Nathan Explosion Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Support topic for @The Old Man - keep an eye out for the update that is currently pending approval... Edited May 26, 2021 by Nathan Explosion The Old Man 1 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Thanks for the heads up, Nathan! 😄 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, The Old Man said: Thanks for the heads up, Nathan! 😄 No worries...I think you will like what I have done with the place 😉 The Old Man 1 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 v1.1.0 is now out - go to your Plugins listing, click on the "Marketplace" link and install the update. What's new? Plugin converted to an application Addition of a tracker to allow you to see details about emails being 'blocked' by the application Email address is checked against IPS Spam Service, if you have it enabled, and appropriate action is performed as per settings in the Tracker Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Nathan, The new app version is working great, thank you. Its already detected my regular spammer that was added to the banned list, and also its prevented another spammer that it picked up as being flagged on the IPS Spam Defense service. If I look at the Spam Logs, the log shows that flagged spammer 3 times Without your app, that spammer would have spammed my 3 times, despite IPS Spam Defense knowing about him. Thanks again, nice job. Edited May 22, 2021 by The Old Man Nathan Explosion 1 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 Ah...Mr Jones is a regular to your site too, I see. The Old Man and AlexWebsites 1 1 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Lol! Yes and that's the beauty of this, shared intelligence gathering and a proactive response. What a wasted opportunity when you consider the amount of contact form spam that could have been prevented over the years. Link to comment
AlexWebsites Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 12:28 PM, Nathan Explosion said: Ah...Mr Jones is a regular to your site too, I see. Mine too! Just installed your app, much appreciated!!! The Old Man and Nathan Explosion 2 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) On 5/18/2021 at 9:29 AM, Nathan Explosion said: Email address is checked against IPS Spam Service, if you have it enabled, and appropriate action is performed as per settings in the Tracker Hi Nathan, I see the latest version has this functionality removed at the request of IPS. Such a shame, appreciate your position but thank you for trying to improve the Contact Form situation. Fortunately the other aspects of the plugin are still there. Edited May 25, 2021 by The Old Man Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Yeah, shame but better safe than sorry. I have put in a request that might allow the functionality to be reinstated at a later point: The Old Man 1 Link to comment
AlexWebsites Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Question, if you are using the support system for contact us request via commerce: Then you mark something as spam: Does this log something and then get checked as well? Will this app recognize when these are marked as spam? Just curious. Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 I don't use Commerce, so can't answer your question. What issue are you having, if any? Link to comment
AlexWebsites Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Just now, Nathan Explosion said: I don't use Commerce, so can't answer your question. What issue are you having, if any? No issue, was just wondering because I mark a ticket as spam and eric jones keeps sending..lol I installed your app yesterday and one email was blocked as spam probably with IPS spam service. I just updated to remove that per the posts above, but was a nice feature. Currently for this app without IPS spam service, the email address would have to be on the IPS local ban list, correct? That's the only way to stop them? Maybe another version (paid) where you can integrate a spam check against other non IPS spam services like https://www.stopforumspam.com/usage? Just an idea. Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, AlexWebsites said: No issue, was just wondering because I mark a ticket as spam and eric jones keeps sending..lol OK - but this application doesn't get involved in the marking of spam (and no longer has any connection to checking the spam service as of v1.1.1). Your question relating to the "what happens when I mark something as spam?" would be better directed at IPS themselves - I personally doubt that just one person marking an email address as spam would instantly mark is as a spammer up on the IPS Spam Service...that's open for abuse, right there. 10 hours ago, AlexWebsites said: Currently for this app without IPS spam service, the email address would have to be on the IPS local ban list, correct? That's the only way to stop them? Correct 10 hours ago, AlexWebsites said: Maybe another version (paid) where you can integrate a spam check against other non IPS spam services like https://www.stopforumspam.com/usage? Just an idea. Maybe. Edited May 25, 2021 by Nathan Explosion AlexWebsites 1 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 This is could be a useful backup resource too... https://www.abuseipdb.com I'm conscious of the fact this is a freebie so don't have any expectations beyond the original ban filter check idea, which still works great for anyone interested in this plugin. jackflash 1 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 20 hours ago, AlexWebsites said: Maybe another version (paid) where you can integrate a spam check against other non IPS spam services like https://www.stopforumspam.com/usage? Just an idea. Didn't want to mention it yesterday - had already been building it in as an extra/alternative to using the IPS Spam Service when I got the nod about removing the IPS Spam Service functionality, so had to rip it out as hadn't fully tested it out. So...v1.2.0 has been submitted for approval FIXES Minor fixes to Tracker NEW Added settings to control checking the sender (email/ip address check) against https://www.stopforumspam.com/ The Old Man and AlexWebsites 2 Link to comment
AlexWebsites Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Nathan Explosion said: Didn't want to mention it yesterday - had already been building it in as an extra/alternative to using the IPS Spam Service when I got the nod about removing the IPS Spam Service functionality, so had to rip it out as hadn't fully tested it out. So...v1.2.0 has been submitted for approval FIXES Minor fixes to Tracker NEW Added settings to control checking the sender (email/ip address check) against https://www.stopforumspam.com/ Nice! That is great news. The Old Man 1 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Nice job Nathan, thanks again for this. Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 No worries - let me know how it goes. Link to comment
AlexWebsites Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) This is a must have. Just checked one of my sites and see its working... Glad to see Mr. Jones blocked, that dude won't quit! Edited May 30, 2021 by AlexWebsites Nathan Explosion and The Old Man 1 1 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 v1.3.0 has been submitted for approval FIXES None NEW Added ability to perform an IP address check against abuseipdb.com CHANGES Moved 'Settings' to its own page AlexWebsites, The Old Man and SeNioR- 1 2 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just updated to v1.3.0. Looks great, love the new options. Oops, sorry to be a numpty, but what am I missing? I enabled the SFS option, read the info via the useful help links and just left the settings at default, but when I try to save the form it always says: Something went wrong. Check the values provided on the marked tabs and try again. Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Leave it with me. The Old Man 1 Link to comment
Nathan Explosion Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Workaround: Turn the 'abuseipdb.com' setting on Go to the relevant tab Put whatever you want in to the API key field Turn the 'abuseipdb.com' setting off I'll fix it in the application if there are any further new features/fixes to go in - it's not a showstopper. Edited June 3, 2021 by Nathan Explosion AlexWebsites and The Old Man 1 1 Link to comment
The Old Man Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 That fixed it, thanks Nathan. Love the new options. Nathan Explosion 1 Link to comment
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