I don't know what I am doing wrong, but this mambot is not blocking anything in tests or in real world use. I set it up according to the instructions given and could still purposely register usernames I placed on its ban list. I also placed email TLD's *.cn and *.ru on its ban list since that is where most spammers are registering their servers and emails these days, and still I get 2-3 spam registrations a week from those. I investigated possible conflict with various SEF programs I've tried -- by disabling and uninstalling them -- to no avail.

All of the positive reviews tell me this is a good system that works, but not for me. Perhaps there is something on my server that is not enabled. I just don't know.

Wow ... I actually got this system to work with Gallery 2. But what I did was upload sef_ext.php and then turn off SEF for that component. I know, it sounds like sh404SEF isn't really doing anything at that point -- it's allowing G2 to do its own SEF without messing it up -- something JoomSEF didn't allow. And no advertising for tire stores in third world countries in my Meta tags, either. Woohoo! Thanks, sh404SEF.

This is the ideal calendar for PowwowTime.com. I also did some code mods to add additional fields, generate a Google Map and AccuWeather forecast for each event. Once I clean up my code additions a little, I'll submit my version back to Joomlacode as a derivative or hack in case anyone wants to add these features.

I found this component very easy to install and configure. You can use a simple, single layer category scheme and run a "Craigslist"-like site or you can create several layers of categories and subcategories. Once you get the hang of things, this is a very powerful classified ads system that will accept a fair amount of customization.

The only glitch I could find is its inability to upload PNG files via the new ad submissions form. I suppose there's a fix, but copped out and simply changed the appropriate language file entry accordingly, with JPG and GIF uploads being good enough for me.

Considering what Joomla! normally does to file ownership once it's up and running, editing and updating files can be a real chore on some configurations. joomlaXplorer to the rescue! This is by far one of the best downloads I've found, it makes my job so much easier, all I can say is "Wow"!