Blocker Update Notifications

Notification System for this repo introduced today.
You can subscribe to notifications at:
**https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**

or send a blank email to
**[email protected]**

Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

Author: mitchellkrogza

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,41 +1,47 @@
-#CHANGELOG - Apache Bad Bot Blocker
+# CHANGELOG - Apache Bad Bot Blocker
 
-###2017-02-26
+### 2017-04-11
+- Introduced Repo Email Notification Mailing List
+- Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
+### 2017-02-26
 - Added bash script for those wanting hassle free auto updating of the blocker.
 
-###2017-02-16
+### 2017-02-16
 - V2.2017.04 - Introduce new Whitelisting of Domain names and IP addresses using an Include file. This means you no longer have to remember to insert your whitelisted IP's and domains with each update. Now you can simply pull the updated globalblacklist.conf to your server, reload Apache and it will automatically include your whitelisted IP ranges and domains. **[Please read updated configuration instructions](https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/blob/master/CONFIGURATION.md)**
 
-###2017-02-07
+### 2017-02-07
 - V2.2017.03 - Introduced .htaccess versions of the spam referrer blocker for users without root access to their Apache Server or unable to run the full bot blocker for some or other reason
 
-###2017-02-06
+### 2017-02-06
 - V2.2017.02 - Added WhiteListing of CloudFlare IP Ranges
 
-###2017-01-29
+### 2017-01-29
 - Changed formatting of globalblacklist.conf, some sections like semalt and miraibot merged into other sections for easier maintenance.
 - Additional notes, testing instructions and commenting added in globalblacklist.conf file
 
-###2016-12-17
+### 2016-12-17
 - Removed "CPython" from bad bots list. This user agent string "python-requests/2.5.3 CPython/2.7.9 Linux/3.16.0-4-amd64" is used by a valid Google Feed Parser called "UniversalFeedParser/5.2.1 +https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/"
 
-###2016-12-14
+### 2016-12-14
 - Removed "python-requests" from bad bots list. This user agent string "python-requests/2.5.3 CPython/2.7.9 Linux/3.16.0-4-amd64" is used by a valid Google Feed Parser called "UniversalFeedParser/5.2.1 +https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/"
 
-###2016-12-11
+### 2016-12-11
 - Added some repetitively bad IP's
 - Added extensive blocking for builtwith.com SEO analysis company that scrapes, accumulates and sells SEO web data. Have blocked all their domains and IP's including other domains linked to the owner. Also spent hours digging for IP's linked to this site that were very nicely hidden but through some research I uncovered them. www.builtwith.com DOES obey removal instructions at https://builtwith.com/removals and it is immediate BUT for those who have never heard of builtwith.com or even know their sites are indexed and new sites are being indexed and used by your competitors to outrank you, I have sufficient blocks in place to prevent them ever accessing your Nginx/Apache server. I suggest you FIRST see if your site is indexed, then request removal of each site which requires you to place a simple .html file in your webroot and once that is done, then update to the latest version of the script which will block them indexing new sites from thereon out. I will keep a watch on them and add new IP's as they change.
 - In progress on growing the BAD IP block list which will be based off repetetive 444 errors from the bad referer domains in the blocker. These bad IP's will be auto added into the blocker and I will generate plain text IP lists and IP tables rules too which can be updated frequently to block them at firewall level and keep your web logs even cleaner.
 
-###2016-12-04
+### 2016-12-04
 - Added creation of a Google Disavow File - google-disavow.txt
 - New Bad Referers Added
 
-###2016-12-03
+### 2016-12-03
 - Added Over 205 New Bad Referer Domains
 - Added google-exclude.txt file for stopping Ghost Spam on your Google Analytics
 - Readme Updated with Instructions on using google-exclude.txt
 
-###2016-12-02 	
+### 2016-12-02 	
 - Added Block List for Nibble SEO
 - Added Block List for Wordpress Theme Detectors

CONFIGURATION.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 ##### Copyright Mitchell Krog <[email protected]>
 ### Version 2.2017.04
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 ## Step 1:
 
 **COPY THE GLOBALBLACKLIST.CONF FILE FROM THE REPO**
@@ -124,4 +129,9 @@ https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/raw/master/upd
 
 Relax now and sleep better at night knowing your site is telling all those baddies FORBIDDEN !!!
 
-### Writing code like this makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Writing code like this makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

CPANEL-Instructions.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 #CPANEL user instructions for the Apache Ultimate Bad Bot, User-Agent and Spam Referrer  Blocker
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 For people wanting to run this bad bot and spam referrer blocker on Cpanel systems, here is a sample configuration excerpt for a single vhost. This came from a user who I helped to get the Apache Bad Bot Blocker working on CPanel.
 
 The configuration below is for an SSL site and includes the very important http (port 80) redirect to https (Port 443) which a lot of people tend to forget about.
@@ -224,4 +229,9 @@ YOUR.OWN.IP.ADDR;
 2a06:98c0::/29
 ```
 
-### Writing code makes me thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Writing code makes me thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

CentOS6/CONFIGURATION.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 ##### Copyright Mitchell Krog <[email protected]>
 ### Version 2.2017.04
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 # CONFIGURATION OF THE APACHE BAD BOT BLOCKER FOR CENTOS 6.8 and APACHE 2.2.15:
 
 ##Step 1:
@@ -136,4 +141,9 @@ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker
 
 Relax now and sleep better at night knowing your site is telling all those baddies FORBIDDEN !!!
 
-### Coding makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Coding makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

CentOS6/README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 # [Configuration instructions are here](#configuration-of-the-apache-bad-bot-blocker)
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 #### Users Unable to run the full Bot Blocker read - https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/tree/master/.htaccess
 
 #### Includes the creation of a google-exclude.txt file for creating filters / segments in Google Analytics (see instructions lower down)
@@ -456,4 +461,9 @@ Many parts of the generator scripts and code running behind this project have be
 
 If you believe your name should be here, drop me a line.
 
-### Coding makes me very thirsty [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Coding makes me very thirsty [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

CentOS7/CONFIGURATION.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 ##### Copyright Mitchell Krog <[email protected]>
 ### Version 2.2017.04
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 # CONFIGURATION OF THE APACHE BAD BOT BLOCKER:
 
 ## FOR CENTOS 7 and APACHE 2.4.6 ONLY
@@ -140,4 +145,9 @@ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker
 Relax now and sleep better at night knowing your site is telling all those baddies FORBIDDEN !!!
 
 
-### Coding makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Coding makes me very thirsty [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

CentOS7/README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 # [Configuration instructions are here](#configuration-of-the-apache-bad-bot-blocker)
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 #### Users Unable to run the full Bot Blocker read - https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/tree/master/.htaccess
 
 #### Includes the creation of a google-exclude.txt file for creating filters / segments in Google Analytics (see instructions lower down)
@@ -456,4 +461,9 @@ Many parts of the generator scripts and code running behind this project have be
 
 If you believe your name should be here, drop me a line.
 
-### Coding makes me very thirsty [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### Coding makes me very thirsty [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

Fail2Ban/README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 # Add on for Apache Ultimate Bad Bot and Spam Referrer Blocker
 GitHub: https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
 
 ##### Tested On: Fail2Ban 0.9.3
 ##### Server: Ubuntu 16.04
@@ -51,4 +55,9 @@ findtime = 604800   ; 1 week
 maxretry = 20
 ```
 
-### If this helped you [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### If this helped you [why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

Pull_Requests_Here_Please/README.md

@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ as well as the Nginx Bad Bot and Spam Referrer Blocker which use this same centr
 Thank you for contributing to help produce the most extensive bad bot and spam referrer
 blocker script.
 
-### If this helps you [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### If this helps you [Why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 # [Configuration instructions are here](#configuration-of-the-apache-bad-bot-blocker)
 
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.
+
 #### CPANEL Users read - https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/blob/master/CPANEL-Instructions.md
 
 #### Users Unable to run the full Bot Blocker read - https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/tree/master/.htaccess
@@ -446,4 +451,9 @@ Many parts of the generator scripts and code running behind this project have be
 
 If you believe your name should be here, drop me a line.
 
-### And remember [Coding make me thirsty so why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+### And remember [Coding make me thirsty so why not buy me a beer](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNCNMH8QVM78J):beer:
+
+## Update Notification System
+Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker**
+or simply send a blank email to **[email protected]** to subscribe.
+**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes take place.