Stop Forum Spam

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Stop Forum Spam provides a database of known forum and blog spam, its sources and the email addresses reported, and offers an API and plugins to block suspected spammers from forums, blogs and wikis.

Target Customer

Forum administrators, website owners, and developers integrating spam prevention into forum/blog software.

Key Differentiator

Free service with a broad ecosystem of plugins for many forum platforms, plus downloadable data for offline use and an API with multiple response formats and regional endpoints.

Implementation Timeline

Implementation via plugins or API; once configured, new registrations and posts are checked against the database in real time.

Pain Points

1Prevent registrations and posts by known spammers by checking against Stop Forum Spam database
2Reduce moderation workload and user friction from spam
3Provide data access offline or via integrations for various forum platforms

Key Features

1Database of reported spammers (emails, usernames, IPs) for checking against new registrations or posts
2Extensive plugin ecosystem for multiple forum platforms (e.g., phpBB, vBulletin, MyBB, XenForo, etc.)
3API with multiple formats (XML, JSON, PHP serialized, etc.) and optional serialized/CDATA formats
4Geographic endpoints and regional server options to optimize latency
5Confidence scoring and support for blacklist wildcards; Tor exit node handling options

Target Customer Industries

1Technology

Client Results

1Prevents new member registrations and posts when matches are found in the Stop Forum Spam database
2Reduces moderation workload by automating spam checks during registration and posting
3Offers free data access and extensive integration options to users

Competitive Advantages

1Free to use
2Wide range of integrations with popular forum platforms
3Data can be downloaded for offline use
4API supports multiple formats and regional endpoints
5Includes confidence scoring to gauge likelihood of spam

Key Benefits

1No-cost access to a spam database

2Automated blocking of known spammers at registration or posting

3Data downloadable for offline use and wide plugin support

4Flexible API with multiple formats and regional options

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A database of known forum and blog spam, its sources and the email addresses reported, with API access and downloadable data to help block spam.

Target Market

Website operators running forums, blogs, or wikis; developers building anti-spam integrations for forum software.

Unique Value Proposition

Free, highly integrable anti-spam data service with API access and downloadable data, trusted by a large number of forums.

Technical Requirements

API usage via HTTP GET/POST; supports multiple response formats (XML, JSON, PHP serialized, etc.); IPv4/IPv6 support; HTTPS with SNI; regional endpoints (europe.us); confidence scoring included in serialized data; Tor exit node considerations available.

Pricing Model

Free to use; donations accepted (PayPal temporarily suspended; SubscribeStar and Bitcoin options available).

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