Small mod: Blocking forum email spam

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Small mod: Blocking forum email spam - Postet den 25 Aug 2006 (14663 Views)

ruirib

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Version 1.01 - 2006/08/25
Snitz forum version: 3.4.05
This mod will stop members emailing other forum members until they reach a given number of forum posts. It's useful to stop spammers who register just to send emails to forum members.
It's not a very elaborate mod, and the post limit must be changed in the code, but I'm providing it because with the current surge of spammers registering all over the place, it can be useful to avoid them annoying your valuable forum members.
It's even more interesting because it will allow the spammer to write the email and when the email is sent, it will show a message stating that it won't be sent, since the member does not have the required number of posts to send it. So, they'll have the trouble to compose the message only to be told it can't be sent, once that is tried. It will also send a message to the forum admin, notifying him of the spam attempt, so that the member can be blocked.
Code changes to an unchanged pop_mail.asp: Starting with a pop_mail.asp, at line# 46, add the following code:

Code:


'######## Email Spam Mod ############

if Request.QueryString("mode") = "DoIt" then
   Err_Msg = ""

   strSql = "SELECT M_NAME, M_POSTS FROM " & strMemberTablePrefix & "MEMBERS M"
   strSql = strSql & " WHERE M.MEMBER_ID = " & MemberID

   set rs = my_Conn.Execute (strSql)

   If Not rs.EOF then
      intMPosts = rs("M_POSTS")

      if intMPosts < 10 then
         Err_Msg = "<li>You don't have enough posts to email other members.</li>"
         	strSpammerName = RS("M_NAME")

         'Send email to forum admin
         strRecipients = strSender
         strFrom = strSender
         strFromName = "Automatic Server Email"
         strSubject = "Possible Spam Poster"
         strMessage = "There is a possible spam poster at " & strForumTitle & vbNewLine & vbNewLine
         strMessage = strMessage & "Member " & strSpammerName & ", with MemberID " & MemberID & ", has been trying to send emails to " & Request.Form("Name") & ", without having enough posts to be allowed to do it." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine 
         strMessage = strMessage & "Here are the message contents: " & VbNewLine & Request.Form("Msg") & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & vbNewLine
         strMessage = strMessage & "This is a message sent automatically by the Spam Control Mod ;)."

%>
<!--#INCLUDE FILE="inc_mail.asp" -->
<%
  
     
      end If

   End if

   rs.Close
end if
'############# End of email spam mod #############

Then at line# 102, where you have

Code:


if Request.QueryString("mode") = "DoIt" then
  Err_Msg = ""

comment the 2nd line, so that it will look like this:

Code:


if Request.QueryString("mode") = "DoIt" then
  'Err_Msg = ""

The commented line can also be removed, of course.
This has been tested with 3.4.05 and has been working well. If you need to change the number of messages a member must have before emailing other members, just change the number in red to the desired value.
If you need help with this, please post in the mod implementation forum. <

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Postet den 25 Aug 2006

Nertz

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Excellent Rui, thanks! Great timing too... I was trying to find time to do something like this.
cheers,
Nat<

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Postet den 25 Aug 2006

ruirib

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You're welcome