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euroman
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Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 81
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 Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: Spambots |
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I originally got rid of most of the spambots by banning *@*.ru, *@*.info, *@*.org
But I still get a few from time to time with *@*.com
I can see that 99 pct of my members has *@yahoo.com, *@gmail.com, *@*.dk
So the question is: Would it be possible to hardcode a rule so that all .com would be banned exept yahoo.com and gmail.com ? |
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Peter77
phpBB SEO Team
Joined: 10 May 2006
Posts: 515
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Spambots |
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Have you considered installing any anti Bot MODs like the Anti bot question - adds your custimized question to the register page. simple questions that only humans can answer. or the Anti-Spam ACP
I have not seen any Bot registers on my site since I installed both.  |
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dcz
Administrateur - Site Admin
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 15242
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Spambots |
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Well I agree with Peter77, you should try some more civilized anti spam bot method than just allowing some domains for mail registration.
I know most of the spammer are using *@*.ru mails, but I don't think banning all Russian domain would be the way to go. It could for sure help out as many do not have any visitors from Russia.
But international projects such as phpBB.com would for example mistake if doing so.
And, the thing is, I recently experienced a stubborn Russian spammer on one of my other forums who was using many different *@gmail.com emails ....
Ip banning was the only way to get rid of him, since he was manually registering (I see more and more manual spam registration).
So yes it is possible to limit the domains allowed for registration, but I think you should do it only after all other method would fail.
You should first take a look at this thread and try to see what you could do.
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euroman
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Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 81
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| Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Spambots |
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ok thanks - I installed the anti bot question mod at my test forum and everything seems in order (The antibot question for guest posting works fine) except:
I can not see the question in the register profile - and it wont let me register because it says antibot question not answered. database updated correctly and I doublechecked profile_add_body.tpl and usercp_register.php? Pretty sure I did everything right !?
Any ideas ?
EDIT: I dropped it and found a simple solution called myvipmod (changed the question in the code):
| Code: | #-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
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includes/usercp_register.php
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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
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rawurlencode($website);
}
#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
// Start myVIPcode mod
if ( ($mode == 'register') && ($HTTP_POST_VARS['myVIPcode'] != '2486') )
{
message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, 'Sorry, but your <b>VIP code</b> is NOT correct.<br><br>You can find a valid <b>VIP code</b> on the WebSite-Watcher Support page.');
}
// End myVIPcode mod
#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$template->assign_block_vars('switch_confirm', array());
}
#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
// Start myVIPcode mod
if ($mode == 'register')
{
$template->assign_block_vars('switch_myvipcode', array());
}
// End myVIPcode mod
#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
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templates/subSilver/profile_add_body.tpl
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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
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<!-- END switch_confirm -->
#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
<!-- BEGIN switch_myvipcode -->
<tr>
<td class="row1"><span class="gen"><b>VIP code:</b> *</span><br />
<span class="gensmall">You can find a valid <b>VIP code</b> on the WebSite-Watcher Support page!</span></td>
<td class="row2">
<input type="text" class="post" style="width: 200px" name="myVIPcode" size="25" maxlength="32" value="" />
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END switch_myvipcode -->
#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
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# EoM |
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dcz
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