Admin Center -> Security Center -> Anti-spam Settings. Both the honey pot and SpamFruits have check boxes.

Hey, the Admin Center is not the easiest place to find things - even I lose things there.   

There are lots of behind-the-scenes discussions going on on how to make it more user friendly. (Or even just more logical.)

Of course, if we did that, people could actually find things and wouldn't be hanging around here.   

I certainly agree that as compared to other admin control panels, YaBB's is pretty good. But it can still use some tweaking.

As the fixing things here - We do know what the problems are and hopefully, within a short time frame, at least the bugs will be taken care of. (We're all volunteers here and sometimes RL attacks with a vengeance.)

Bill - just so you know -

A. We are at work on a new version that 'may' replace what we are running here.  It has to be 100% data compatible to do that.  That is the next item in the Roadmap -  YaBB 2.5.4 - with subforums/subboards.   Much of that 'replacement' decision will driven by 'look and feel' & functionality UI issues. In fact, we actually have to have a nomenclature decision on that issue - due to 'another' thing we are working on (unannounced and still in planning).

B. Two of us are working on 'fixing' YabbFourm.com (I am one of them - you can guess who the other is).  We have to do 'bolt-on' fixes and that's a lot like customizing cars - you have to tear stuff out to make room for the new 'cool' stuff.  In order to do that, we have a copy of the current 'custom' (not in any SVN branch) code we are running here.  We are only going to 'patch' this server/forum, as it contains code that is now dead-ended. It will get replaced with one of the next two planned releases; 2.5.4 or 2.6.

C. What we are currently working on (coding-wise) is evidenced by Dandello's query on 'Does anyone use this?'

D. You are always welcome to help out.  We will be needing beta testers again soon, or you can chip in for a nice YaBB corporate jet if you want (or a 'Yabber cruise' - we could all use one of those) ... the Holidays are coming you know.  

There is some very new, very different 'thinking through' going on right now. This is in addition to our currently roadmapped features. I have discussed these ideas with Corey and Dandello in the last week and we are seeing what is 'doable' for the next release.  The 'new thinking' is 'off roadmap' or 'out-of-the-box' if you prefer.  So the roadmaps are still valid, some of the pathways may be simplified/clarified in this process.

OTAY???

JonB wrote on Dec 6^th, 2012 at 10:33pm:

Thank you for the update. I think you and your team have been doing a great job for a while now, so it's very much appreciated.

I'm particularly grateful to have you at the helm because you kept YaBB together when things didn't look so great. It's been inspriational and encouraging to watch you and YaBB's team tighten things up, and get this very deserving open source project back on the road to a real future.

At a point when things get back to normal, and I don't think there should be a rush to do this, I have a couple of suggestions.

1. This showcase forum should always operate with a stable version of YaBB that works as it should, i.e., workable navigation links, etc. That way, people coming here can see for themselves how well YaBB really works.

2. Whenever anyone has a question about how to manage hu-bots or spam-bots, it would be great to have one link referencing a comprehensive post that explains it all (updating it as needed).

Specifically, that post could point people to this forum's registration page to showcase the anti-spam measures that are in place to defeat spammers. As of this date, people might see the Anti-Spam Question and SpamFruits mods in action (available through the Admin Center).

Additionally, maybe in this same comprehensive post people can read about other mods such as the Minimum Registration Time mod. Preferably, that kind of mod could be activated in the Admin Center.

I guess I more or less described what might be YaBB's Q&A page. Just thinking aloud ... 

Bill Myers wrote on Dec 6^th, 2012 at 11:47pm:


Who said you weren't welcome? If you got rejected, try again. You may have been mistaken for a French body suit sales person.