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True. How about new accounts have a nuisance character limit for posting and are not allowed to use any html tags?
-Sean
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Shag a Lizard
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That would work too but is probably more complex.
"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson
Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
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True.
http://forums.asp.net/[^] follows this practice. All new accounts are routed through a stringent moderation practice and only after the credibility of the posting accounts are established, the accounts are flagged 'Fit for Posting Directly'
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Or how about, until you have shown that you can be trusted and post without bothering people, you can not post HTML. In other words, posting in HTML becomes an earned reward.
Maybe a mentoring group for new accounts? Although the number of new accounts on a daily basis likely makes this an unworkable solution.
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
I agree with you that my argument is useless. [Red Stateler]
Hey, I am part of a special bread, we are called smart people [Captain See Sharp]
The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson]
I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]
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Chris Meech wrote: Or how about, until you have shown that you can be trusted and post without bothering people, you can not post HTML. In other words, posting in HTML becomes an earned reward.
This sounds workable.
Actually, this could take care of 1 and 2.
Earn HTML rights after posting an article (after the article is moved from -unedited- status) or making x number of posts in the forums. If enough people make a complaint about abusing HTML -- loss of HTML posting rights.
-Sean
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Shag a Lizard
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any chance you can move the abuse and/or delete links to the top before the message? This way such assholes such as Byle can delete their messages if they truly are testing it. Also, CP admins could then delete it without resorting to the database.
"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson
Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: assholes such as Byle
Nice new nickname for Kyle...
Some people have a memory and an attention span, you should try them out one day. - Jeremy Falcon
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When byle hacked the lounge, I clicked on some of the links in the summary window (forgot the name) in the top right corner. None of the ones that came after his message came through. Does CP parse all messages per forum from top to bottom to get to the one we need?
"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson
Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
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Yes, it does. You mcan either use normal view which will eliminate the problem outright, or you can modify the next/prev links to skip over the dud messages. The last parameter is the starting message:
ttp://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?forumid={forum_id}&df=100&mpp=50&fr={start_from}
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I see. That's okay, I prefer the Message View so I can see all replies. Makes it easier to browse especially with CPhog enabled.
"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson
Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
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Nuisance alert in the Lounge. The wanna-be hacker's back.
"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel." - Homer Simpson
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Seems that he will never go away. I suggest ban all hhis IP Addresses. He has remanifested himself.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
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I am unable to modify posts, any post I have made. Trying to do so errors with the following message
The Page: : /script/comments/admin_modify.asp
The Time: : Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 7:00:00 AM
The Server: : Web08
The Error No. : 0x800A01C2. Remember this number. There will be a test.
The Category : Microsoft VBScript runtime
Someone else in the VC++ board had the same issue. 
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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Same problem here in the Lounge. I ended up replying to my own post. 
Cheers,
Vikram.
"Life isn't fair, and the world is full of unscrupulous characters. There are things worth fighting for, killing for and dying for, but it's a really small list. Chalk it up to experience, let it go, and move on to the next positive experience in your life." - Christopher Duncan.
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Sorry - was all a bit of a mess. All fixed.
Yeah, Merry Christmas everyone...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: All fixed
Thanks Chris, 
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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How about CP becoming an OpenID consumer?
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Kaizer Soze wrote: OpenID consumer?
 What is that?
"I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you."
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Dear sirs,
A few hours ago someone with url 213.238.151.77 illegally requested my userid/password using a valid email address. This request was honored bij a PLAIN text email stating my userid, my email address and my password.
Is it possible fo you to protect my privacy by using encryption?
Thank you,
Hans Reijers
(hans.reijers @ planet.nl)
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I think hes talking about if you request a lost password from CP, it sends an email with your password. And he wants the passwords to be md5'd or something.
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Sam2006 and administration,
Yes, that's right. Anyone who knows your email address can request for your userid and password at Codeproject.com
There is no check if this is a valid request. The password itself is sent in PLAIN text.
There is no way a user can prevent abuse this way. It needs a change in forum policy.
Maybe the same protocol as used for registering (user MUST reply to an encoded message) can be used for sending a ONETIME new replacement password.
Thanks,
Hans Reijers.
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What possible use would that be? The whole purpose of the request is to give you your password, if it is encoded then it won't be of any use to you. If someone requests your password and has access to your e-mail account, then they will be able to get your password regardless of whether it is sent as plain text or requires an extra confirmation. Even if it sends a onetime password it will still go to your e-mail account.
The current approach is perfectly adequate to protect your privacy. CodeProject.com cannot be held responsible if your own computer systems and accounts are comprimised.
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Hi Sam,
My bad - I thought it was a generic statement - not CP in specific.
Jeff
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