Aug 26, 2008 04:24 pm 1- yes it is
2-, I look at any found URL to see if it's from youtube and has a video id, if so, I autogenerate the object tag for the video.
Two practical HRC questions
Posted on Aug 26, 2008 04:21 pm
Nightcap
Veni, MIDI, Vici
Member Since: Jul 02, 2008
1. When I opt for having my e-mail publicly displayed on my Profile page, does that mean it's a prey sitting there waiting for bots to catch it, or is it dynamically generated when the page is activated? Reason asking is obvious, I don't want more spam.
2. What code do I use to have a YouTube video displayed in a post. I read the UBB code explanation, still I seem to be too stupid to get it to work. From what I understand a simple http:// link (like with pictures) should do the trick. What am I missing?
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Aug 26, 2008 04:24 pm 1- yes it is
2-, I look at any found URL to see if it's from youtube and has a video id, if so, I autogenerate the object tag for the video.
Aug 26, 2008 08:57 pm Guess I was just linking to pages that are no longer available. This one is and - of course - works. Wasn't doing anything wrong in the first place. Silly me.
Aug 26, 2008 09:02 pm Your answer concerning my first question can be interpreted either way. I assume that you mean that it is dynamically generated?
Sorry to bother you again. :-)
Aug 27, 2008 10:52 pm if you list your email as publically viewable, yes, it is embedded in the code for any ol' bot to catch if it scans the web site. I have, as one action item, a plan to change that at some point, but, admittedly, it's low on the list since it's easily fixable by not listing your email address as public.
Aug 27, 2008 11:41 pm Thanks dB. That's a clear answer. I can live with not showing my e-mail address publicly. I also understand that it has low priority, you're a busy person and have other things to do.
Aug 30, 2008 12:44 am Hey Nightcap, I've had mine displayed since day one here. Granted I have some pretty good filters running and try to keep an updated list so I can get regular non spam emails. But I do still get a couple. Not sure it comes from this email being displayed. But it is honestly maybe a few per week if that.
I get more junk in my gmail spam box in one day then I get in my regular email in a month.
But I have been toying with shutting it off appearing in threads just for general sake. Since I can always be gotten through the email link in our admin contact box anyway.
But so far there hasn't been any major flood of crap caused by bots here I am pretty certain.
Aug 30, 2008 09:34 pm Hey Noize, good to see you back! Hope you had a great time seeing your son again.
I'm kinda weary to show my e-mail since I had a major (and I mean MAJOR) spam problem after I joined a forum in 2004. At the max I received between 400-500 junk mails a day. Even my spam filter couldn't keep up with it. It happened to be a mail addy that was not very important so I let it slide into oblivion. The addy I used for HRC is one that I use very regularly and that makes me want to be cautious.
The other day I noticed that I can change e-mail addresses on my profile page and maybe that's the way to go. Maybe it's time to give Nightcap his own mail addy. I'll give it a thought.
Aug 30, 2008 10:17 pm Yep, got an addy just for HRC. :-)
Aug 30, 2008 10:18 pm I've had my email public on this site for over two years, and I get very little spam at that address. I don't think you have to worry about it being listed on HRC. I suppose a better situation would be if they could be listed with the word "at" instead of the @ symbol, since the bots usually troll for that. That would mess up the clickability factor though.
Aug 30, 2008 10:21 pm Created one only for HRC to be sure, Herb. That should do the trick. If it gets targeted I can easily create another one. Still it's good to know that Noize and you don't get much spam.
Aug 31, 2008 01:37 am Yep, good to be back. It was a long drive for sure but worth it to see Tuna.
I'll get some pix up tomorrow I hope. Ran out of time today with some issues that I wasn't expecting.
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