrus]

Loaded it, got an error, unloaded, reloaded...

Working. I had it installed for about 5 minutes, it already rejected one spammer.

[King Justice]

WHY IS THERE A GOOGLE AD IN THE INLINE MOD? YOUR SCRIPT CAN GET SITES BANNED DOING THIS CRAP, HOW DO I REMOVE YOUR AD?

It happens when you try to Delete a post as spam and then ban a user. I was TRYING to help the stopforumspam database by doing this since it automatically adds the users details int eh database, only to be slowed down and my own AdSense account jeopardized by this unethical sneaky BS.

How do I remove the ad?! :mad: Take it out! :mad:

[BirdOPrey5]

Can you post a screenshot of this ad because I don't have any ad nor do I see anything in the code to show an ad?

[GlowHost.com]

Can you post a screenshot of this ad because I don't have any ad nor do I see anything in the code to show an ad?

You took the words out of my mouth. There are no ads of any sort in the 3.8 version of the mod.

[King Justice]

WHY IS THERE A GOOGLE AD IN THE INLINE MOD? YOUR SCRIPT CAN GET SITES BANNED DOING THIS CRAP, HOW DO I REMOVE YOUR AD?

It happens when you try to Delete a post as spam and then ban a user. I was TRYING to help the stopforumspam database by doing this since it automatically adds the users details int eh database, only to be slowed down and my own AdSense account jeopardized by this unethical sneaky BS.

How do I remove the ad?! :mad: Take it out! :mad:
http://www.imagespace.us/images/3xgwgaawew5cg3z4btw3.png

:mad:

[GlowHost.com]

That is definitely not part of Spam-O-Matic. You can check the source code yourself. If that is showing up your board has other problems.

[Slugger00001]

also shows up on my site, I just never said anything about it.and i've never once put a google ad code on my website. so its not something thats in my code.

[GlowHost.com]

Not sure, but I would anticipate if you guys are running older forums that a security update was probably missed. As I mentioned, you can check the source code for this mod. There is no adwords code in it.

[King Justice]

Not sure, but I would anticipate if you guys are running older forums that a security update was probably missed. As I mentioned, you can check the source code for this mod. There is no adwords code in it.
No it's not. Don't even try that BS. I'm reporting this mod. This is BS. You're lucky I don't report you to AdSense.

[GlowHost.com]

I invite you to report me to adsense. I don't even have an adsense account.

Can someone here who understands PHP code look at the sources and tell this guy its not this mod?

[Blueracer66]

I invite you to report me to adsense. I don't even have an adsense account.

Can someone here who understands PHP code look at the sources and tell this guy its not this mod?

I don't see the AdSense code anywhere. I think he's B.S.ing. Perhaps he downloaded it from a different site? :confused:

[GlowHost.com]

Thank you for helping to verify BlueRacer66.

You have a good point, I have seen a lot of bootleg versions of this floating around the web. Its possible someone stuffed adsense code in one of those unofficial versions. This mod should only be downloaded from vBulletin.org.

[Blueracer66]

Thank you for helping to verify BlueRacer66.

You have a good point, I have seen a lot of bootleg versions of this floating around the web. Its possible someone stuffed adsense code in one of those unofficial versions. This mod should only be downloaded from vBulletin.org.

I agree with you. People are pretty ingenious nowadays when trying to make money.

Anyway, thank you for sharing this script with us. I hope you don't drop support for it as I have no plans to upgrade to vBulletin 4.0 (I am happy with vBulletin 3.8.7). :p

[BirdOPrey5]

No it's not. Don't even try that BS. I'm reporting this mod. This is BS. You're lucky I don't report you to AdSense.

I'd be curious if you and or the other guy can VIEW SOURCE of your page with the ad, and copy and paste here all the Google Adsense code present. I'd be curious to see if it's an ad from the same place.

I have again looked through this code, I am 100% sure this mod does not by itself add any type of ad to your forum. I am a little less sure however that StopForumSpam.com or AKISMET doesn't send some type of data to this mod that may contain an ad in it.

I really doubt this is the case but IF there was an ad being inserted it's from one of them, not this mod per say.

King Justice if you truly feel this mod should be reviewed you can use the "Report Post" image in the top post and report the mod, include your concerns. That will let the mods here know your concerns. Someone with more skills than I may take a look.

[GlowHost.com]

Anyway, thank you for sharing this script with us. I hope you don't drop support for it as I have no plans to upgrade to vBulletin 4.0 (I am happy with vBulletin 3.8.7). :p

You are welcome :)

Well, this version isn't "officially" supported anymore but I definitely won't be pulling this site offline.


I have again looked through this code, I am 100% sure this mod does not by itself add any type of ad to your forum. I am a little less sure however that StopForumSpam.com or AKISMET doesn't send some type of data to this mod that may contain an ad in it.


Thanks to you as well BirdOPrey5 for taking time to analyze the source code.

I am pretty sure Akismet doesn't do this since that is part of wordpress and I can imagine the backlash that would have. I don't see how SFS would be able to stuff this in either. We would have a ton of complaints from the SOM 4.0 thread and I haven't heard anything over there.

Those guys would be better off taking the adwords ID from the source code and reporting it to adsense so whoever is doing that will have their account shut down.

[FIM]

Great Mod :)

[Joey805]

What would you charge me to fix the RSS bug for this mod in VB3? I use RSS alot but cannot at all with this mod. It moderates everything.

[GlowHost.com]

Is that the only thing you want fixed? Do you want to let the public have access to it for download here or it will be only for you?

[Tigerdude]

First, thank you for this. I pray that it works because I have a f-ing spam bot that has been killing me and my staff.

I'm getting an error when I select Delete post as spam. After going through the motions and selecting "ban user" I get

Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in /home/myaccount/public_html/my_vbulletin_root_folder/includes/functions_vbghsfs.php on line 459

Any ideas?

Thanks again.

[Joey805]

What else needs to be fixed? I dont care if the public has access to it or not honestly. I just want it to work. It's a bug which is killin me from being able to use this great mod.

:)

[SebNL]

Hello !

Great mod, really. I installed it on vB 3.7.2 and it worked right away.

I have encountered a peculiar problem though.

Since I activated memcache, the plugin doesn't work anymore.

To activate memcache support, I simply uncommented these lines in vb's config.php :

// It is also necessary to specify the hostname or IP address and the p$

$config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Memcached';
$i = 0;
// First Server
$i++;
$config['Misc']['memcacheserver'][$i] = '127.0.0.1';
$config['Misc']['memcacheport'][$i] = 11211;
$config['Misc']['memcachepersistent'][$i] = true;
$config['Misc']['memcacheweight'][$i] = 1;
$config['Misc']['memcachetimeout'][$i] = 1;
$config['Misc']['memcacheretry_interval'][$i] = 15;


And then, spammers again!

Looking at Spam-o-matic's control panel, I thought maybe to enter 127.0.0.1 and port 11211 as a proxy, but that didn't change anything.

Of course I understand this version is unsupported, but maybe it'll interest you. And I was intrigued by the fact that I couldn't find a trace of this problem by googling.

If anyone has a clue, all help is welcome. :o

[souperman]

I have a problem with this mod. I'm running 3.8.6 and when I go to edit user details and scroll to the glowhost options, I can't ban the user. I click submit and the user is not banned. I'm wondering if it reports them to SFS.com too. Any ideas?

[souperman]

I fixed it, you have to change the path of your modcp in the functions_ghsom.php file if it's different from the default.

[souperman]

Here's some keywords to add to your filter list :)


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[420]

Which one do we use for VB 3.86, the most recent 1.2.8?
GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.0_VB3-8.zip (15.6 KB, 224 downloads)
File Type: %1$s GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.4_VB3_VB4.zip (15.7 KB, 30 downloads)
File Type: %1$s GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.5_VB3_VB4.zip (15.5 KB, 29 downloads)
File Type: %1$s GlowHost_-_Spam-O-Matic_v1.2.8_VB3_VB4.zip (15.6 KB, 308 downloads)
File Type: %1$s changelog.txt (1.8 KB, 61 downloads)

[GlowHost.com]

Yes, if it works. Then if it doesn't you can try earlier versions.

[Vinyljunky]

I have instaled it How can I test it on my site?

thanks

VJ

[Vinyljunky]

I now have it installed and hopefully working :up:

How do I access the logs?

Thanks

VJ

[Milez]

This is a great mod and I am grateful for it's release. Was the only thing that saved my forum!

However just to help a bit with the user who reported the Adsense code, this is in fact being passed after you do an in-line ban. It looks as though it is being passed from stopforumspam on a successful submit of an IP. See below:



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Try it yourself by submitting a spam post in-line and then hitting escape on the screen that appears next to stop the browser from redirecting.

[SorentoUltimate]

I plan to install to my vBulletin 3.8.7 forum but i have some questions

Do you have a version 2.0 for VB3? I'm still running into the RSS issue with version 1.28

What are the problem with RSS becuse i also have a lot of RSS Feed to my foeum making Threads with news.

This is a great mod and I am grateful for it's release. Was the only thing that saved my forum!

However just to help a bit with the user who reported the Adsense code, this is in fact being passed after you do an in-line ban. It looks as though it is being passed from stopforumspam on a successful submit of an IP. See below:



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Try it yourself by submitting a spam post in-line and then hitting escape on the screen that appears next to stop the browser from redirecting.

Any idea how to make not to take that AdSense Code ???

[ikorolis]

i am using stopforumspam and happy to stop spam.

now i give you one change your mod.

[ikorolis]

anyone find this ad code? where?

sorry coder your mod is good but i am force to unistalled and reason is BETA stage , install stopforumspam mod , dont like comments say ad sense code.

[Gladius2007]

Is there any way to see if this is working properly once it is installed? I've installed it last night but it hasn't slowed down the influx of website/signature spammer signups at all. I'm still getting dozens of spammer signups every day. I've tried practically everything and nothing seems to help.

I've still got Human Verification turned on in addition to this... does it need to be disabled by any chance? I'm using Spam-O-Matic in conjunction with KeyCAPTCHA but neither seem to make any difference as far as spammer signups go. :(

[GlowHost.com]

anyone find this ad code? where?

sorry coder your mod is good but i am force to unistalled and reason is BETA stage , install stopforumspam mod , dont like comments say ad sense code.

Its not in beta, its the same as stopforumspam mod + additional features. Both mods are unsupported in the 3.x series of vB.

Regarding the adsense code, that is not part of this mod, that comes from stopforumspam or from mods downloaded somewhere else besides vbulletin.org.

Is there any way to see if this is working properly once it is installed? I've installed it last night but it hasn't slowed down the influx of website/signature spammer signups at all. I'm still getting dozens of spammer signups every day. I've tried practically everything and nothing seems to help.

I've still got Human Verification turned on in addition to this... does it need to be disabled by any chance? I'm using Spam-O-Matic in conjunction with KeyCAPTCHA but neither seem to make any difference as far as spammer signups go. :(

Yes, take a look at the logs and see if they have any information in them.

If any of you are running version 4 of vBulleting, try the 4.x version of this mod as development is still active and supported.

However SorentoUltimate has provided me with some source code for an update which is a port of the SOM 4.x, which I am still looking over and will probably release in this thread once analysis is complete.

There is no ETA on that but I expect in a couple weeks maximum, probably less.

[Gladius2007]

Ah, didn't realize there are logs. Yep, seems to be working, over 350 registrations barred in a day - but most of them are the same spammer trying to sign up over and over. However, 20 spam signups still came through in a day. :/

There are a lot of us still on 3.x so please don't drop the support for v3 of this mod - thanks!

[Gladius2007]

A question... since a lot of sig spammers still get through on my boards and I want to report them all to SFS, what do I need to edit to make the ACP profile area SOM window have the "Remove user" ticked by default as well as "Remove All Posts" and "Submit to StopForumSpam.com"? That way I can just hit the Submit button and save 3 clicks for every spammer, which would save me a lot of time.

[Gladius2007]

By the way, I see where the AdSense code is coming from... it appears on user.php?do=kill where an interim "Add a Spammer" page from StopForumSpam appears after a spammer is submitted. There is a 468x60 AdSense ad on top of that page.

I assume GlowHost could contact SFS and explain the issue and have them make a separate page with no ad code for plugin-submitted spammers?

[kh99]

I have a question for people using this: I started using this a couple weeks ago but today I checked the Spam-O-Matic log and I see lots of blocked registrations which is good, but I see "submitted to SFS" log entries for only 6 members when I know I used the box in ACP on the member profile page to ban and submit a lot more than 6. Looking at SFS in "my spammers" also shows I've only submitted 6. Anyone else having a problem like this?

[imported_Veronica]

First of all, thank you for this plugin.

Is there any way to mass-submit and delete users? I have 11,000+ users than I'm confident about them being spammers (using same value in a custom profile field), but I can't find an option to mass-erase them and report them.

Thanks.

[Vinyljunky]

First of all, thank you for this plugin.

Is there any way to mass-submit and delete users? I have 11,000+ users than I'm confident about them being spammers (using same value in a custom profile field), but I can't find an option to mass-erase them and report them.

Thanks.

I want to do the same :up:

[tyteen4a03]

Is there a way to use TypePad Anti-Spam instead of Akismet?

[kh99]

I have a question for people using this: I started using this a couple weeks ago but today I checked the Spam-O-Matic log and I see lots of blocked registrations which is good, but I see "submitted to SFS" log entries for only 6 members when I know I used the box in ACP on the member profile page to ban and submit a lot more than 6. Looking at SFS in "my spammers" also shows I've only submitted 6. Anyone else having a problem like this?

I'm answering my own question (I realize support is only given in the 4.0 thread).

Anyway, in a couple of places in includes/functions_ghsom.php there's some code like this:



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but (on our server anyway) it was stopping the sessions from working, so if you tried to use the functions on the user edit page (in the ACP) nothing would happen (it would go to the ban or delete user page but wouldn't submit to SFS or delete threads). So I edited the code (in two places) to look like this:



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the @ stops it from displaying an error that happens because the headers *have* been sent, but it seems to work in spite of that error.

BTW, I also commented out the part that deletes threads because the comment says "this is definitely ALPHA code" and I'm not sure if that's the right way to delete threads and posts.

[kh99]

Another question - does anyone else see an SFS page appear briefly when submitting the info? And if so, do you have any idea why it happens? I've looked at the code and don't understand how it's even possible.

[blind-eddie]

First of all, thank you for this plugin.

Is there any way to mass-submit and delete users? I have 11,000+ users than I'm confident about them being spammers (using same value in a custom profile field), but I can't find an option to mass-erase them and report them.

Thanks.

I want to do the same :up:

Remove them via database. Quick & Simple

[carsafety]

I recently received an email claiming to be from spamhaus.org, citing a large number of queries from my server IP address. It was suspicious enough that I would have ignored it, except that I recently installed this mod. Of course, they appear to want me to pay for their service. Is this mod doing queries to Spamhaus datafeed? I don't believe I have any other third party spam mods other than the integrated akismet filter.

The only Spam-O-Matic features I have enabled are IP check and email check.

[tyteen4a03]

I recently received an email claiming to be from spamhaus.org, citing a large number of queries from my server IP address. It was suspicious enough that I would have ignored it, except that I recently installed this mod. Of course, they appear to want me to pay for their service. Is this mod doing queries to Spamhaus datafeed? I don't believe I have any other third party spam mods other than the integrated akismet filter.

The only Spam-O-Matic features I have enabled are IP check and email check.
Nope, this mod does not query to Spamhaus. It's probably a scam.

Also, to enable TypePad Antispam in this mod, simply replace


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in the newpost_process hook, and do the same in includes/functions_ghsom.php. Next, replace


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Then get a free API key from http://antispam.typepad.com/info/get-api-key.html.

[rob_pio]

I recently received an email claiming to be from spamhaus.org, citing a large number of queries from my server IP address. It was suspicious enough that I would have ignored it, except that I recently installed this mod. Of course, they appear to want me to pay for their service. Is this mod doing queries to Spamhaus datafeed? I don't believe I have any other third party spam mods other than the integrated akismet filter.

The only Spam-O-Matic features I have enabled are IP check and email check.

I've just received the same email (& have this mod installed).Seems a bit strange

[Vinyljunky]

Eveything was working fine for the past few months. But now I get the error below

Spam-O-Matic Tagged username - Zocaescopsy REMOTE_ERROR: Unverfied but allowed by policy



Can anybody help?

Thanks

[Black Tiger]

Will there be also a 2.0 version (like there is for vb4) for vb 3.8.x?

[GlowHost.com]

Probably not, sorry.

[Black Tiger]

That's a pity, but thank you for the quick response.

[Diesel20]

Thank you

[mbentley]

Maybe it is just me, but when I user the inline moderation tools to 'Delete Posts as Spam' and then choose to 'Submit data to Anti-Spam Service' and then proceed to ban the user, everything submits correctly but when I am returned to the thread which contains the post, the cookie 'vbulletin_inlinepost' is not cleared. Same goes for when I 'Delete Threads as Spam'.

I would have to guess that something is causing the problem from a plugin standpoint where it isn't running the setcookie code to clear it. On the forums I am having the problem on, both 'Akismet: Auto-submit from Moderation Tools' and 'StopForumSpam: Auto-submit from Moderation Tools' are set to 'Yes'. Any idea what might be causing this or a possible workaround? Having to go back and uncheck the post/thread adds another annoying step to dealing with spammers.

*edit: i did some further testing and it only fails to clear the cookies when 'StopForumSpam: Auto-submit from Moderation Tools' is set to 'Yes'. Setting it to 'No' allows the cookie to be cleared as expected.

[I.M.O.G.]

I am not sure mbentley, however I have seen the same behavior on other forums when auto-submit from moderation tools is set to yes. I have to manually select "deselect posts" from the moderation dropdown after I use "Delete as Spam" and it completes processing.

I don't know why its happening either, but the auto-submit is very useful, and a fix would be great.

[dfe]

VB 3.8.4 Patch Level 2.

Installed and working 100%.
One hour and already 12 spammers blocked.

[squidsk]

Its working fine with VB 3.8.7 PL2 .

Three suggestions I have.

1) Have different time settings for email checks as opposed to username/IP checks. The reason being that an email that is created to spam is not likely to be re-purposed for legitimate use while IP addresses and usernames can actually be used legitimately.

2) In the log have options to only show blocked/allowed registrations

3) Log threads/posts that are moderated so its easy to see what threads/posts this plugin is affecting

Excellent mod!! :up:

[hipgirl]

Just installed on 3.8.3. Posted a couple of test threads. Seems working fine.

Thanks.

[tpearl5]

Maybe it is just me, but when I user the inline moderation tools to 'Delete Posts as Spam' and then choose to 'Submit data to Anti-Spam Service' and then proceed to ban the user, everything submits correctly but when I am returned to the thread which contains the post, the cookie 'vbulletin_inlinepost' is not cleared. Same goes for when I 'Delete Threads as Spam'.


I'm having the same problem

[dfe]

I am having a problem with valid users being blocked, where only the username is picked up as a spammer, but often generic names, like the firstname Ernest. How do I set not to only scan on username, or when people report this how can I whitelist them?

[korny]

I am having a problem with valid users being blocked, where only the username is picked up as a spammer, but often generic names, like the firstname Ernest. How do I set not to only scan on username, or when people report this how can I whitelist them?

Would like to know if this is an option as well. If not, where can I edit this text so I can add to it letting valid users to now what to do if they get this warning:

Registration denied, this forum runs an active policy of not allowing spammers. Please contact us via the "Contact Us" page link if you believe this is in error

[John_Shaft]

Just installed this, have to say (so far) awesome Mod. Exactly what I was looking for.

I am having a problem with valid users being blocked, where only the username is picked up as a spammer, but often generic names, like the firstname ErnestPretty easy, under the GlowHost options (in Vbulletin options) set StopForumSpam: Username Check to Disabled. I had StopForumSpam installed before and had the same problem (legit users trying to register as Matt, etc I guess).

[muniery]

Sir ..

Please help me i got erro

Warning: require_once(includes/functions_vbghsfs.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/user.php(757) : eval()'d code on line 3

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/functions_vbghsfs.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/home/bicaraj/domains/bicarajutawan.com/public_html/forum/admincp/user.php(757) : eval()'d code on line 3

[squidsk]

Sounds like you didn't copy the files into the correct locations when uploading them to your server.

[jcodemasters]

Does this work on VB 3.6.X?

[squidsk]

If you check the OP is says it works in 3.6 PL1.

[muniery]

Sounds like you didn't copy the files into the correct locations when uploading them to your server.

Sir.,,thank sir problems solve..

but one more problem if enable the SPAM-O Matic

during making posting will be



Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /usr/home/bicaraj/domains/bicarajutawan.com/public_html/forum/includes/functions_newpost.php(413) : eval()'d code on line 32

[kursed]

I'm facing the same issue as above

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What's the respite for this?

[Vcize]

EDIT: posted in the wrong thread.

[final kaoss]

confirmed working on 3.8.1 on a test board.

[StoryBlood]

Quite the nice modification. Installed, thanks. :)

[nexus_dublin]

Wonderful mod! Confirming the smooth install on 3.8.1

[SCRIPT3R]

Compatibility verified:

vBulletin 3.7.6 Patch Level 2

[SCRIPT3R]

vBulletin Version:

3.7.6 Patch Level 2

Compatibility(?) bug:

Auto-Moderation: Minimum Post Count

Compatibility(?) bug notes:

Minimum postcount required to avoid keyword and URL moderation. If user has a higher postcount than this number, all Auto-Moderation checks below will be disabled for that user. Although logs are generated, said posts in are not placed into moderation and published.

[Fivestones]

i had it on other site and i got a new site and come to get it to add there Thanks

[Spinball]

We're on 3.8.2. This mod, we're pretty sure, is intermittently causing duplicate posts (with consecutive postids) when using Quick Reply.

[Fivestones]

Thanks i need something to help me i got spam every where ..

[stryka]

Is there any way to scan/mark existing registrations in the system?

Does any version allow to do this?

[Rckcrwlr]

I am getting a DB error...

Any suggestions?

Invalid SQL:
SELECT DATEDIFF(NOW(), "2012-03-01 19:17:47") AS DAYS;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '(NOW(), "2012-03-01 19:17:47") AS DAYS' at line 1
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Thursday, March 1st 2012 @ 02:17:33 PM
Error Date : Thursday, March 1st 2012 @ 02:17:34 PM
Script : http://www.myforum.com/register.php?do=addmember
Referrer : http://www.myforum.com/register.php
IP Address : 109.230.246.2
Username : Brasmadiomi
Classname : vb_database
MySQL Version :

[pguy]

What is the URL to check the logs? I can't seem to find it .. Using it on 3.8.5

[Kung!]

When I attempt to import this product, I get:



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[jawatkin]

It's due to deprecation of "TYPE" in mySQL 5.5 since you are running MySQL Version : 5.5.21.

See here: https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/390237-MySQL5-5-does-not-support-current-DBalter-class

You (or the mod author) will have to change any references to "TYPE" in the product to "ENGINE".

From what I can see in the product, you'll need to change line 28 & line 37.

[MotMann]

What i must do, that the User can't wrote Blogentrys or comments on user pages?

[hqlman]

When I attempt to import this product, I get:



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Tested working fine with VB3.8.7 patch level 2

Had to make a small change to the XML files sql syntax for it to import, so if you get SQL error whilst importing the XML file, make the changes mentioned below.

In product-glowhostspamomatic.xml

FIND:


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SAVE AND RE IMPORT XML FILE, ENJOY :)

[BirdOPrey5]

Tested working fine with VB3.8.7 patch level 2

Had to make a small change to the XML files sql syntax for it to import, so if you get SQL error whilst importing the XML file, use the one attached.


:)


Thank you for your enthusiasm but since this mod is not marked as "re-usable code" you are not allow to release your own version of the mod so I had to remove your attachment.

Feel free to give instructions on what you changes however so others can try it themselves if they run into problems.

[ricardoNJ]

Testing.....

[Silver_2000_)!]

anyone seen this error when deleting posts as spam ?



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[andrew67]

Any chance of an update that has stats showing such as in v2 for VB4 ? Happy to donate $30 for your time.

Working fine on VB 3.8.4 Patch Level 2.

[Gadget_Guy]

Is there a log or a way to see if it is working?

I installed it yesterday and noticed my registrations have dropped considerably. Some are getting in but I would really like to know if it is working properly.

D.

[Rckcrwlr]

Yes...down in the log section in AdminCP

[Gadget_Guy]

Awesome!

Thanks.

D.

[MGC x Pie x MC]

I am getting this error everytime I make a post


Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/dragon/public_html/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

[Andreasmax]

I am getting this error everytime I make a post


Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/dragon/public_html/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

the same problem:(

[MGC x Pie x MC]

This plugin has worked before on a different forum without the error, and now its giving me that error on a different forum with the same host, and same vB version.

[wowglider]

Is this even working? It selects all as spam, expect of spam?! This is weird.

[tonjohn]

I installed the mod today and have run into various issues:
- Unable to read PMs


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- occasional double posts


Using v1.2.7 on vb 3.8.7 PL2

[squidsk]

It looks like you didn't upload all the files to your sever, particularly that file from the includes folder.

[tonjohn]

The file is definitely there.

[Vcize]

I accidentally posted this in the vb4 thread, but it's actually happening on my vb3.8 forum..

I'm having a weird problem with this mod.

When I have it enabled, any time I try to save anything on the admin site (not just within this mod, but anywhere) it will time out. As soon as I disable this mod, the problem goes away.

Here is what my host said about the issue. Again this seems to go away when I disable this mod...

Most likely, the code within the forum is allowing Keep-Alive connections, but it looks like they do not get closed efficiently and they stay open. This bogs down Apache, as it only has a certain number of connections allowed to be open at once. Have you had a developer take a look at the code and optimize the way it handles keep-alive connections? I would start there, and if there are any server-side configurations that the developer would need in order to optimize the site code, just open a ticket and we'll get it set to whatever they need.

It only seems to affect my largest forums, so I'm guessing that there is a bug in there leaving connections open and most forums just aren't large/active enough for the problems to be visible.

[MARKA]

I accidentally posted this in the vb4 thread, but it's actually happening on my vb3.8 forum..

Me, too. I don't feel so badly, now. lol

We installed Glowhost a few days ago, and it appears to be working fantastically with vB3.8.

The only issue I have seen is after submitting a post as being spam on my site, I get an error message. I was hoping that someone could tell me what this is about, and what is required to correct the error. Is it something I did incorrectly? If so, what?

I appreciate any help with this. I actually used Google to search for the error info, but got nothing in return. Same with searching for the error on this site.

The message I am getting is:

data submitted successfully

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php:466) in [path]/inlinemod.php on line 1467

Thank you for your help!

[viper357]

I've been using this mod for quite a while now, but after a server move I am now getting the same error as MARKA above.

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php:466) in [path]/inlinemod.php on line 1477I've uninstalled and reinstalled the mod but it didn't help, could it possibly be due to my php version?
PHP Version 5.3.13

Thanks.

[viper357]

Any help for the above error anyone? Please. :)

[MARKA]

Any help for the above error anyone? Please. :)

Looks like we are talking to ourselves. :confused:

I tried a few things, but still get the error. Even with the error messages, it seems to be working. Must be a minor error.

[macgyvers]

Dear Sir,

Kindly release for VB 3.7

or Does it work for VB 3.7 ?

cheers,
Mac

[rockerzteam]

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[squidsk]

Open the products xml install file and change all instances of Type=MyISAM to Engine=MyISAM.

[MARKA]

Thank you to everyone who provided assistance with my prior inquiries. I have not changed anything, however I am getting an abundance of error messages that I do not understand.

Perhaps someone can shed some light on what is causing these errors and how to correct the errors.

When I submit multiple posts for deletion and punitive action, I get the following message that appears, and then redirects:

data submitted successfully

data submitted successfully

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php:466) in [path]/inlinemod.php on line 1467

Redirecting...

The selected posts have been deleted.

Click here if your browser does not automatically redirect you.

I am also receiving email messages with the following:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.0:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT HIGH_PRIORITY IGNORE INTO glowhostspamomatic_remotecache(`date`, `data`, `is_spambot`, `field`) VALUES (now(), "91.201.64.48", "0", "ip");;

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Tuesday, September 4th 2012 @ 12:51:53 AM
Error Date : Tuesday, September 4th 2012 @ 12:52:09 AM
Script : http://www.everythingkmc.com/register.php?do=addmember
Referrer : http://www.everythingkmc.com/register.php
IP Address : 91.201.64.48
Username : Cazyimmuddy
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :


I am hoping that someone here can assist me with correcting these errors.

Thank you very much for your help.

[Vcize]

I accidentally posted this in the vb4 thread, but it's actually happening on my vb3.8 forum..

I'm having a weird problem with this mod.

When I have it enabled, any time I try to save anything on the admin site (not just within this mod, but anywhere) it will time out. As soon as I disable this mod, the problem goes away.

Here is what my host said about the issue. Again this seems to go away when I disable this mod...

Most likely, the code within the forum is allowing Keep-Alive connections, but it looks like they do not get closed efficiently and they stay open. This bogs down Apache, as it only has a certain number of connections allowed to be open at once. Have you had a developer take a look at the code and optimize the way it handles keep-alive connections? I would start there, and if there are any server-side configurations that the developer would need in order to optimize the site code, just open a ticket and we'll get it set to whatever they need.

It only seems to affect my largest forums, so I'm guessing that there is a bug in there leaving connections open and most forums just aren't large/active enough for the problems to be visible.

Anyone out there have any ideas on this? It's driving me nuts, lol.

[Nook_Neformat]

Open the products xml install file and change all instances of Type=MyISAM to Engine=MyISAM.
It doesn't help

[c0der]

nice bro

thx alot

[viper357]

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [path]/includes/functions_ghsom.php:466) in [path]/inlinemod.php on line 1477

Anybody got any idea what could be causing the above error?

[HotLink]

It gives this errors on posting new thread:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/class_dm_threadpost.php(1648) : eval()'d code on line 4

Everything seems to be fine after disabling this product so, i had to uninstall it. It would really be awesome this would be as good as the one for vB4.

[mykkal]

I'm going to install this today. Looks promising.

I've spent at least 45 minutes everyday deleting spammers. Hopefully this fixes those issues and I don't have to worry about spambots anymore. There are so many other ways I would rather spend my time.

[MikesSite]

Downloaded and installed, thanks.

[409industries]

It gives this errors on posting new thread:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/functions_newpost.php(414) : eval()'d code on line 5


I too was getting these errors when trying to post new threads. I went back and noticed that i downloaded Spam-o-matic 1.2.0 because i just saw the VB3-8 in the description. Not thinking that 1.2.8 was appropriate for my forum (vb 3.8.5) i went back and read some other posts... after downloading and installing 1.2.8, the parse errors are gone!

Now, its time to see if its working to keep spammers out. I've got a Stop Forum Spam API key configured, but haven't done anything with Akismet.com just yet. I'm still kind of confused how they force you to use a Wordpress login in order to get a paid / commercial API key? Can anyone explain how this works exactly? Do i just sign up as if i'm using Wordpress but then plug my Akismet API key into the vBulletin options for Spam-o-matic?

Thanks a bunch guys.

[reflekt]

I've accrued 8 million rows in a few months, and noticed that it's running very slow queries against the log with no indexes...



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This was version 1.2.4. I have just upgraded to 1.2.8 - is this issue fixed in the newer version? Should I be truncating my log every 24 hours? What is the log used for?

Thanks!

[M.C.]

Tested working fine with VB3.8.7 patch level 2

Had to make a small change to the XML files sql syntax for it to import, so if you get SQL error whilst importing the XML file, make the changes mentioned below.

In product-glowhostspamomatic.xml

FIND:


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REPLACE WITH:


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SAVE AND RE IMPORT XML FILE, ENJOY :)
Hmm... didn't work for me... I have DB error with both above syntax's :(



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[squidsk]

Hmm... didn't work for me... I have DB error with both above syntax's :(



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Replace Type=MyISAM with Engine=MyISAM.

[M.C.]

Thanks! This one worked fine ;)

[roadguide]

doesn't work on 3.8.7 pl3.
a shame because it worked great on 3.8.4

[squidsk]

doesn't work on 3.8.7 pl3.
a shame because it worked great on 3.8.4
It works just fine on 3.8.7PL3.