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Got GUID from mods.mybb.com; added DOCUMENTATION section to the readme
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dandv committed Jul 27, 2011
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27 changes: 25 additions & 2 deletions readme.txt
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Database changes: none
Templates changed: member_profile_modoptions, modcp_editprofile
Templates added: report_spammer_display
Website: https://github.com/dandv/Report-Spammer-MyBB-plugin



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DOCUMENTATION
=====================
This plugin is aimed at moderators who suspect a user may be spamming. The plugin will add a panel
to the "Edit this user in Mod CP" page, with information from StopForumSpam.com on the user's
username, e-mail, and IP addresses used. It will also do a reverse IP lookup and get the user's
hostname, ISP and organization from WhatIsMyIPAddress.com. Since many spammers use server farms
for bot accounts, ISPs that have "server" in their name (e.g. ubiquityservers.com) will be flagged.
Based on this information, plus other information from the user's profile and posts (if any), a
moderator can make a decision as to whether the user is a spammer or not.

Spammer accounts commonly:
* have a username that doesn't make sense in any language (e.g. "xrdwibf"), or is an unusual name
(e.g. "Orville Cooksley")
* have as ISP a web hosting provider, often with "server" in their name
* have a signature that advertises some product or service

A button to report the spammer, or confirm the report if they had been reported already, is
provided. It will generate an AJAX request to your MyBB instance, so the moderator doesn't have
to leave the page.



CHANGELOG
=====================
1.0, 2011-07-23
First version: detect spammers based on stopforumspam.com data and whatismyipaddress.com reverse IP lookup
In use on at http://forum.quantifiedself.com
First version: detect spammers using whatismyipaddress.com reverse IP lookup and stopforumspam.com
In use at http://forum.quantifiedself.com

1.1, 2011-07-27
Added AJAX button to report a spammer or confirm the report to stopforumspam.com
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion upload/inc/plugins/report_spammer.php
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'author' => 'Dan Dascalescu',
'authorsite' => 'http://dandascalescu.com',
'version' => '1.0',
'guid' => '',
'guid' => '0b53630a641f43baeea8bee1428c585a',
'compatibility' => '16*'
);
}
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