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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:01 am    Post subject:  

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That change you published seemed to make it work for a few minutes before it once again simply stopped working with no errors.

Most likely, it doesn't stop working, it just doesn't annoy you. Imagine you were asked a question every time you do something. Very soon you'll be disturbed. To avoid inconvenience, the mod tries to ask a question only once per a visitor.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:48 am    Post subject:  

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I have just upgraded to 3.0.5 and this does not seem to work. Any suggestions?

I've installed a fresh vanilla 3.0.5 and Advanced Textual Confirmation works here. I think that the upgrade installed a new file "common.php", and you need to re-edit it.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:59 am    Post subject:  

Works 100% , lets hope it can keep those spam bots out Twisted Evil
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:36 pm    Post subject: lost on copying files  

I am lost on the instructions:

copy bbantispam.php to bbantispam.php
copy bbas_config.php to bbas_config.php

Where do I find the files to I have the files on my computer but can not find the ones to copy to on the site. Am i supposed to be creating a folder or what and if so where?
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:47 am    Post subject:  

Hello,

you find the files "bbantispam.php" and "bbas_config.php" inside the zip-archive "bbantispam-1.0.3.zip" which you downloaded.

Upload these files on the server to the installation directory of phpBB3 (the same directory where the file "common.php" is located).
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:55 pm    Post subject:  

admin wrote:
Upload these files on the server to the installation directory of phpBB3 (the same directory where the file "common.php" is located).


Thanks all is well and working now. It was simple once I had clear instructions. The ones with the files assumed I was smarter than I really am. Very Happy

Thanks again for the help.

Capt Len
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:03 am    Post subject: TIP for you dear author  

TIP for you dear author.

Please do not take it worng, it is to help you protect code somehow better.

You have done great job and this really works, I myself am a programmer, and I know how valuable is your code to you. So better is keep it protected the best way, otherwise people will keep using it and you wont know where it is being used.

The current method you used to encrypt the file bbantispam.php is not effective, and I could break encrypted php file in 1 minute (BUT WILL NEVER SHARE WITH ANY ONE EXCEPT YOU).
Constants and values that only you know are in the code: BBAS_TEST_MODE, 'license_key', and cookie bbas_pass_code is being tracked for users' entered code.
I know most cant do this, but yet it is possible. I suggest you use a way to produce bytecode rather than base64 encoded string of the code.

Try PHP Protect 1.2 which is also 100% free and produces bytecode which is unmodifyable in text / code editors, and if modified file does not remain executable.


Besides today every webmater has concern about what you have created. Best of luck. I too may be at your customers list next month.

Your same file when encrypted loads like this in any code editor:
In Notepad2:


and when saved file no longer works.

Check it, will bewaiting for your response.

regards
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:55 am    Post subject:  

Hi,

thanks for the proposal, but I'm inclined to leave everything as is.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:54 am    Post subject: Warnings  

Hi, I installed it, and it seems to work.

When I click register, it takes me to a page with the question and answer box.

However, even though this qusetion works - there are warnings displayed at the top of the page, pushing everything down. Including the page AFTER the Textual Confirmation question.

Does anyone know how to get rid of this? I read it could be spaces left after editing something on the page, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

As soon as I delete the "include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'bbantispam.' . $phpEx);" Path, the warnings are gone, but of course so is the qeuestion.

Anyone know how to solve this?
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:05 am    Post subject:  

Hi,

what's the exact wording of the warning message?
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:04 pm    Post subject: Re: How to stop phpBB3 spam  

sorry can i change to other language, because some body from my contry not understand english at all
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:59 am    Post subject:  

Yes, you can translate the messages. Just edit the file "bbas_config.php".
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:17 am    Post subject:  

I edited the code as instructed. I uploaded the files "bbantispam.php" and "bbas_config.php" to the same directory where the file "common.php" is located, but where do I put the images and CSS file to get this to successfully install?

Thanks for the help!
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:31 am    Post subject:  

There are no images or CSS in the Advanced Textual Confirmation, therefore you don't need to bother.
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:57 pm    Post subject:  

Thank you for the response!

I didn't realize I had to hit register in order to see it; I thought that it was gonna be added on the registration page Embarassed It appears to be working Smile

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Ok.