Note that the OP deleted the first post, which should have deleted the entire thread, but apparently now the poll exists with a 'different' poster as having the first message (i.e. his original post was deleted, but not the poll nor entire thread). Odd.
Note that the OP deleted the first post, which should have deleted the entire thread, but apparently now the poll exists with a 'different' poster as having the first message (i.e. his original post was deleted, but not the poll nor entire thread). Odd.
-Jeff
Thanks Jeff - I have already experienced that. It's on the list.
brainiac wrote:
Microsoft doesn't understand security. I constantly have to programme around its braindead 'security' measures which usually achieve little except inconveniencing the legitimate user, adding complexity, and partly as a result, undermining trust between itself, its users, software makers and fellow internet users. Meanwhile MS security remains wide open, every time. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, wrong with the code that I wrote there. Now I have to waste time writing code to work around a broken security implementation.
If anyone is still listening, think about moving away from Microsoft products and make the world a better place.
It's been ages since I switched to Firefox (PC and Mac). However the majority of PC users still use IE...I know how frustrating that is.
If somehow you can stop the page from reloading giving the user the opportunity to allow the javascript, the issue is somewhat fixed...
For example, when you click on the "Bold", "Quote", etc...buttons, the same Information bar comes up but the page does not reload allowing users to accept the script.
Edited by Fred Miranda on Jan 08, 2008 at 02:13 PM GMT
I fiddled with the … link code. Arbitrary changes to well-formed code sometimes unlock the true power of Microsoft's incredible programming genius, so let me know if it has worked, otherwise I will have to go upstairs and boot my linux rig into Windows...
brainiac wrote:
Hmm. That seems pretty non-urgent for the moment, for the following reasons: the interval is displayed beside the post, i.e. '3 hours ago', and also I can't understand what constitutes a 'new' post when you posted them yourself anyway. It's on the to do list, but a little way down.
Sure - no problem non urgent - just nice to have if it gets picked up along with other stuff I didn't mean I wanted it for my own posts by the way - just on that screen when someone has added to a thread I had posted to.
(although the bit that says 3 hours ago sometimes says that when it was only 30 seconds ago!)
Very much appreciate the effort you are making and hope it didn't come across as whining - I'm not.
Feature Request: Ability to disassociate from a thread so as to stop receiving email notices per thread. This has come up a few times for me where I don't wish to participate in a thread after a certain point.
Maybe in the form of a button or selection box next to the New Topic New Poll and Post Reply buttons.
Fred Miranda wrote:
It is?
It's still "not" working for me with IE 7.0.
Once I click on the "..." link, the browser reloads and takes me back to the first page.
Perhaps it was working before and something changed?
Not too surprising, I am afraid Every installation of IE on Windows has different security settings, depending on an unimaginable range of factors including, but not limited to:
IE version
Windows version
PC Vendor
Installation options
End user preferences
They've ruined email with the provision of the spambotnet platform, and they're still trying to kill the free web, but it just won't die, because we keep wasting our lives struggling against the great destroyer of established standards.
To be honest, I don't see the point in trying to find a workaround for this now. The code should work fine, and I don't know of a simple way to solve the problem. We got by for years without this feature, so if anybody is really bothered by it, I suggest she upgrade to Firefox or another free browser that works.
AJ Nadershahi wrote:
Odd thing is that since e-mail notification started working, forum response has dropped quite a bit. Are they related?
Yes - I can tell you that they certainly are. Although I have massively optimised the code that seeks out recipients and sends emails, there is no doubt that having it switched off would unburden the server. However, it's an important feature, and I think there are much more serious culprits for the slowness. Connecting to the db server has been very slow all day today, even before I re-enabled email notification.
Fred Miranda wrote:
For those having issues with the "..." link, there is a workaround:
(Change this setting at your own risk)
Go to:
Tools
Security
Custom level...
Allow websites to prompt for information using scripted windows
Change to "Enable"
Thanks Fred that's great. I would never have found that setting. It is worth noting that a web page can record everything you do with it and can send data back to the server. How on earth does disabling javascript prompts improve security? It's total nonsense. I mean, honestly, what is the point of that? This is not security, it is security PR, or more accurately FUD and disinformation in an effort to hide its own grotesque security failings behind a smokescreen, and blame it all on others. The javascript sandbox was pretty well designed by netscape. Shame that MS doesn't have the same basic understanding of network security. Don't use IE.
Every installation of IE on Windows has different security settings, depending on an unimaginable range of factors including, but not limited to: