Warning! MyBB anti-spam mod.

[Zaborg]

Hello all myBB users!

I've recently noticed this message from some myBB boards:

Your details match those of a known spammer, therefore you have been disallowed registration.

This happens if I try to register.
One myBB user told me it's a plugin/mod and looks like it prevents users from registering. And I'm definitely not a spammer, so it must be a mistake. I'm sure I'm not the only one who have seen this message.

So please watch out if you don't want to lose some potential new members.

Cheers,
Zaborg

 

[juststeven]

Yeah it's why I replaced Stopforumspam with Security questions and captcha.

 

[kavin]

Yeah! Its because of Stop Forum Spam plugin, and it blocks me too. 🙂

Just like Steven, i use Re-Captcha and Security questions plugins.


But no worries. MyBB is integrating an inbuilt anti-spam method called My Spam Ninja. Its going to be the best solution for anti-spam.

 

[Ashley S]

Stopforumspam is not worth installing, It says your a spammer. Because the begging of your IP matches the spammers IP.

Captcha and a few questions upon registration always does the trick.

 

[CyberFreak]

Usually the problem is the fact that mods check usernames against the sfs database and even if that username is in the database once then it blocks the registration. That is the number one issue for false positives. If you disable username checks or modify the mod to take into account the number of times a username/IP/Email is in the database and/or last seen dates then it will massively reduce the issue. The issue is more to do with the mod rather then Stopforumspam.com itself. It is up to mod authors how they use the data and the information available but alot don't utilize everything available.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

That is due to the stopforumspam mod. Which is why I want someone to make a honeypot plugin for mybb.

 

[Advertise4you]

i wish they will do for a time i was tho that my email adress is a spam