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Spambot Stopper - Prevent Spambots from Registering
Mod Version: 1.0.1, by kh99 (Senior Member) kh99 is offline
Developer Last Online: Sep 2020 I like it Show Printable Version Email this Page

vB Version: 3.8.x Rating: (11 votes - 4.55 average) Installs: 64
Released: 01 Feb 2013 Last Update: 08 Mar 2013 Downloads: 333
Not Supported Uses Plugins Auto-Template Re-usable Code Translations  

What is it?
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This mod rejects registrations where the form is filled out in less than a minimum time. You can configure one of the following actions to be taken when an automated registration is detected:

- Show a "No Permissions" page
- Display the "Successful Registration" message but without creating an account
- Redirect the user to any URL you choose
- Reload the registration page with an error message of your choosing

You can also provide a list of email addresses to be notified each time a registration is blocked.

In the future, I'd like to add some simple logging and statistics, and a summary type of email notification (because people seem to quickly get tired of the single emails).

Note: I coded this myself from scratch, but I would like to acknowledge a couple of previous mods that used this same idea, by users Calorie and noppid, and maybe others. In any case, I believe this one adds some features that the others don't have.

Other advantages: no ads or links, no abuse of update notifications, no disappearing features, no threats to delete the mod (it will never be deleted, at least by me). Also, translations are allowed.

Installation:
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1) If you have "Is Bot", "Stop the Registration Bots", "Spammers Suck!", or another mod that works on registration time, note any admincp settings for that mod then uninstall it.

2) Import the product XML file from the Product Manager.

3) Go to Settings > Options > Spambot Stopper Options and configure the desired settings.

4) IMPORTANT: try to register a new user to make sure that there are no problems with humans registering. If you want, you can also temporarily set the minimum time to a higher value (like 60 seconds) and test to see if the spammer rejection is working.



History:
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1.0.1 (Feb 1, 2013)
  • Initial Release

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  #2  
Old 01 Feb 2013, 11:59
kh99 kh99 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real name: Kevin
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Old 08 Mar 2013, 19:32
gskill tech gskill tech is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
boo

boo i get this error message:

The following dependencies were not met:

This product is not compatible with version 3.8.3 of vBulletin. (Compatible starting with 4.0.0 / Incompatible with 5.0.0 and greater)
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Old 08 Mar 2013, 19:46
kh99 kh99 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real name: Kevin
You're right - I made a mistake when I uploaded 1.0.1, and you're the first one who's tried to install the vb3 version (or at least you're the first one to report the problem).

I'll upload a fix shortly...
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Old 08 Mar 2013, 19:57
kh99 kh99 is offline
 
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Real name: Kevin
OK, this should be the correct file. (I had accidentally attached the vb4 zip file).
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Old 08 Mar 2013, 20:04
gskill tech gskill tech is offline
 
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Thanks! It's my lucky day!

Cheers
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Old 08 Mar 2013, 20:07
kh99 kh99 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real name: Kevin
I also haven't kept the vb3 version up to date because no one had installed it, so it doesn't have all the features of the vb4 version. But the basic function of it works. I'll update it when I get a chance.
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Old 02 Apr 2013, 04:15
BlackxRam BlackxRam is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Great Mod, I had alot of anti-spam measures on my forums and just too much stuff in my VB 3.8 forum to move into VB4 just yet. Really nice addition, looking forward to the possible update on features.
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Old 04 Nov 2013, 01:09
Terrablade Terrablade is offline
 
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Yes this one seems to be the best one so far. Of course the paid ones are a bit better but NO THANK YOU on buying them when we have this one. An update of this one plus a stats on forum page option would be just wonderful. Hopefully you get motivated and do this for us. Thanks again/
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Old 04 Nov 2013, 18:45
Terrablade Terrablade is offline
 
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http://prntscr.com/21x3bd

http://prntscr.com/21x2so

Thats on VB3.8.7 PL3 ...

Any Ideas?
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Old 04 Nov 2013, 22:26
kh99 kh99 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real name: Kevin
I couldn't reproduce that. What were you doing when that happened, just trying to register? If you do nothing but disable this mod does it go away?
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Old 04 Nov 2013, 23:26
Terrablade Terrablade is offline
 
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Bah. My bad... I had another bot script also..
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Old 04 Nov 2013, 23:27
Terrablade Terrablade is offline
 
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Email Working too.. Junkmail was doing its job hence I couldnt see them LOL.

Last edited by Terrablade; 04 Nov 2013 at 23:38.
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Old 24 Nov 2013, 18:14
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mdawg mdawg is offline
 
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This is kicking a** on my vb 3.8.7 PL 3 forum! Love it! It's stopping bot registration right and left, and not stopping the legitimate peeps. So far, so good.
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Old 24 Nov 2013, 18:17
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mdawg mdawg is offline
 
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Is there a version of this for vb4?
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