Extension:BotAlert

What can this extension do?
If you are tired of filling out CAPTCHAs but can't go let spambots in?

BotAlert and BotBlock can provide invisible validation of human vs. bot (automated processes): BotAlert/BotBlock is a service (similar to reCAPTCHA) that can prevent fraudulent account signups and spamposts. However, BotAlert/BotBlock does not require the user to solve any puzzles or to decipher squiggly letters. It works completely transparent to the user. To read more about the technology, go to http://pramana.com/.

You can replace your CAPTCHAs by using BotBlock.

Usage
Sign up for an account at http://www.pramana.com/, then add a domain (the one that runs your wiki).

For this extension, you will need your BotAlert/BotBlock keys (aka. CustID and AuthToken), which you can get by creating an account at www.pramana.com/account, then add your domain and click on “Service URLs” link for your domain on the My Account page.

See http://code.google.com/p/botalert-botblock/wiki/MediaWikiPlugin for instructions.

Download instructions
Please download the code and place it in. Note: $IP stands for the root directory of your MediaWiki installation, the same directory that holds LocalSettings.php.

Installation
To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

Configuration parameters
This is the CustID for your domain. Please sign up for an account at http://www.pramana.com

This is the AuthToken for your domain. Please sign up for an account at http://www.pramana.com

If you have signed up for the BotBlock for your domain, set this to true. If true, then you can use the returned validation results to block access/account creation/edits.

Set this to true if you would like neutral scores to be treated as a bot (this is more strict). If you would like to treat neutral scores are human, set to false (this is less strict).

Set this to false if you would like browsers without Javascript or where Javascript is disabled to pass through.

Set to true if you would like to use BotAlert/BotBlock when a user tries to create an account.

Set to true if you would like to use BotAlert/BotBlock when a user tries to edit a page.

Set to true if you would like to use BotAlert/BotBlock when a user tries to log in.