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Hostname or Useragent Registration Ban
Developer Last Online: May 2013 
This is an add-on that is designed with vBulletin 4.1.5. It may not work on earlier versions of vBulletin. It is known to be working on vB versions 3.8.7, 4.0.7 and 4.1.5 through 4.2.0. I don't know if it is compatable with all versions of vB or not.
On my site, I receive quite a few PMs asking me how I prevent spam from being posted there. While I can't release everything I use because some of it is server based (external from vBulletin), I can release one of the lines of defense that I use. This mod allows you to ban Hostnames and Useragents from registering on your site. If a hostname or useragent contains any of the words you specify and they are trying to register, they are presented with an error telling them they are forbidden from registering on your site. And no registration screen ever appears. In the event the hostname is blank, a WHOIS can be performed to establish the identity of the system being used to register. The 'External Content' pulled by this mod is only the WHOIS information when that is enabled. WARNING: This mod has the potential of banning humans from registering. Choose what words you use carefully. Personally, I am not very concerned about banning an occasional human from registering. So, from time to time my system may ban a human that uses an anonymous proxy. NOTE: This mod has a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' clause. Please don't post telling people what words to ban. We don't need spammers getting around this mod by reading posts telling them what is being filtered. REQUIREMENTS: In order for the WHOIS function used in this mod to work properly, your server must have OPENSSL installed. * INSTALLATION * --------------------- 1) Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum's root. (If your forum's location is http://www.example.com/forums/, the root is /forums/) 2) Import the product XML file (product-hostusercheck.xml) into the Product Manager in AdminCP. 3) Take some time to set the options in ACP->Settings->Options->Prevent Hostname or Useragent from Registering. 4) Be sure to turn on the mod when setting options in ACP->Settings->Options->Prevent Hostname or Useragent from Registering. * History (Changelog) * ----------------------------- 1.0.2 (March 1, 2012) - Fix error on registration page when Useragent or Hostname to ban is blank. 1.0.1 (February 24, 2012) - Wrong hook being used for one of the plugins. 1.0.0 (January 22, 2012) - Public Release Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Screenshots Show Your Support
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| IP ban from registration only | Hoth | vBulletin 3.0 Full Releases | 8 | 16 Sep 2005 22:42 |
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24 Feb 2012, 14:33
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Love it! nominated and rated!
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#3
24 Feb 2012, 14:38
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Working on 4.1.10
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24 Feb 2012, 15:54
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I am using 4.1.3, is it possible for me?
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24 Feb 2012, 15:58
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Originally Posted by tareqbd
It hasn't been tested with 4.1.3 so I can't answer that.
If you could try it and let us know, I'd appreciate it. EDIT: I was just able to test it on vB 4.0.7 and it worked, so I would imagine it works on 4.1.3. Also, when I tested it on 4.0.7 I discovered a wrong hook was in the install file. So, version 1.0.1 has now been uploaded. Please update to that version if you've already downloaded it. No members have liked this post.
Last edited by nhawk : 24 Feb 2012 at 16:14.
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24 Feb 2012, 16:27
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I do no see a pre-defined list of hostnames or useragents provided? It would be helpful to us noobs if you could provide a list to start us off?
I tagged this - looks promising. No members have liked this post.
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24 Feb 2012, 16:29
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Originally Posted by Krusty1231
There is a reason for that and I state it in the initial post..
Also, every site will be different. Not every site will have problems from the same hostname or useragent. If you don't know which hostnames or useragents are giving your site problems, then this add-on is not for you. The following members like this post: Krusty1231
Last edited by nhawk : 24 Feb 2012 at 16:36.
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#8
24 Feb 2012, 16:43
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Originally Posted by nhawk
after installing it i found this error.
Warning: stristr() [function.stristr]: Empty delimiter in [path]/showthread.php(123) : eval()'d code on line 35 Warning: stristr() [function.stristr]: Empty delimiter in [path]/showthread.php(123) : eval()'d code on line 46 Warning: stristr() [function.stristr]: Empty delimiter in [path]/showthread.php(123) : eval()'d code on line 46 No members have liked this post.
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24 Feb 2012, 16:47
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Originally Posted by tareqbd
See my post above..
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24 Feb 2012, 16:52
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24 Feb 2012, 16:54
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Originally Posted by tareqbd
The add-on version. You have version 1.0.0. I uploaded version 1.0.1
Download the file again, and re-install the XML file. Be sure to set the 'Allow Overwrite' to yes when you update. No members have liked this post.
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#12
24 Feb 2012, 17:08
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Originally Posted by nhawk
many thanks.
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01 Mar 2012, 15:07
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I had to uninstall this mod due to this issue Registration Page a mess
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#14
01 Mar 2012, 18:40
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Originally Posted by DirtBanger
All you had to do was put something to ban in both the Useragent field and the Hostname field.
The error was because one of those fields was blank. I'll see about a fix for that soon. EDIT: Fix released today (version 1.0.2) No members have liked this post.
Last edited by nhawk : 01 Mar 2012 at 19:30.
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