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People are currently unable to post any comments to my blog. Sometimes it just says "Comments are not allowed", but sometimes it says this:
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Warning: event_hook(bundled-libs/Net/DNSBL.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/l/o/o/loobis/html/words/plugins/serendipity_event_spamblock_rbl/serendipity_event_spamblock_rbl.php on line 79

Fatal error: event_hook(): Failed opening required 'bundled-libs/Net/DNSBL.php' (include_path='/home/content/l/o/o/loobis/html/words/:/home/content/l/o/o/loobis/html/words/bundled-libs/:.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/l/o/o/loobis/html/words/plugins/serendipity_event_spamblock_rbl/serendipity_event_spamblock_rbl.php on line 79
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Here is like 78-82 of that .php (79 is the 2nd line, obviously:
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// Check for IP listed in RBL
require_once (defined('S9Y_PEAR_PATH') S9Y_PEAR_PATH :bundled-libs/')
. 'Net/DNSBL.php';
$dnsbl = new Net_DNSBL();
$remoteIP = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
# $remoteIP = '81.70.69.193';
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I had a huge problem with Trackback SPAM about a month ago, so I had added a few plugins. I noticed that when I remove the plugin "Spam Protector - A variety of...", I can submit test comments, but I also received about 300+ Trackback Smap Emails in about 5 minutes.

Does anyone have any ideas? I have previously edited that .htaccess file to aid in spam blocking as well.

You can test this at www.loobis.com/words.

Thanks in advance for any help. I'd really appreciate it.

Hi!

Yes, those people have blacklisted IPs.

You either need to turn off your blacklisting, or your commenters must use different IPs.

Best regardds,
Garvin

So that means that my IP at home, my friend's IP at work, and my IP at work are all blacklisted? That doesn't seem right.

Is there any way I can edit the blacklist?

What's also strange is that the few times I didn't receive the error, I still received the message "your comment was not added because comments are not allowed..."

Hi!

Yes. Many RBLS services nowadays blacklist Dial-UP IP addresses, which is 99% of what all your users use.

The blacklists are by default "sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org, bl.spamcop.net" (see config of your blacklist plugin), so only those providers can decide who to blacklist.

Reading your error message again: It could also be that you are missing files; check if in your s9y directory you have the file bundled-libs/Net/DNSBL.php -- those files are required for that plugin and by default are shipped with s9y. In your case they might be missing?

Regards,
Garvin

OK, so I lookeed at my bundled-libs, and I'm missing the Net folder.

Actually, this is all I have in bundled libs:
Docs
Onyx
Tests
Text
XML
Create_release.sh
Pear.php
tmp

So, I downloaded the Serendipity source files and copied that net folder out there. I also copied the HTTP folder out there because it was missing...so...why not?

When I try posting a comment now, I get this:
"Your comment could not be added, because comments for this entry have been disabled. Click here to return to the comments, and here to close this window. "

I know that comments are enabled, so I'm not sure what to try next.

I think it might have something to do with my SpamBlocker Plugin, because it worked when I removed that (but that started the flood of TrackBack Spam...)

Thanks for all the help so far.

Hi!

How did you configure the antispam plugin? Be sure to go through all options, you might have been too restrictive?

Regards,
Garvin