If I get one more of these User Info requests...
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...from China , I'm declaring war!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad: The latest one (i even wrote a small app to lookup the damned IP, thanx to the person that did that ASP.NET Country dropdownlist with GeoIP :)): 218.106.233.5 China Anyone else getting from this IP? MyDUMeter: a .NET DUMeter clone
"Thats like saying "hahahaha he doesnt know the difference between a cyberneticradioactivenuclothermolopticdimswitch and a biocontainingspherogramotron", but with words you have really never heard of."What do you reckon his game is ? Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003 -
What do you reckon his game is ? Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003Probably just a script kiddy trying to write a harvest bot for CP.
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What do you reckon his game is ? Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003Christian Graus wrote: Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Glory. Everytime we complain here at CP or talk about it, he gets a kick. The China IP could well be a part of a Spoof ring, so blocking one IP Block is useless, as he can just move on to another. What could be done is to make some delays on the requests I guess. Or to stop multiple requests from a single IP. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Christian Graus wrote: Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Glory. Everytime we complain here at CP or talk about it, he gets a kick. The China IP could well be a part of a Spoof ring, so blocking one IP Block is useless, as he can just move on to another. What could be done is to make some delays on the requests I guess. Or to stop multiple requests from a single IP. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
Colin Davies wrote: Glory. No, I mean why would I, as a CPian, have use of the site feature this guy is abusing ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003 -
Colin Davies wrote: Glory. No, I mean why would I, as a CPian, have use of the site feature this guy is abusing ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003K, I'll try to simplify it. Lets say you registered at CP with an email christiang@hotsnail.com, now you go to another box while travelling or you dropped your laptop (or whatever), but can't remember your password. So you do a request for it and its mailed to your hotsnail account. If it's webbased you can open it online and then login creating a cookie if you wish. I have been blocking "User Info" fopr the last few months so its no longer a hassle for me. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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What do you reckon his game is ? Can anyone explain to me what use the facility is that he is abusing to do this ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003I thought Mark A has a great solution: "This is just a suggestion since it seems to annoy so many people. There could be an additional form you had to fill out to have the password sent. For Instance you would need to put in a 'hint' password to obtain the original. This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. If its correct then the request is sent. It should cut down the false requests since random people cant just click it. " Now someone has just got to tell Chris M. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=416214&mode=all&userid=29849#xx416202xx[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
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I thought Mark A has a great solution: "This is just a suggestion since it seems to annoy so many people. There could be an additional form you had to fill out to have the password sent. For Instance you would need to put in a 'hint' password to obtain the original. This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. If its correct then the request is sent. It should cut down the false requests since random people cant just click it. " Now someone has just got to tell Chris M. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=416214&mode=all&userid=29849#xx416202xx[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
JoeSox wrote: This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. I resemble that. My CP password IS the name of my dog. Richard I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein
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JoeSox wrote: This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. I resemble that. My CP password IS the name of my dog. Richard I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein
Is your dog's name "password"?:laugh: Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
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I thought Mark A has a great solution: "This is just a suggestion since it seems to annoy so many people. There could be an additional form you had to fill out to have the password sent. For Instance you would need to put in a 'hint' password to obtain the original. This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. If its correct then the request is sent. It should cut down the false requests since random people cant just click it. " Now someone has just got to tell Chris M. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=416214&mode=all&userid=29849#xx416202xx[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
For that to be effective the >200000 members would need to modify thier profile. :eek: An alternative would be the requirement to enter a random number like in the sample http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/AntiAuto.asp[^] Col :)
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I thought Mark A has a great solution: "This is just a suggestion since it seems to annoy so many people. There could be an additional form you had to fill out to have the password sent. For Instance you would need to put in a 'hint' password to obtain the original. This is usually something stupid that most people remember like the name of your dog or something. If its correct then the request is sent. It should cut down the false requests since random people cant just click it. " Now someone has just got to tell Chris M. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=416214&mode=all&userid=29849#xx416202xx[^] Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
<sarcasm> Oh Yeah, great idea! A password protected password. Do we need another password to protect that password too? </sarcasm>
CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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For that to be effective the >200000 members would need to modify thier profile. :eek: An alternative would be the requirement to enter a random number like in the sample http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/AntiAuto.asp[^] Col :)
:-D I like it. Later,
JoeSox
www.joeswammi.comLoad my Sig here.....
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<sarcasm> Oh Yeah, great idea! A password protected password. Do we need another password to protect that password too? </sarcasm>
CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Why such hostility? The suggestion I ommitted is used quite frequently. It may be a bit overkill for codeproject, but it was only a suggestion. Almost every password authentication service ive ever used has had a friendly or a secret name to gain acess to the original when you sign up for it. This friendly name is usually only 5 characters and not even encrypted. IMOHO its poor practice to send a password in a way that anyone on the web can request it. Regardless if the requester does not recieve the actual information. It would be extremely unerving to Joe User to check his mail and see 5 email stubs of someone requesting a password when he has not even logged on the net for 2 weeks. All he knows is someone is trying to get his password and it isnt him. Im beating a dead horse here. Its not uncommon or unrealistic practice at all. It stops many users from getten worried or upset that they may have been compromised. You and I know it means nothing. But Joe user doesnt. 1 simple step eliminates a great deal of paranoia.
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Why such hostility? The suggestion I ommitted is used quite frequently. It may be a bit overkill for codeproject, but it was only a suggestion. Almost every password authentication service ive ever used has had a friendly or a secret name to gain acess to the original when you sign up for it. This friendly name is usually only 5 characters and not even encrypted. IMOHO its poor practice to send a password in a way that anyone on the web can request it. Regardless if the requester does not recieve the actual information. It would be extremely unerving to Joe User to check his mail and see 5 email stubs of someone requesting a password when he has not even logged on the net for 2 weeks. All he knows is someone is trying to get his password and it isnt him. Im beating a dead horse here. Its not uncommon or unrealistic practice at all. It stops many users from getten worried or upset that they may have been compromised. You and I know it means nothing. But Joe user doesnt. 1 simple step eliminates a great deal of paranoia.
Mark A wrote: Why such hostility? No hostility intended:rose:. It's just that having multiple passwords seemed like such a silly idea for a site like CP. There is really no valuable personal information to be gleaned with off this site.
CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!