diff --git a/plugins/AutoSandbox/AutoSandboxPlugin.php b/plugins/AutoSandbox/AutoSandboxPlugin.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Plugin to automatically sandbox newly registered users in an effort to beat
+ * spammers. If the user proves to be legitimate, moderators can un-sandbox them.
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Plugin
+ * @package   StatusNet
+ * @author    Sean Carmody<seancarmody@gmail.com>
+ * @copyright 2010
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://status.net/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+define('AUTOSANDBOX', '0.1');
+
+//require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/plugins/AutoSandbox/autosandbox.php');
+
+class AutoSandboxPlugin extends Plugin
+{
+    var $contact;
+    var $debug;
+
+    function onInitializePlugin() 
+    {
+        if(!isset($this->debug))
+        {
+            $this->debug = 0;
+        }
+
+        if(!isset($this->contact)) {
+           $default = common_config('newuser', 'default');
+           if (!empty($default)) {
+               $this->contact = $default;
+           }
+        } 
+    }
+
+    function onPluginVersion(&$versions)
+    {
+        $versions[] = array('name' => 'AutoSandbox',
+                            'version' => STATUSNET_VERSION,
+                            'author' => 'Sean Carmody',
+                            'homepage' => 'http://status.net/wiki/Plugin:AutoSandbox',
+                            'rawdescription' =>
+                            _m('Automatically sandboxes newly registered members.'));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function onStartRegistrationFormData($action)
+    {
+
+         $instr = 'Note you will initially be "sandboxed" so your posts will not appear in the public timeline.';
+
+         if (isset($this->contact)) {
+             $contactuser = User::staticGet('nickname', $this->contact);
+             if (!empty($contactuser)) {
+                 $contactlink = "@<a href=\"$contactuser->uri\">$contactuser->nickname</a>";
+                 $instr = $instr . " Send a message to $contactlink to speed up the unsandboxing process.";
+             }
+         } 
+
+         $output = common_markup_to_html($instr);
+         $action->elementStart('div', 'instructions');
+         $action->raw($output);
+         $action->elementEnd('div');
+    }
+
+    function onEndUserRegister(&$profile,&$user)
+    {
+	$profile->sandbox();
+	if ($this->debug) {
+	    common_log(LOG_WARNING, "AutoSandbox: sandboxed of $user->nickname");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/AutoSandbox/LICENSE b/plugins/AutoSandbox/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2010 Stubborn Mule - http://www.stubbornmule.net
+AUTHORS:
+   Sean Carmody
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/plugins/AutoSandbox/README b/plugins/AutoSandbox/README
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+StatusNet AutoSandbox plugin 0.1 03/16/10
+=========================================
+Automatically sandboxes newly registered users as a spam-management technique.
+Only really suits small sites where all users can be hand-moderated. A moderator
+will then have to unbox legimate users, using the following built-in script:
+
+./scripts/userrole.php -n username -r moderator
+
+(replace 'username' with the nickname of the user you wish to make a moderator).
+
+The following note will be added to the top of the Registration form:
+
+"Note you will initially be "sandboxed" so your posts will not appear in the
+public timeline."
+
+This can be followed by the following extra information if a contact user (denoted
+here by XXX) is specified:
+
+"Send a message to @XXX to speed up the unsandboxing process."
+
+If no contact user is specified, it will default to the "Default subscription" user
+who automatically subscribes to new users (set in Admin -> User).
+
+Use:
+1. Add plugin:
+
+Default usage:
+addPlugin('AutoSandbox');
+
+Specify a contact user (replace 'someuser' with appropriate username):
+addPlugin('AutoSandbox', array('contact' => 'someuser'));
+
+Stop contact user from defaulting to the Defaul subscription:
+addPlugin('AutoSandbox', array('contact' => ''));
+
+Changelog
+=========
+0.1 initial release
+