Websites build through Joomla are often attacked by spammers. You can protect your web site by verifying the IP addresses of clients connecting to your website against the Project Honey Pot database.
Access from the IPs which have been blacklisted in the database due to spam activity will be blocked. This can be achieved through the http:BL System Plugin.
Follow these steps in order to install and configure the corresponding plugin:
1. Sign up at the Project Honey Pot web site.
2. Get your personal httpBL API key.
3. Download the corresponding plugin from the following URL:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-access/2786
4. Install it through the Joomla 1.5 administrator area->Extensions->Install/Uninstall.
You can learn how to install Joomla Extensions from our comprehensive Joomla tutorial.
5. Navigate to the Joomla 1.5 administrator area->Extensions->Plugin Manager->System-HttpBL.
6. Enable the plugin and enter the API key.
7. Set the rest of the options to personal preference.
The logs will be stored in the default Joomla logs folder.
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