[DAMINK]

Yep i run a Q&A mate.
I do email verification.
I put all new users into a special group.
I force all new uses to post in one area only that is moderated. (non visible to members or bots)
They have no access to spam my site. None actually.
Once someone registers they loose access to my forum unless they are allowed.
It works just fine. I dont care if its difficult. I only want members who are real anyway.

I dont have visible spam on my forum. I just dont. I have in place the measures to stop that.
I simply want this mod to post in thread as other mods do like duplicate ips and what not.

Do you think that would make them feel so bad they will stop annoying us?

That is my point about sarcasm or being a smartarse.
Did i think it would stop annoying us?
Well first of all. I dont concider me and you US.
But as for me. No i dont. I simply want to post a thread about it.
Public or private. My choice. But is that too much to ask without comments like above?

ps....
i dont show my member list.
I dont promote spammers as members.
I have anyone who has not posted after X deleted as a user.
I have people that are inactive moved to different user groups.
My forum was never about ego and stats. Others are and i get that.
Mine is not.

[stickskills]

Originally Posted by hugh_

I get this error when I try to install this:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stopbotsregistry (
`hash` varchar(100) NOT NULL default '',
`regtime` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`rf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`rf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`hash`),
KEY `regtime` (`regtime`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

Yeah, I'm receiving the exact same issue.

[togotutor]

Downloaded and Installed..

[DAMINK]

Any chance of adding and option to push the user who registered too quickly to a specific URL or our choice?
That would be GOLD for me.

[mrsbuzzy]

Before I upgraded my forums and then this hack to the most recent vB (not the version 5) this hack worked beautifully. But, since the upgrade to the vB and to this hack I am getting TONS of new bot registrations. Literally 30+ a day are making it through this hack. I have checked and double checked the settings. I have the time for registration set to 65 seconds.

Anyone else having this problem?

[noppid]

Originally Posted by hugh_

I get this error when I try to install this:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stopbotsregistry (
`hash` varchar(100) NOT NULL default '',
`regtime` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`rf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`rf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`hash`),
KEY `regtime` (`regtime`)
)

try removing the TYPE=MyISAM; from the file and installing it.

[noppid]

Originally Posted by mrsbuzzy

Before I upgraded my forums and then this hack to the most recent vB (not the version 5) this hack worked beautifully. But, since the upgrade to the vB and to this hack I am getting TONS of new bot registrations. Literally 30+ a day are making it through this hack. I have checked and double checked the settings. I have the time for registration set to 65 seconds.

Anyone else having this problem?

Us too. It's not working like on our vb 3.x forum. On vB4 the spam is just out of control. I think they are pausing and coming back later. I am thinking the cron job to delete valid ids we create needs to run much more often. Or better yet give them an expiration time of only enough to register.

[noppid]

Originally Posted by noppid

Us too. It's not working like on our vb 3.x forum. On vB4 the spam is just out of control. I think they are pausing and coming back later. I am thinking the cron job to delete valid ids we create needs to run much more often. Or better yet give them an expiration time of only enough to register.

OK, I have to admit to installing a bug. The fix will be posted shortly.

[noppid]

The new updates and fixes are posted. Thank you.

[noppid]

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Any chance of adding and option to push the user who registered too quickly to a specific URL or our choice?
That would be GOLD for me.

There are a few places where we just kinda let registration die when it goes wrong, but those places could in theory go somewhere.

[Treeleaf]

I've just installed it and I'm having the issue of new registrants never getting past the birthdate question. When you hit proceed, you get the message:

"vBulletin Message
You have left a required field blank."

We are running 4.2P2

Thanks.

[noppid]

If this is a new install, read the edits section of the install carefully and check those. You can find out if the hidden fields are being sent properly via view source in your browser.

Make sure all the uploaded files were over written.

Uninstall the product file and reinstall it.

Post a url to your reg page.

[Gorgasm]

Originally Posted by noppid

try removing the TYPE=MyISAM; from the file and installing it.

It worked! Thanks man, really apreciatte it!

[tacklebox joe]

tagged this mod....noob question: does it work with vb 4.2.0 PL3?

[Syxguns]

Originally Posted by tacklebox joe

tagged this mod....noob question: does it work with vb 4.2.0 PL3?

Stop the Registration Bots for vBulletin 4.2.0 PL3 and up.

First line at the top of the description.