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[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam
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VERSION 2.1.2 RELEASED 5/28/2013! About Spam-O-Matic 2.x: Spam-O-Matic 2.x (SOM) is a spam firewall for your vBulletin Forums version 4.x and later. It prevents known spammers from registering on your forums. If they can't register, they can't spam! Languages Packs Available English German - Courtesy of Alex@bulletin (included in zip) Romanian - Courtesy of Teascu Dorin's (included in zip) Spanish - Courtesy of vbluis (included in zip) How it Works This data responsible for blocking user registrations comes from the stopforumspam.com (SFS) spammer database. After the user who is trying to register passes the built-in vBulletin registration checks which you have configured in your vBulletin settings, SOM then checks the SFS database to see if the IP, username, or email address that the user is trying to register with has been recently tagged as a known spam source on other forums around the Internet. Also can be configured to check the Akismet service for known comment spam. This is without a doubt, one of the most important mods that you will be using on your forum. Other Notable Stuff It also does a ton of other cool stuff like moderating posts automatically if the post is found in the Akismet database, or if it contains words on your "Bad Words" keyword list which can be configured within the mod itself. The mod WORKS with vBulletin's new Facebook integration. This module works with all of the Facebook functions that are built into the vB4 series. Similar mods do not handle Facebook integration completely. 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! ![]() This means other forums that are running Spam-O-Matic will not have the same spammer on their forums if you have (automatically) reported the spammer to the SFS database. Just install the product in the product manager, upload a few files, configure the system and you are done. (Estimated time: 5-10 minutes) What's new in 2.1.0:
Feature List:
A) StopForumSpam: The StopForumSpam Module lets you:
NOTE: You should use some sort of human verification checking in vBulletin's built-in options to limit the number of requests to the already heavily-loaded StopForumSpam database servers. This will also prevent additional load because SOM will not have to do anything if the bot/spammer fails preliminary registration validation which is built-into vBulletin itself. 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, tertiary, and, uh...4th level protections too! B) Auto-Moderation: Auto Moderation lets you:
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:
Should you decide to enable this option, you can create a new usergroup and then tell Spam-O-Matic about it. Once SOM knows about this usergroup, and once enabled, all new users will be part of the Newbies group. The idea here is that you make a Newbies group that has limited forum permissions. For example, no signatures, no BB code, no images, and etc. This group is created completely in the vB admincp. Spam-O-Matic simply makes it the graduation process to the normal Registered Users group, automatic. Learn More and Discuss the Newbies Manager here. Punitive Actions: If you find a spammer has made it past your 4 front-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. API Keys: API Keys are not required for this system to stop spammers on your forums. But you should obtain them so that your forum can contribute to the real-time block lists. 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. Akismet API key is not required for all Auto-Moderation functions. You can obtain a Stop Forum Spam API key which is free from stopforumspam.com. Get your StopForumSpam API Key Here 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 Why it is better than the other anti-spam solutions on vBulletin.org:
Compatibility: vBulletin 4.0.x Server Requirements: Curl or allow_url_fopen must be compiled/enabled into PHP. Ask your web host to enable curl or allow_url_fopen if it is not already available on your server's PHP configuration. (Or just host with GlowHost.com, where it already is ![]() ===================== Donations: If you like this mod, sure, you can donate! Donations can be all sorts of things: 1) The "Give Thanks" option in your settings is an optional link back to GlowHost Web Hosting. 2) Tell your friends and others about this mod. 3) If you are in need of web hosting, please consider ordering it from the hosting and development professionals at GlowHost.com who were able to develop this mod to you. 4) Help others who are having trouble with this mod by posting tips and suggestions in this forum thread. 5) Cash! Use the "Support Developer" option on the top right of this page. When you choose to donate, you are contributing to the product development, bug fixes and new releases for SOM and are helping to feed our hungry developers and their families! In other words, your donations helps to cover the time and money spent to develop this system. The entire team at GlowHost thanks you for your help and support! We hope you enjoy the mod! ![]() ===================== Installation: 1) Download the attached file 2) Mark As Installed 3) SOM 2.x does not support updates from the v1.x series. When upgrading to version 2.x, please, be sure to remove any other existing version of SOM 1.x from the product manager before installing v2.x series. Also make sure to remove /forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml from version 1 if you had it installed. 4) Extract the zip file, and view the readme file for the rest of the instructions. ===================== Original concept credits go to the authors of vBStopForumSpam, MonkeyStop. Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Screenshots Show Your Support
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Mod | Developer | Type | Replies | Last Post |
Anti-Spam Options [GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic for vB 3.8 (StopForumSpam, Akismet, Auto-Moderation and more) | GlowHost.com | vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons | 245 | 01 Nov 2022 15:41 |
Administrative and Maintenance Tools Suppress-o-Matic - Stop database error spam | GeekyDesigns | vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons | 65 | 12 Sep 2013 20:01 |
Moderators Functions Akismet Anti-Spam (3.6) | Jafo232 | vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons | 12 | 15 Jun 2011 15:13 |
Akismet Anti-Spam | Jafo232 | vBulletin 3.5 Add-ons | 97 | 14 May 2011 03:07 |
Moderators Functions Akismet - spam detection | El_Muerte | vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons | 58 | 22 Feb 2011 14:18 |
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Did anyone ever figure out the sesssion_start() errors? This is what I am receiving now when a member makes a post:
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Originally Posted by MGSteve
If you don't want it to examine usernames when considering to block a user or not, then you can simply change the settings to not check username. ![]()
Or, you can turn the "StopForumSpam: Remote Expiry" down to something lower than the default value.
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Version 2 looks truly amazing. You have done a fabulous job!
Is it possible that version 2 might work in vb 3.8.x ? or would you consider back porting version 2 for vb 3.8.x users?
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Thanks
![]() Version 2 definitely will not work in the 3.x forums. We probably will not be able to backport it because many of the functions in SOM 2.0 won't work with the old vB3.x hooks system.
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Thanks for the answer. Hopefully one day I will be on vb 4 so I can use this fantastic product.
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Hi there Glow , Just wanted to say SUPERB MOD , Thx a bunch. Ive installed the latest version but when i select a post to test the Spam-O-Matic Moderation Tools , im getting this error at the top of the page :
Many thanks. Gray , The Head
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After uninstalling the old version and installing V2, I get this error when trying to create a new usergroup
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Is this fixed in version 2.0.1?
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I'm getting the same error as The Head..help please
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Excellent MOD, I was using the previous version but after installing 2.0 I was getting MySQL errors while trying to add a new usergroup
MySQL Error : Unknown column 'akvbghsfs_akismet_permissions' in 'field list' To fix this I had to remove an old file called : ?/forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml So make sure you remove this file if you are upgrading, this file is not included in the new 2.0 version. No members have liked this post.
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SOM rocks! Thanks so much!
I uninstalled the old version and installed the new. Everything seems to be working properly -that is, I can configure the SOM control panel in the vBulletin Admin. The problem is that no one can post messages. This error appears when you try to post a new message on the forum: Fatal error: Call to undefined function clean_options_list() in public_html/forum/includes/functions_newpost.php(443) : eval()'d code on line 8 I probably have an old file left over - but I don't know where to look or find it. Can anyone shed some light on the problem? For now, I have to disable SOM until I can figure it out. UPDATE: I figured out what the problem was and fixed this issue. No members have liked this post.
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Originally Posted by ccampo
Thanks! Had the same problem modifying a usergroup. Removed the file as suggested and problem now solved.![]()
@GlowHost. Version 2, big thumbs up! Many thanks. ![]() No members have liked this post.
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Thanks, I missed that bit. Now working fine.
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Originally Posted by ccampo
Thank you, that solved my problem too.![]()
Just wondering, with the new 'Newbie' usergroup, at the moment there are no one in it. Does it automatically (like running some counter updates or something) that would move the existing registered but eligible newbies into the new usergroup? *edit* ok i think the answer is to use the USER>PRUNE/MOVE function and choose the number of post counts No members have liked this post.
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Same here.
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