Hi all,
I've searched everywhere for the type of thing I want....
I have vB 3.7.2:-
From vBulletin.org, I installed the Mod Track Guest Visits by Paul M, as it shows pages that have been viewed and by whom, primarily by IP address (so I can spot SearchEngine Bots). But, more to the point, the Track Guiest Visits mod shows what usernames have attempted to register through the registration page.
Needless to say, that if someone has tried registering with a username and have not been successful, in my opinion, they are likely to be spammers; why try registering on a forum, when you are not going to bother confirming the registration through your eMail address? No, they are spammers, and if not, they can contact me through the usual processes on the Contact blahblah page.
However, I've come across something that I, and I'm certain everyone else, would like to be able to do, and so, I'm here to ask how to go about doing it. I'm not overly competent with php programming, so I'm not after turning this thing into a mod.
What I would like to do is keep a list of all usernames, IPs and eMail addresses that have tried registering, but have failed the CAPTCHA process - CAPTCHA is a bloody good thing, and without it, I would have had 7 spammers in the space of 2 hours.
Forgive me for being dense, should there already be a way of listing the failed attempt registratees (sorry, if that isn't a word; it just sounded good).
What I would eventually like to do, is put the usernames, IPs and eMail addresses in a list, and have them move into a user moderation queue should they eventually pass the CAPTCHA process, because they may one day come back to finish the process off and actually confirm registration!
I believe vBulletin to have extremely good Spammer prevention routines and processes, but actually listing the usernames and eMail addresses of possible spammers would be the ultimate icing on the vBulletin cake, don't you think?!
I've searched everywhere for the type of thing I want....
I have vB 3.7.2:-
From vBulletin.org, I installed the Mod Track Guest Visits by Paul M, as it shows pages that have been viewed and by whom, primarily by IP address (so I can spot SearchEngine Bots). But, more to the point, the Track Guiest Visits mod shows what usernames have attempted to register through the registration page.
Needless to say, that if someone has tried registering with a username and have not been successful, in my opinion, they are likely to be spammers; why try registering on a forum, when you are not going to bother confirming the registration through your eMail address? No, they are spammers, and if not, they can contact me through the usual processes on the Contact blahblah page.
However, I've come across something that I, and I'm certain everyone else, would like to be able to do, and so, I'm here to ask how to go about doing it. I'm not overly competent with php programming, so I'm not after turning this thing into a mod.
What I would like to do is keep a list of all usernames, IPs and eMail addresses that have tried registering, but have failed the CAPTCHA process - CAPTCHA is a bloody good thing, and without it, I would have had 7 spammers in the space of 2 hours.
Forgive me for being dense, should there already be a way of listing the failed attempt registratees (sorry, if that isn't a word; it just sounded good).
What I would eventually like to do, is put the usernames, IPs and eMail addresses in a list, and have them move into a user moderation queue should they eventually pass the CAPTCHA process, because they may one day come back to finish the process off and actually confirm registration!
I believe vBulletin to have extremely good Spammer prevention routines and processes, but actually listing the usernames and eMail addresses of possible spammers would be the ultimate icing on the vBulletin cake, don't you think?!
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