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JIWilliams -GOAWAY! Do you want new Forum upgrade? #156029
09/26/08 01:20 PM
09/26/08 01:20 PM
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Jake Offline OP
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now that I've figured out that this isn't OUR John Williams, will someone please stop this moron from posting?

Last edited by RickWhite; 09/26/08 02:40 PM.

Jake Kohl
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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Jake] #156030
09/26/08 01:44 PM
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its a bot jake.

The forum software is badly out of date. If you look on the UBB threads website, you'll see they are up to version 7.3 or something.

The registration process doesn't force the user to interpret a graphically distorted character sequence. You can write a bot to do the whole thing from registration to posting garbage.

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: ThunderMuffin] #156031
09/26/08 01:54 PM
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its a bot jake.

The forum software is badly out of date. If you look on the UBB threads website, you'll see they are up to version 7.3 or something.

The registration process doesn't force the user to interpret a graphically distorted character sequence. You can write a bot to do the whole thing from registration to posting garbage.


I know...I was just venting.


Jake Kohl
Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: ThunderMuffin] #156032
09/26/08 02:35 PM
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We do have access to the upgrades, but every time I have upgraded, every one really gets upset about it.., no one likes changes. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Give me the word and I will update. Keep in mind, sometimes improvements are really not improvements, i.e., my 1990 Civic gets 49 mpg, the new Civic is under 30, yet it is upgraded. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: RickWhite] #156033
09/26/08 02:54 PM
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Hi Rick,
Seeing that LTHector has taken JIWiliams' place, my vote is to do the upgrades, hopefully we, the live sailors of the forum will adapt and accept the changes.

Thanks, Ryan

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We do have access to the upgrades, but every time I have upgraded, every one really gets upset about it.., no one likes changes. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Give me the word and I will update. Keep in mind, sometimes improvements are really not improvements, i.e., my 1990 Civic gets 49 mpg, the new Civic is under 30, yet it is upgraded. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Rick


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: RyanMcHale] #156034
09/26/08 02:55 PM
09/26/08 02:55 PM
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yeah, I can't tell you the pain I went through when I was only a couple months late updating the blog software on my website. It's only a matter of time before someone exploits some vulnerability in the older software.


Jake Kohl
Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Jake] #156035
09/26/08 02:59 PM
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Yeah Jake and I have had to deal with hax0rz screwing with our sites.

New software is always the way to go.

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: RickWhite] #156036
09/26/08 05:31 PM
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Rick:

I'm sure if you put it to a vote (using the Vote options) you'll get an overwhelming support for it!

Hey, and we don't even need McCain to show to a debate on it <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Tornado] #156037
09/26/08 05:37 PM
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forum upgrades should go without the membership even noticing it. You are upgrading the forum, not the database which is where the post and user accounts are stored.

Also if you delete the user directly from the database all there post and threads get deleted immediately.

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Robi] #156038
09/26/08 06:43 PM
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Well, as of 4:28 today this forum and site has been under full attack from these bots.


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: windswept] #156039
09/26/08 07:10 PM
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...site has been under full attack from these bots.


Bots from Area 51?

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: JJ_] #156040
09/26/08 08:31 PM
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...site has been under full attack from these bots.


Bots from Area 51?


John Williams turned into a robot? Mr Roboto?

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: BrianK] #156041
09/26/08 11:02 PM
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...site has been under full attack from these bots.


Bots from Area 51?



John Williams turned into a robot? Mr Roboto?


Double watty gotto.


Jake Kohl
Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Jake] #156042
09/27/08 12:05 AM
09/27/08 12:05 AM
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As it stands this forum is virtually unusable, it's only a matter of time before the other forums go the same way and then the whole site will be unusable. There is no other choice other than to upgrade.

In the short term is it not possible to disable the new user registration to the site?


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Jalani] #156043
09/27/08 01:58 AM
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As it stands this forum is virtually unusable, it's only a matter of time before the other forums go the same way and then the whole site will be unusable. There is no other choice other than to upgrade.

In the short term is it not possible to disable the new user registration to the site?


Agreed.


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: scooby_simon] #156044
09/27/08 04:10 AM
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Choosing between the inconveniences of upgrades and the current flood of spam should be easy <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I do remember the discussions the last time the forum was upgraded though and understand Ricks statement. I subscribe to the philosophy of "if it is not broken, dont fix it" myself. Seems like there is something that should be fixed in the procedures for registering though.

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #156045
09/27/08 04:44 AM
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I write web apps for a living. The rule is to keep updating, all the time anything that is facing the public. This forum uses an old version of UBBThread and probably an old version of PHP. Both have known vulnerabilities... Your only option is to upgrade.

But please, make a backup first, if something goes wrong with the upgrade we do not want to lose all the previous posts.

Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: pepin] #156046
09/27/08 07:15 AM
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Looks like there is no choice. 3 pages of crap for 3 sailing posts.Too bad somebody can't send something to the bot that would shut it down,crash it, or something.


"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #156047
09/27/08 08:37 AM
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Looks like there is no choice. 3 pages of crap for 3 sailing posts.Too bad somebody can't send something to the bot that would shut it down,crash it, or something.


If there was more than one admin in this forum; they could have banned them ages ago.


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Re: JIWilliams - PLEASE GO AWAY! [Re: windswept] #156048
09/27/08 09:06 AM
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Wow! We are now up to 6 pages of these bot attacks. This is the worst that I have seen since I joined this site. I am another that would like to be able to send something back to these bots to disrupt them.


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