I would like to backup Alex and his support group. I just started using Links 2.0 for about 2 months. I was only 15 at the time (now 16). Since the start, I have no knowledge what-so-ever on Perl (I just knew how to install scripts). My site was running on NT and I couldn't set my permissions. Yet, the power of Links prevailed. I soon got the hang of Links. In a few weeks, I designed the Webcrawler template. To me, Links is so much easier to use and add mods than UBB and other scripts.
Alex support forum really boosted my enthusiasm for writing code in Perl. I bought 2 books on Perl because of his wonderful program. Soon, my first mod for Links 2.0 will be out.
Also, the mods that these people are writing are very simple to install. If you got the script to work, all you need is to cut/copy/paste. How hard could that be?
I have added many of the mods that people have been writing despite the problems with an NT server. Soon, I found how to protect my admin scripts so no one can access them.
I agree exactly with Alex. Even though my scripts are protected, my directories are not. The visitor must know where the exact location of email.db so that he can download the file and spam people with it. Most search engines will index them into their database. I found a full version of UBB and the adminstrator password to the UBB forum once on Hotbot. Still to this day, they basically used the same password for their entire site, but I don't like messing them around. (I've got hacked into my email.db once, and it was bad. It was on my part, I should have gotten .htaccess)
If you feel that security is necessary, just go and get a UNIX server! You should make alot of money with that site of yours and a couple of other ubb network sites. I went out and got me a UNIX server. Why? Security!
True, Alex a genius, but why would one post new updates every week when there is really no major bugs in the program? Over one weekend, 4 new releases came out for UBB! That's crazy. I paid top dollars for a program that has updates every week on bugs in previous versions and sometimes security problems. I would have to update my forum versions more than I can have time to post to them.
To Alex, you are doing a great job. Keep up the good work!
PS, I am still trying to save up money for the new SQL version. I can wait to get it.
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Alex support forum really boosted my enthusiasm for writing code in Perl. I bought 2 books on Perl because of his wonderful program. Soon, my first mod for Links 2.0 will be out.
Also, the mods that these people are writing are very simple to install. If you got the script to work, all you need is to cut/copy/paste. How hard could that be?
I have added many of the mods that people have been writing despite the problems with an NT server. Soon, I found how to protect my admin scripts so no one can access them.
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Security may be a pain, but it is neccessary. I don't want to fool people into thinking their links.db, or worse yet their email.db file, is safe by making the security 100% CGI based.I agree exactly with Alex. Even though my scripts are protected, my directories are not. The visitor must know where the exact location of email.db so that he can download the file and spam people with it. Most search engines will index them into their database. I found a full version of UBB and the adminstrator password to the UBB forum once on Hotbot. Still to this day, they basically used the same password for their entire site, but I don't like messing them around. (I've got hacked into my email.db once, and it was bad. It was on my part, I should have gotten .htaccess)
If you feel that security is necessary, just go and get a UNIX server! You should make alot of money with that site of yours and a couple of other ubb network sites. I went out and got me a UNIX server. Why? Security!
True, Alex a genius, but why would one post new updates every week when there is really no major bugs in the program? Over one weekend, 4 new releases came out for UBB! That's crazy. I paid top dollars for a program that has updates every week on bugs in previous versions and sometimes security problems. I would have to update my forum versions more than I can have time to post to them.
To Alex, you are doing a great job. Keep up the good work!
PS, I am still trying to save up money for the new SQL version. I can wait to get it.
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[This message has been edited by XanthisHP (edited June 26, 1999).]
