Okay, anyone know how to prevent someone from posting a post called "NO" dated 1900. This post prevents all topics from being loaded in your default view.. but if you switch to "Show all topics" your able to view the "NO" post.

If you click on the "NO" post, it just goes to a blank page.

This has happend like 9 times over the last few weeks, I know it's not some odd thing happening, someone is doing it.. HELP!

Thanks
Jay

Umm, why dont you just delete the post??

If you want I can give you some code to prevent people replying to that topic only.

Whats the link to your board where we can see the post in question?

[ August 23, 2001: Message edited by: BassTeQ ]

The link is,

http://www2.bluelight.nu/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Bluelight+Social&number=18&DaysPrune=5&LastLogin=

We have deleted the post already, it's just getting to be a pain in the ass as someone keeps reposting it daily.

Jay

We had that problem on a board that no longer exists today... it's a security exploit in 5.39, I believe.

The problem was solved on the board I was a member of by upgrading.

Hey Bluelight.nu, cool board, I read it all the time!!!!!
As for your question.

* Can you not look at the IP of the user and block it?

* Now the code below will block any subject that starts with NO***** so it would not allow a post to start with the word NOTHING for example, if you like I can modify it so it will only block posts where the first word is NO.
Ive written this for my 5.47d board, it should work ok on your board hopefully.


In postings.cgi

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FIND
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$TopicSubject = &CensorCheck("$TopicSubject");

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BEFORE THAT ADD
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unless ($Status eq "Administrator") {

$CheckValidStr = $TopicSubject;

# Below values are HEX Codes
# x22 = " # x23 = #
# x26 = & # x27 = '
# x2B = + # x2F = /
# x3A = : # x3B = ;
# x3C = < # x3D = =
# x3E = > # x60 = `
# x5C = # x5E = ^
# x7c = |

if ($CheckValid =~ /^NO/ ) {
&StandardHTML("Sorry, you have used illegal characters in your subject line!




Use your Back button.");
exit;
}
}

If you need any help getting it working just let me know.

Thanks for the code, I'll see if I can add that to fix the problem.

As for the IP address.. Once you do change to "show all topics" you see the NO post. However, if you want to open that post, it ends up going to a invaild page can not be found. Bascily it's a link to a post that doesn't exisit anymore..

Jay

I had a prblem on my board with a post that had a stuffed up date, so I manually deleted the corresponding HTML and CGI file but it still listed in the forum, so I went via control pannel and used the prune message function and removed that message, worked fine.

Hey, Maybe you should upgrade might get rid of some of the problems on your forum.

yeah you should upgrade, there are no major custom hacks on the board so that makes upgrading soo much easier!

Yeah, the only mod I see is that you made search a Image instead of a link.

Yea, we are "Supposed" to upgrade.

Sadly, I don't have access to the server to make the upgrade happen.. so we have to wait on the board owner to get anything done.

Jay