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URL Trick and Too Much Time

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I didn’t think anyone would bother, but someone cared enough to take the time to exploit the SnipSnap referral backlink list that is displayed under each snip. This was done by tweaking a link to this site to add extra markup to the request, creating a referral with additional markup in the URL. When that link was used to request a page from this site, the server read that referral and associated it to the snip to be displayed. “Hacker” tag included:

While the banklinks were interesting, I’ve taken them off until I have the new release in place to tweak a little more to prevent such silliness.

Never trust the user. :-)

Login Problems?

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I decided to swap themes here so I could increase my layout options. I tried extracting the template jar over my existing app, but that didn’t seem to work. Failing that, I thought it adequate to export the site, including snips and users, then deleted and recrated the site.

It appeared fine at first, but then Hans brought to my attention that logins were failing. Somehow it seems the user’s passwords no longer were what the user set. So, if you created an account before 7/25/2003, it’s been deleted. Content remains, as do the user pages, but you must re-register. Sorry bout that.

Update: The passwords broke because the exported values were encrypted. The import encrypted them again. I’d link you to the information but at this time, snipsnap.org is down :-(

Theme update

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I just replaced the SnipSnap theme I originally installed on the system with one called sky, allowing me a pleasant 3 column format. Now I’ll see what I can break with CSS.

I’ll call the new theme Key Lime :-D

Public Experiment

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For the time being, users are allowed some much freedom as public access is not very limited. I’m curious to see where this leads. I originally planned to lock down control to constrain users to commenting alone, and still expect to do so in the future as this is my space to share. But until I write that functionality myself or the SnipSnap developers deliver first, I’ll leave it alone and see what happens.

First Post!

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It just dawned on me that as this first post is stored, it becomes my first real step into establishing my online home, and I ought to make my intentions clear. I’m not necessarily trying to make a name for myself, though I hope to have something to share.

I want a place to rant, relate experiences, ask questions, and think out loud. This is the perfect place for that.

We’ll see if I take advantage of it.