Bugs, Security Flaws and suggestions

ShivamS · 2014-05-19 11:49:59

All member ranks except "Member", "Real Member", "Moderator" and "Administrator" are gone.

bobbym · 2014-05-19 12:43:30

I noticed that one too. They will have to be redone.

ShivamS · 2014-05-19 13:18:37

To be honest, I didn't like the older rankings like "Power, Super, Star, Legendary" etc. They seemed too, in lack of a better word, light-hearted.

ShivamS · 2014-06-12 03:34:05

Nowadays, I ocassionally get logged out immediately after posting something with a message saying "Bad request". The post is always posted, though.

bobbym · 2014-06-12 03:43:02

Sounds like the 404 or 403 error with a slight different twist.

ShivamS · 2014-06-14 05:32:49

In the thread Random Chatter, there are 36 full pages of posts plus 1 post on the 37th page and since I have my preferences set to displaying 75 posts per page, there should be 2701 posts. It says 2700.

Similarly, at the time of writing this, I have 3202 posts. In my profile viewing my posts, there are 42 full pages of posts plus 9 posts on the 43rd page which would account to (due to me having my preferences set to displaying 75 posts per page) 3159, not 3202.

Last edited by ShivamS (2014-06-14 05:38:16)

bobbym · 2014-06-14 06:30:44

It never does match up right for me either.

Bob · 2014-06-16 20:06:46

I've discovered an interesting new bug today, quite by chance. I use Internet Explorer 11 and it has this feature that it remembers pages I have visited and, when I click for new IE page, it shows links to those pages. Useful for getting back to a frequently used page. So it remembers I've been on MIF.

So I log out; go to a new tab; there's the link to get back in; and it takes me there! ie. without having to log in again. Whoops.

EDIT: That's curious. I am unable to repeat this. I know I'm going senile, but I'm positive I did log out.

YET ANOTHER EDIT: It's just done it again. I have two tabs to MIF. The first says I'm logged out; the second is the one I'm using to make this edit. I'm not logged in.

Bob

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Agnishom · 2014-06-16 21:36:25

Opinion: the forum software is too buggy. The best thing could have been putting this forum into an archive and installing phpBB afresh but no one listens to me.....

David · 2014-06-16 22:37:23

bob bundy wrote:

I've discovered an interesting new bug today, quite by chance. I use Internet Explorer 11 and it has this feature that it remembers pages I have visited and, when I click for new IE page, it shows links to those pages. Useful for getting back to a frequently used page. So it remembers I've been on MIF.
So I log out; go to a new tab; there's the link to get back in; and it takes me there! ie. without having to log in again. Whoops.
EDIT: That's curious. I am unable to repeat this. I know I'm going senile, but I'm positive I did log out.
YET ANOTHER EDIT: It's just done it again. I have two tabs to MIF. The first says I'm logged out; the second is the one I'm using to make this edit. I'm not logged in.
Bob

It's because of the domain name. Like lets say you logout of http://www.mathisfunforum.com/ and you go to http://mathisfunforum.com/ you will still be loged in some goes with logining

ShivamS · 2014-06-17 05:39:17

chooipian wrote:

bob bundy wrote:
I've discovered an interesting new bug today, quite by chance. I use Internet Explorer 11 and it has this feature that it remembers pages I have visited and, when I click for new IE page, it shows links to those pages. Useful for getting back to a frequently used page. So it remembers I've been on MIF.
So I log out; go to a new tab; there's the link to get back in; and it takes me there! ie. without having to log in again. Whoops.
EDIT: That's curious. I am unable to repeat this. I know I'm going senile, but I'm positive I did log out.
YET ANOTHER EDIT: It's just done it again. I have two tabs to MIF. The first says I'm logged out; the second is the one I'm using to make this edit. I'm not logged in.
Bob
It's because of the domain name. Like lets say you logout of http://www.mathisfunforum.com/ and you go to http://mathisfunforum.com/ you will still be loged in some goes with logining

Doesn't make sense. They are the same URL.

bobbym · 2014-06-17 06:45:53

On tabbed browsers it is possible to log out in one tab and stay logged in on the the other.

Agnishom · 2014-06-17 12:35:00

bobbym wrote:

On tabbed browsers it is possible to log out in one tab and stay logged in on the the other.

That is not true!

bobbym · 2014-06-17 18:54:16

I do it all the time.

Agnishom · 2014-06-17 19:50:06

An walkthrough on how to do it, please?

bobbym · 2014-06-17 19:56:47

In FF I logout in one tab and the other tabs of this forum remain logged in.

Bob · 2014-06-18 00:27:35

Until the changes, I definitely could not do that. I often log on; see a new help needed thread; decide I need to think about that one a while; so I open a fresh tab and see if there's any quick help threads I can deal with first. So I often have two or three tabs open to the forum. When I log out on one, the others appear to be logged in as the page is still showing, but if I try to do anything I soon get told I'm not logged in.

Now that's still happening sometimes; but other times I can pick up MIF from my favourites list and I'm still logged in. That's new for me; but it isn't happening every time. What is different between times ? I'm not sure yet; more evidence needed. I can live with this happening; it's just curious.

EDIT: I've just opened a new tab; it said I was logged in so I logged out. Then closed the tab. On this tab I'm still logged in.

AND EDIT: Just done it the other way round ie. logged out on the first tab.

AND ANOTHER: Logged out on both tabs; closed both. Re-opened one and it wants me to log in. Did not do so. Opened the second and I'm already logged in. ???

Bob

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bobbym · 2014-06-18 01:07:40

Generally, like you if I try to do anything with the open tabs I will be logged out, but every so often,,,

zetafunc · 2015-09-25 08:38:29

Agnishom wrote:

**Bug 3a**
The Paranoid software bug - unwanted banning.
Many times, users are banned for no reason,i.e, even though no moderator bans him. If you remember correctly, I sent you an email about this long ago.
**Bug 3b**
The Paranoid software bug - random word blocking
Sometimes it so happens that I cannot post a particular message even though it is completely safe for the board. I am just taken to a 403 page.

I am getting a combination of these two.

bobbym · 2015-09-25 09:00:31

Hi;

Just sit tight and wait. In 24 hours or so your isp will give you a new ip address, one that is not barred by the server. Then you will be able to log in normally.

zetafunc · 2015-09-25 09:03:26

Okay, thanks.

It seems this bug has been affecting people for over a year, after reading the posts in this thread.

bobbym · 2015-09-25 09:05:49

Yep, there is nothing I can do about it since it does not originate in the forum or its software. I posted that warning to prevent it from happening again.

zetafunc · 2015-09-25 09:09:54

Is MIF aware of it?

bobbym · 2015-09-25 09:11:23

Yes, he also can not do very much about it. You see it is a security flaw in the server that hosts this forum.

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