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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 28th, 2011, 04:43 PM »
I am lost on that one? :hmm:
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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 22nd, 2011, 12:23 AM »Different site owners have different ideas but I also use Admin Approval
I must approve all members, no one can automatically sign up and start posting.
When I see a member is awaiting approval, the Stop Spammer mod tells me if they are listed in the database or not.
They are checked by Ip, email and user name.
If they are using a dirty IP, or a listing in the HoneyPot, HttpBl will not even show them the registration page.
All honeypot victims get shown the honeypot spiel page.
I run honeypots on all my web sites.
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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 20th, 2011, 11:44 PM »
I have a verification mod installed on my forums that ask 5 questions
That stops bots but it's easy for a human to answer them.
These are the 3 mods I have installed on my forums and I find that each one is needed
Anti spam verification - stops bots but not humans
Stop Spammer - pre checks humans in a database
HttpBl - very important for humans and bots
It takes all 3 of those to keep my membership clean.
That stops bots but it's easy for a human to answer them.
These are the 3 mods I have installed on my forums and I find that each one is needed
Anti spam verification - stops bots but not humans
Stop Spammer - pre checks humans in a database
HttpBl - very important for humans and bots
It takes all 3 of those to keep my membership clean.
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The Pub / Re: Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 08:33 PM »
Thanks, yes I have done that.
The multiple wma audio files I post are of meetings and someone may only want to play file #4
Most people I deal with have no idea how to operate their computers, much less a playlist. :lol:
The multiple wma audio files I post are of meetings and someone may only want to play file #4
Most people I deal with have no idea how to operate their computers, much less a playlist. :lol:
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The Pub / Re: Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 07:14 PM »
Cool,
Wasn't sure if anyone else would like this option or not
But when I have 10 audio files in one post, the slim players keep the post size small.
10 full sized video players just to play audio files is a bit much.
Wasn't sure if anyone else would like this option or not
But when I have 10 audio files in one post, the slim players keep the post size small.
10 full sized video players just to play audio files is a bit much.
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The Pub / Re: Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 07:05 PM »
Yes, the wma and wmv files are embedded players.
I am streaming the files locally on my servers
All I am doing is making it so each type of file can have a different player style
I have set the wma audio files to use a player this size
'size' => array(300, 30),
I have set the wmv video files to this size
'size' => array(500, 360),
I like the slim player for audio, no need to have the upper video screen
As it is now, wma and wmp files are parsed and handled the exact same way.
EDIT: Here is a forum link if you want to see a testing post with the players
http://www.transylvanianow.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0
I am streaming the files locally on my servers
All I am doing is making it so each type of file can have a different player style
I have set the wma audio files to use a player this size
'size' => array(300, 30),
I have set the wmv video files to this size
'size' => array(500, 360),
I like the slim player for audio, no need to have the upper video screen
As it is now, wma and wmp files are parsed and handled the exact same way.
EDIT: Here is a forum link if you want to see a testing post with the players
http://www.transylvanianow.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0
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The Pub / Re: Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 06:09 PM »
Hmm, the .mp3 player in 1.4w on my site looks like the screen shot below
I prefer the slim players for audio
Mainly because the meetings I record have many segments and so there ends up being 10 or more media players in one post.
I prefer the slim players for audio
Mainly because the meetings I record have many segments and so there ends up being 10 or more media players in one post.
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The Pub / Re: Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 03:55 PM »
Hmm, not on the two forums I have Aeva lite installed on.
Both file types are parsed out using the same code and player
This is the stock pattern that is used to parse both file types
Code: [Select]
I just uninstalled aeva lite 7 and smf media this morning on one forum and installed Aeva media 1.4w
Avea 1.4w plays wma's in a full sized player and uses the same code as lite did.
Just thought that treating the two files types differently would be something that others find usefull also.
Both file types are parsed out using the same code and player
This is the stock pattern that is used to parse both file types
'pattern' => '({local}[\w/ &;%\.-]+\.wm[va])(?=")',I just uninstalled aeva lite 7 and smf media this morning on one forum and installed Aeva media 1.4w
Avea 1.4w plays wma's in a full sized player and uses the same code as lite did.
Just thought that treating the two files types differently would be something that others find usefull also.
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The Pub / Separating wma and wmv formats
« on June 15th, 2011, 02:22 PM »
I mention this only because I know Aeva is built into Wedge
This is a feature request, if the authors think it would be useful to others also
I use wma audio files on my web sites to stream local files.
Usually these are recording of meetings, no music, just voices.
wma files work better for me than other formats like mp3.
Anywho, I noticed that Aeva creates a large video player for wma and wmv files
I don't need the upper video area for audio only files.
I edited the aeva 1.4w source file so that it treats each file type separately.
I have a slim player for wma audio files and a full sized player for wmv video files.
The meeting recordings may have 10 or more audio files in one post and so a slim player keeps the post size much smaller
This screen shot shows the difference between wma and wmv players.
This is the code that I altered to create different players for each file type
Code: [Select]
Anywho, just throwing out some info in case anyone finds it useful
Thanks
Doug
This is a feature request, if the authors think it would be useful to others also
I use wma audio files on my web sites to stream local files.
Usually these are recording of meetings, no music, just voices.
wma files work better for me than other formats like mp3.
Anywho, I noticed that Aeva creates a large video player for wma and wmv files
I don't need the upper video area for audio only files.
I edited the aeva 1.4w source file so that it treats each file type separately.
I have a slim player for wma audio files and a full sized player for wmv video files.
The meeting recordings may have 10 or more audio files in one post and so a slim player keeps the post size much smaller
This screen shot shows the difference between wma and wmv players.
This is the code that I altered to create different players for each file type
// This is the stock Aeva code for wma and wmv files
array(
'id' => 'local_wmp',
'plugin' => 'wmp',
'pattern' => '({local}[\w/ &;%\.-]+\.wm[va])(?=")',
'movie' => '$2',
'size' => array(500, 360),
'show-link' => true,
),
// This is my code to separate the two file types
array(
'id' => 'local_wmv',
'plugin' => 'wmp',
'pattern' => '({local}[\w/ &;%\.-]+\.wmv)(?=")',
'movie' => '$2',
'size' => array(500, 360),
'show-link' => true,
),
array(
'id' => 'local_wma',
'plugin' => 'wmp',
'pattern' => '({local}[\w/ &;%\.-]+\.wma)(?=")',
'movie' => '$2',
'size' => array(300, 30),
'show-link' => true,
),
Anywho, just throwing out some info in case anyone finds it useful
Thanks
Doug
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The Pub / Re: Why wedge?
« on June 14th, 2011, 12:55 AM »
I'm still using 1.1.14
If it works, I leave it alone.
Don't really have the need to move to 2+
The next move I make will probably not be SMF.
If it works, I leave it alone.
Don't really have the need to move to 2+
The next move I make will probably not be SMF.
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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 14th, 2011, 12:49 AM »Well, Aeva Lite is already part of Wedge under the guise of Aeva Media fully
Aeva is already on board here and I like that very much.
Edit: I like the idea of ani captcha.
And you are right, it's just one more tool in the arms race.
It's great for bots, but the honey pot and stop spammer mod combine nicely and weed out situations like this:
A human spammer can still get past a captcha
A member may not be a spammer now but later on.....
Any number of other scenarios involving real humans.
Humans can change behavior at any time.
Had several forum members many years ago that joined, laid low for a while and then began causing trouble.
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The Pub / Re: Why wedge?
« on June 14th, 2011, 12:44 AM »
I came from YaBB, which was a huge PITA
I always had issues with YaBB.
I run forums for my company and had to have something reliable.
SMF was a godsend.
I have not had one single nasty glich with SMF.
But, I am looking forward to testing Wedge.
I get a very uneasy feeling thinking about the future of SMF
I always had issues with YaBB.
I run forums for my company and had to have something reliable.
SMF was a godsend.
I have not had one single nasty glich with SMF.
But, I am looking forward to testing Wedge.
I get a very uneasy feeling thinking about the future of SMF
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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 14th, 2011, 12:37 AM »
Excellent!
I don't use many mods, less than 5 probably
I would say that HttpBl and Stop Spammer are easily the most important and the ones I cannot do without.
Of Course Aeva lite is up there on my fav list also.
I noticed that my Dick Dale Wedge Youtube link properly embedded in another post.
Me likey :eheh:
I don't use many mods, less than 5 probably
I would say that HttpBl and Stop Spammer are easily the most important and the ones I cannot do without.
Of Course Aeva lite is up there on my fav list also.
I noticed that my Dick Dale Wedge Youtube link properly embedded in another post.
Me likey :eheh:
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Other software / Re: Excuse me while I vomit.......
« on June 13th, 2011, 10:18 PM »
Off Topic: I must give Snoop some props
I have the Httpbl mod installed on my forums and it has been awesome.
Along with Stop Spammer and the Anti Spam verification questions mod
I don't not have spammer registration issues at all anymore.
Looking around the forum here, have not run across any mention of Wedge using the Honey Pot?
I have the Httpbl mod installed on my forums and it has been awesome.
Along with Stop Spammer and the Anti Spam verification questions mod
I don't not have spammer registration issues at all anymore.
Looking around the forum here, have not run across any mention of Wedge using the Honey Pot?
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Other software / Re: Wedge can give a bad impression on first sight
« on June 13th, 2011, 10:08 PM »
A 1.1.X importer would be great.
I have several SMF 1.1.x forums on different servers.
I don't ever plan on installing SMF 2
It's just way easier and simpler for me to run the exact same code on my forums.
I have several SMF 1.1.x forums on different servers.
I don't ever plan on installing SMF 2
It's just way easier and simpler for me to run the exact same code on my forums.