Comments on: Akismet+phpBB2 MODs now available

By: Balu

Balu — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:47:59 +0000

Very nice work! I’m installing it right now ;D

By: tqmz

tqmz — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:34:31 +0000

Deactivate user caught spamming, nice idea and yet an execution time saving method … thanks for the info.

By: Patches and hacks

Patches and hacks — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:51:04 +0000

I created a similar mod, you can get it from: http://patchlog.com/general/stop-spam-in-phpbb-with-akismet/
the only difference is that if spam is detected the mod also deactivates the account that posted it. It does this because since the beginning when I started using akismet it did not show me any false positive spam. So the chances it catches only spam are very high, and if it gives a false positive the user will just contact the administrator and get his account re activated.

By: tqmz

tqmz — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:29:48 +0000

Guys, thanks for installing my mods.

@Eric

To test weather the mods working or not, do find a filtered spam message inside Wordpress moderation queue. Then, copy that known spam and paste into posting text field (new post/reply). Hit preview or post wil activate the Akismet.

The mods also filtering user website and signature while registration by default. Try registering with including spam url in the fields.

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So far I found only 1 time heavy spamming occurence while running this mods…

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Knows issues/bug … If any user tried to modify the post a few times (say more if than 3x)… finally Akismet will detect the edited post as spam and preventing post editing after 3~5 times.

By: arramus

arramus — Sun, 06 May 2007 14:07:59 +0000

Installation was very simple and didn’t clash with the custom opening theme. I have nothing to lose by installing the Beta except for constant spam. I’ll come back in a week and post another comment on how it’s faring.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:53:59 +0000

Hi There:

Thanks for the mod. I tried to implement it on my own phpbb 2.0.19 forum, but I don’t know if it’s working. I tried to test a few spam-like posts, but they aren’t being blocked. I thought that I followed your instructions carefully, modifying the MOD file with my WordPress API key and using EasyMod.

How can I test whether this mod is working? Thanks!