Releases for Spam

New features:

• Comments: integrate spam management into comment administration forms
• Comments: give spam its own status code, removing it from the 'Approval queue'
• Comments: update comment edit form so comments can be published, unpublished, or spam

Bug fixes:

• Silence unnecessary errors when upgrading from 2.x spam module
• Properly install the spam_statistics table

And more...

New features in alpha4:

• spam statistics
• provide 'bypass filters' permission
• save tables from spam 2.x installation on upgrade from older spam module

Be sure to run update.php if upgrading from earlier alpha release.

About the 3.0 rewrite of the spam module:
This is a complete rewrite of the spam module.

The spam module includes four spam filter plug-ins:

• duplicate filter: track if the same piece of content is posted multiple times
• bayesian filter: auto-learn whether or not content is spam
• URL filter: utilizes bayesian filter to auto-learn whether certain URLs are spam URLs
• node_age filter: a tunable filter that assumes the older a node is, the more likely a comment posted to it is spam

Each filter can be assigned a weight. For example, if the duplicate module is more effective, you can weight it's score 250%. If the node_age filter is less accurate, you can only weight it's score 50%. Filter types automatically set their suggested defaults.

Implementing new filters is simple thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also Includes three content-type plug-ins:

• comment: filters comments before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• node: filters nodes before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• user: filters users when they are inserted/updated

Implementing support for new content-types is easily thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also provides a partially-implemented interface for reporting when content has been inappropriately marked as spam.

Note: This is an Alpha release. It is not considered stable. It likely contain bugs, and is not recommended to be run on production websites. Furthermore, there is no guaranteed simple upgrade path from one Alpha release to the next, instead requiring you to drop your database and reinstall. When the module is considered reasonably stable, it will enter Beta status.

New features in alpha3:

• spam content overview page with filtering and bulk actions
• administrative pages for viewing spam module logs
• administrative pages for viewing blocked IP addresses
• log tracing, groups all spam module logs generated by one page load together

Be sure to run update.php if upgrading from earlier alpha release.

About the 3.0 rewrite of the spam module:
This is a complete rewrite of the spam module.

The spam module includes four spam filter plug-ins:

• duplicate filter: track if the same piece of content is posted multiple times
• bayesian filter: auto-learn whether or not content is spam
• URL filter: utilizes bayesian filter to auto-learn whether certain URLs are spam URLs
• node_age filter: a tunable filter that assumes the older a node is, the more likely a comment posted to it is spam

Each filter can be assigned a weight. For example, if the duplicate module is more effective, you can weight it's score 250%. If the node_age filter is less accurate, you can only weight it's score 50%. Filter types automatically set their suggested defaults.

Implementing new filters is simple thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also Includes three content-type plug-ins:

• comment: filters comments before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• node: filters nodes before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• user: filters users when they are inserted/updated

Implementing support for new content-types is easily thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also provides a partially-implemented interface for reporting when content has been inappropriately marked as spam.

Note: This is an Alpha release. It is not considered stable. It likely contain bugs, and is not recommended to be run on production websites. Furthermore, there is no guaranteed simple upgrade path from one Alpha release to the next, instead requiring you to drop your database and reinstall. When the module is considered reasonably stable, it will enter Beta status.

New features in alpha2:

• PostgreSQL support, patches thanks to Roderik Muit
• PHP4 support, patches thanks to Roderik Muit
• comments: scan optional name, mail and homepage comment fields if existing
• users: now functional, can mark users as spam / not spam

About the 3.0 rewrite of the spam module:
This is a complete rewrite of the spam module. While not functionally complete (most notably missing an administrative interface for spam content), basic filtering is working.

The spam module includes four spam filter plug-ins:

• duplicate filter: track if the same piece of content is posted multiple times
• bayesian filter: auto-learn whether or not content is spam
• URL filter: utilizes bayesian filter to auto-learn whether certain URLs are spam URLs
• node_age filter: a tunable filter that assumes the older a node is, the more likely a comment posted to it is spam

Each filter can be assigned a weight. For example, if the duplicate module is more effective, you can weight it's score 250%. If the node_age filter is less accurate, you can only weight it's score 50%. Filter types automatically set their suggested defaults.

Implementing new filters is simple thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also Includes three content-type plug-ins:

• comment: filters comments before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• node: filters nodes before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• user: filters users when they are inserted/updated

Implementing support for new content-types is easily thanks to the (currently undocumented) spamapi.

The spam module also provides a partially-implemented interface for reporting when content has been inappropriately marked as spam.

Note: This is an Alpha release. It is not considered stable. It likely contain bugs, and is not recommended to be run on production websites. Furthermore, there is no guaranteed simple upgrade path from one Alpha release to the next, instead requiring you to drop your database and reinstall. When the module is considered reasonably stable, it will enter Beta status.

A complete rewrite of the spam module. This is not functionally complete (most notably missing an administrative interface for spam content), but basic filtering is working.

Includes four spam filter plug-ins:

• duplicate filter: track if the same piece of content is posted multiple times
• bayesian filter: auto-learn whether or not content is spam
• URL filter: utilizes bayesian filter to auto-learn whether certain URLs are spam URLs
• node_age filter: a tunable filter that assumes the older a node is, the more likely a comment posted to it is spam

Each filter can be assigned a weight. For example, if the duplicate module is more effective, you can weight it's score 250%. If the node_age filter is less accurate, you can only weight it's score 50%. Filter types automatically set their suggested defaults.

New filters can be easily implemented thanks to the spamapi.

Includes three content-type plug-ins:

• comment: filters comments before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• node: filters nodes before they hit the database, as well as when they are inserted/updated
• user: minimal support for filtering users, not yet a completely support content-type

Support for new content-types is easily added thanks to the spamapi.

The spam module also provides a partially-implemented interface for reporting when content has been inappropriately marked as spam.

Note: This is an Alpha release. It is not considered stable. It likely contain bugs, and is not recommended to be run on production websites. Furthermore, there is no guaranteed simple upgrade path from one Alpha release to the next, instead requiring you to drop your database and reinstall. When the module is considered reasonably stable, it will enter Beta status.

3.0 development branch. A complete rewrite of the spam module.

Yikes, a second brown paper bag release. The first didn't quite work as advertised, resulting in an error when trying to flush the cache_menu table.

Brown paper bag release. Include _update function to flush the menu cache so it's possible to navigate to the new administrative menus.

Features:

• page displaying all blocked IP addresses (admin/logs/spam/blockedips), thanks to coofercat
• _uninstall hook (in progress, only cleans spam tables, not spam variables), thanks to nancyw
• improve administrative pages organization, thanks to nancyw

Bug fixes:

• when admin marks content as spam, don't blacklist admin's IP address
• dont redirect users to invalid URL when they report spam
• properly purge reported spam once content is dealt with
• temporarily switch to privileged user when cron needs to delete nodes
• fix PostgreSQL schema definition
• many more

First spam module release for Drupal 5.x.

This release tracks the latest development for the Drupal 5.0 compatible version of the spam module.

The active development Drupal 4.7 branch of the spam module.

This is a complete rewrite of the original spam module which used to be hosted on KernelTrap.org.

Features:

• Written in PHP specifically for Drupal.
• Highly configurable.
• Automatically detects and unpublishes spam comments and other spam content.
• Automatically learns to detect spam in any language using Bayesian logic.
• Automatically learns and blocks spammer URLs.
• Automatically blacklists IPs of learned spammers, preventing them from posting additional spam and wasting database resources.
• Detects repeated postings of the same identical content.
• Detects content containing too many links, or the same link over and over.
• Supports the creation of custom filters using powerful regular expressions.
• Can notify the user that his or her content was determined to be spam, preventing confusion over why their content doesn't show up.
• Can notify the site administrator in an email when spam is detected.
• Provides 'report as spam' links allowing users to easily help detect spam.
• Provides simple administrative interfaces for reviewing spam content.
• Provides comprehensive logging to offer an understanding as to how and why content is determined to be or not to be spam.

This is a complete rewrite of the original spam module, which used to be hosted on KernelTrap.org.

Features:

• Written in PHP specifically for Drupal.
• Highly configurable.
• Automatically detects and unpublishes spam comments and other spam content.
• Automatically learns to detect spam in any language using Bayesian logic.
• Automatically learns and blocks spammer URLs.
• Automatically blacklists IPs of learned spammers, preventing them from posting additional spam and wasting database resources.
• Detects repeated postings of the same identical content.
• Detects content containing too many links, or the same link over and over.
• Supports the creation of custom filters using powerful regular expressions.
• Can notify the user that his or her content was determined to be spam, preventing confusion over why their content doesn't show up.
• Can notify the site administrator in an email when spam is detected.
• Provides 'report as spam' links allowing users to easily help detect spam.
• Provides simple administrative interfaces for reviewing spam content.
• Provides comprehensive logging to offer an understanding as to how and why content is determined to be or not to be spam.

This is a complete rewrite of the original spam module, as used to be hosted on KernelTrap.org.

Features:

• Written in PHP specifically for Drupal.
• Highly configurable.
• Automatically detects and unpublishes spam comments and other spam content.
• Automatically learns to detect spam in any language using Bayesian logic.
• Automatically learns and blocks spammer URLs.
• Automatically blacklists IPs of learned spammers, preventing them from posting additional spam and wasting database resources.
• Detects repeated postings of the same identical content.
• Detects content containing too many links, or the same link over and over.
• Supports the creation of custom filters using powerful regular expressions.
• Can notify the user that his or her content was determined to be spam, preventing confusion over why their content doesn't show up.
• Can notify the site administrator in an email when spam is detected.
• Provides 'report as spam' links allowing users to easily help detect spam.
• Provides simple administrative interfaces for reviewing spam content.
• Provides comprehensive logging to offer an understanding as to how and why content is determined to be or not to be spam.