Topic: Forbidden word spam blocker 1.0.0
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## Mod title: Forbidden word spam blocker
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## Mod version: 1.0.0
## Works on PunBB: 1.2.x
## Release date: 2006-05-26
## Author: Daniel Vijge <vijge@dse.nl>
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## Description: This mod allows forum administrators and moderators
## to forbid certain words to be in a post. When such a
## is used in a post a warning is displayed and the message
## cannot be posted until that word is removed.
## This can be used to stop spam bots from posting on
## your forum. Just set part of the message they post
## as a forbidden word.
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## Affected files: post.php
## lang/English/post.php
## lang/[...]/post.php (when more languages are installed)
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## Affects DB: Yes
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## Notes: 1) To add a spam word, go to the forum administration page
## and click on 'Spam word'. This page is available for
## both administrators and moderators
## 2) Be carefull what words you block. For example, if you
## block 'foo', users can't post message containing 'foobar'.
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## DISCLAIMER: Please note that "mods" are not officially supported by
## PunBB. Installation of this modification is done at your
## own risk. Backup your forum database and any and all
## applicable files before proceeding.
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Simple protection against spam bots, by blocking certain words. I made it quite quickly because I needed something to stop spam bots. I haven't done a lot of testing, but it works safe on my install. Also, the documentation is not that good, but it should be enough for you to get it installed.
If you have any comments, please share them.