i was also looking for a mod for a spam filtering mod for my phpbb 2.0.16 board,
I was thinking along the lines that every message should be filtered to be checked against certain keywords ("free, Viagra...other common spam words) that would be inputed manually by the admin. Also was thinking that a custom variable "X" could be entered that could check against the user posting rating. So say the custom variable "X" is 5 then all messages (new topics and replies) from members having 5 posts or lower would be automically flagged for manual review. I would leave it blank (you could have a checkbox I suppose to turn custom variable X on or off) if i want posts NOT to be flagged on the user rating, however it would be still checked for the spam words & if spam is found then the message would be flagged, if the message is flagged down then the orginal Guest/New Member poster would not be allowed to post any new topics or messages untill the flagged down message is reviewed & processed. Once the message is flagged the orginal box should see something like "Your message has be sent for manual review by the mod Plz do not post any new messages" instead of the usual "your message has been entered...etc". Once the message is flagged the Guest/New Member poster would not be allowed to post any new replies or messages. I say Guest/New Member because if a senior members message is flagged down as a potential spam, i still want the message to be posted, but only a note saying that this message is online. This function would be similar to the "Report Post to Mod". I would also like an auto ip ban. The ip ban function would see that 1 Guest/New Users has a message flagged while another Guest/New Users is trying to send a flagged message from the same ip. The functions sees this and inciates a temp ban from the ip say like for 5 hrs. The ip is then forwared to the admin for either lifting the ban, or a permanent ban. Off course senior members from the same ip are not effected. I would also like an auto email ban. The email ban function would see that 1 Guest/New Users has a message flagged while another Guest/New Users is trying to send a flagged message from the same email. Once say like 10 flagged messages are found to be coming from the same domain (spam.com...etc)the email ban function would kick in and temp ban (5 hrs) members from registering from that email domain. The email would be then forwared to the admin for either lifting the ban, or a permanent ban of the domain.
If the message is flagged then the message would be sent to the Moderator of the forum (if there are any) AND admin. I say AND because sometimes mods are busy and its left upto the admin to review all messages. The admin by default should be able to see all flagged messages unlike mods who would be limited to what forums they moderate.
I thought the layout could be something like this for the mods
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Poster + Message (with highlighted spam words) + Edit MSG button + Delete MSG button + Allow MSG button + Checkbox for ban
the check box for ban is if the mod wants to report a member for ban. The request for ban would be forwareded to the admin, where she/he has the final say in the ban. The admin layout would be similar except the checkbox would be replaced with a button for ban.
Also was thinking that a simple tag "Report post to Mod" could be placed in every message, just in case any member wanted to report the message. Once some member clicks on the url it should automatically flagged down the message for mods and admin to review BUT should NOT take it offline. Only Mods and Admins should be able to edit or delete messages. But unlike the previous example in this example the message could have a icon stating that the message is currently "Online" and also have the "Refering member username" and a ban checkbox for mods or a ban button for admin next to it.
If the message is flagged then the message would be sent to the Moderator of the forum (if there are any) AND admin. I say AND because sometimes mods are busy and its left upto the admin to review all messages. The admin by default should be able to see all flagged messages unlike mods who would be limited to what forums they moderate.
I thought the layout could be something like this for the mods
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Poster + Message (with highlighted spam words) + Edit MSG button + Delete MSG button + Allow MSG button + Checkbox for ban
the check box for ban is if the mod wants to report a member for ban. The request for ban would be forwareded to the admin, where she/he has the final say in the ban. The admin layout would be similar except the checkbox would be replaced with a button for ban.
Also was thinking that a simple tag "Report post to Mod" could be placed in every message, just in case any member wanted to report the message. Once some member clicks on the url it should automatically flagged down the message for mods and admin to review BUT should NOT take it offline. Only Mods and Admins should be able to edit or delete messages. But unlike the previous example in this example the message could have a icon stating that the message is currently "Online" and also have the "Refering member username" and a ban checkbox for mods or a ban button for admin next to it.
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