https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/list/2.php JForum - http://www.jforum.net
So far I intend to
1 - Update it from using $HTTP_XXX_VARS to the newer $_XXX code.
2 - Add the MSN and Yahoo ID fields
3 - Add the image verification (it will always be on)
4 - Add the email encrypting.
5 - Fix the thumbnail creation routine.
6 - Minor bug fixes.

So what else would you like to see?]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11282.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11282.php GMT ]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11293.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11293.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11316.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11316.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11338.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11338.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11457.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11457.php GMT I might have a go at beta testing it for ya' if I have the time that is.

Auron]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11458.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11458.php GMT lol]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11459.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11459.php GMT lol[/quote]

lol, sure we will : ) (come back here or somewhere ^^)

I might just do a couple of things to the poll and release it with the new
documentation for it. Then i'll start work on my own poll. I need a project
like this to practice PHP more and learn everything there is about PHP.

Gonna be spending some time with my PHP book and www.php.net trying
to make my code as secure as possible.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11464.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11464.php GMT . Anyway I am writing a function so that the when the form is reshown it will still contain the information that was put into it. I am also going to use this to show the completed form underneath the preview so that they don't have to click back. This is how forums do previews and should also fix a recent bug that was discovered regarding going back in Internet Explorer.

I will make up two mock pages soon to let you see how the General Settings and Password pages of the admin section now look so I can get feedback on the wording.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11500.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11500.php GMT
That means words with less than 4/5 syllables and less than 12 letters.
So syllables is about the limit for technical terminology there...

Use- it does some magical thing and PIZAZZ! Rather than we go thru this
for loop and then this conditional if and format the output like this...

You get the picture.

We seem to get a lot of people here who have trouble grasping what PHP is
for some strange reason... go figure... bleh. nuff said.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11501.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11501.php GMT
I am guessing you mean changing it to say "new password" as in
Changing the Admin Password:
http://proxy2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3744

Also, will you include the Admin Panel Logout Redirect so it goes back to the guestbook and not the Admin Login?

Is it possible to include some kind of code where the Admin will input their site's name during installation, and then change the existing code on the index page so that it will show something like "Thank you for visiting (site name code)" and get rid of that "here you can leave your mark..."?

Is there any way to control how many smilies can be shown on the sign-in page without having to select "show legend"?

Sorry to say I had to remove the email encrypt from all 3 guestbooks I had installed it in. It added email addresses to every entry that did not have one. Is there any way to deselect email encrypt on your new project?

Do you think it is feasible to include the extra password protection for Admin like this site's guestbook does? Or is it possible to include the logging feature that you are using?

Sorry for so much, but you did ask... ]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11502.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11502.php GMT I am guessing you mean changing it to say "new password" as in
Changing the Admin Password:
http://proxy2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3744[/quote]It now says [b]New Password[/b] and [b]Confirm New Password[/b]

[quote="amber222"]Also, will you include the Admin Panel Logout Redirect so it goes back to the guestbook and not the Admin Login?[/quote]Forgot about that

[quote="amber222"]Is it possible to include some kind of code where the Admin will input their site's name during installation, and then change the existing code on the index page so that it will show something like "Thank you for visiting (site name code)" and get rid of that "here you can leave your mark..."?[/quote]Simple enough

[quote="amber222"]Is there any way to control how many smilies can be shown on the sign-in page without having to select "show legend"?[/quote]Could do but not to sure if I want to. Could end up with people filling the add entry screen with the smiley selector. I'll pencil it onto the next to do list as a possibility.

[quote="amber222"]Sorry to say I had to remove the email encrypt from all 3 guestbooks I had installed it in. It added email addresses to every entry that did not have one. Is there any way to deselect email encrypt on your new project?[/quote]Yes. The main features of the upgrade is the ability to select and deselect feature. Email encryption is an option. I don't understand how yours is messing up though. Very bizarre.

[quote="amber222"]Do you think it is feasible to include the extra password protection for Admin like this site's guestbook does? Or is it possible to include the logging feature that you are using?[/quote]I think the security in 2.3.1 is good enough. I mean it's been out for about two years and no exploits have surfaced.

As I explained to JTD I'm going to have to rewrite a lot of the add.class.php as I have plans that are hard to implement at present. I may save the rewrite for my next upgrade though and just release the current upgrade, as is, once I've written a smart installer.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11503.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11503.php GMT

I do have one more comment about the email encryption. (I had already reviewed all the steps and checked to make sure I didn't make any mistakes before I removed the encryption code.) I looked around this forum and could only find one other site that has added that feature. So, I visited the site and signed the guestbook without using an email address. I am waiting until someone else comes along and signs with an email address so I can see if I am the only person who has this problem. I just looked at their guestbook again, and I noticed that the only thing encrypted is the (dot). In the proxy2 guestbook, the @ sign is also changed to (at). I really can't remember if it was changed to (at) on my guestbooks.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11504.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11504.php GMT $hidemail = str_replace('@', '[at]', $row['email']);
$hidemail = str_replace('.', '[dot]', $hidemail);
eval("\$EMAIL = \"".$template['email']."\";");[/code]

whoops.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11505.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11505.php GMT http://www.carbonize.co.uk/guestbookbeta

let me know any bugs.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11540.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11540.php GMT
I just tested your guestbook and it seems you forgot to add the Windows Messenger and Yahoo entry to the private tables.
There is also the double smilie (the one with the smile) error.

It seems you guy's didn't know this existed:

This new guestbook update includes:

1 spider bot referral check. guestbook checks spiders against a list of all known bots. If found, they are redirected to the dynamic spam trap, where they get fed thousands of bogus email addresses. If Spam spider shows up at page, Admin gets emailed with user IP address and the bot they were using.

2 email addresses are converted on the fly to raw ASCII.

3 Addentry.php file is now protected with a human verification system, that makes guests place numbers into an input box, stopping robot spam posting. The numbers are generated at random, and is a png image.

4 changed the default gb_action method found in all advanced guestbooks to my own action method. backup for human verification system.

5 ICQ online status.

6 Windows Messenger and Yahoo addon.

7. And lots of bug fixes for version 2.3.1 including the SQL injection problem.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11565.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11565.php GMT
1 - This is pointless given that he bots could easily hide behind any useragent string. Why bother wasting your cpu time?

2 - Email address are converted to ascii, on the fly, as they are called from the database.

3 - Yes Mine has image verification as an option.

4 - Not sure what this one is supposed to mean.

5 - Yes mine shows both ICQ and Yahoo status.

6 - Yes I have both Yahoo and MSN messenger entries.

7 - the SQL injection exploit only affected 2.2 and 2.3

I welcome all requests for modifications to the book.

A quick list of what I have done.
Image Verification as an option.
Yahoo and MSN fields also optional.
Third choice in gender.
The homepage field is now optional.
Email addresses can be encrypted or left as normal.
Ip addresses can be resolved or kept just as the IP.
Updated the GET, POST, COOKIE, SERVER and FILE arrays from HTTP array to the newer $_ style.
Changed the wording in some of the admin pages.
Admin logout now return you to guestbook.
Form is now shown below the preview and retains the information (beta).
Failed image verification reshows the form complete with your information.
The option to make a message private can be hidden in admin.
Removed th eoption to allow HTML pending my writing a function to only allow certain HTML tags.

There are something I have yet to do but they are minor changes.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11566.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11566.php GMT As a result of some users wanted more from it and where looking for some extra protection.

This guestbook was made with the help of Carbonize , Freddy, Jared, Spor and Jam'n.

1. Works great it has already blocked allot of bots

2. Email address are converted to ascii code now, but there are plain readable. As a test open the source code of a guestbook and you can read the emailadres.
With this option you only get digits.

4. There is a script out that uses the guestbook internal command for posting. You could sign hundreds of guestbook in a couple of minutes. So we changed the way the guestbook writes the entries to the database.


I see that your version is will be more advanced as the old version we all made together.

Nice job.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11569.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11569.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11570.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11570.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11572.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11572.php GMT
I don't think this sites guestbook and forum are good advertisements. The guestbook is full of spam as is the forums membership.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11574.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11574.php GMT
Nice to see you again.
Still helping people with the poll I see.
I like your version 6.
I want a new website to just don't know which way to go


@Carbonize: I have send you the version we made.
I know how you feel, that's why we started with the guestbook I send you.
We even contacted the author ones to talk about the changes we made, but he didn't seem interested anymore.
Auron was one of those members to and did one hell of a job helping us.

Thanks Auron for the all the help and support back then.


Take care,


Jam'n]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11575.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11575.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11576.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11576.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11579.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11579.php GMT
@ no probs Jam'n you guys did a great job ya' know!?

Auron]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11602.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11602.php GMT
Check your beta guestbook for some comments if not already done so.

One or two bugs but overall it's looking good.

Trevor]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11608.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11608.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11610.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11610.php GMT https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11615.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11615.php GMT Now I just need write some code to make it use the uploaded picture upon preview or verification error.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11686.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11686.php GMT
If you preview the post before submitting, it doesn't add the picture. The picture shows on the preview but doesn't get placed in the book... If you submit without a preview, the picture does go in the book... okay I see you are already aware of this.

Is it possible to get the description to hover over the smileys like it does on this forum?

That is a much better guestbook logo pic, and getting rid of the pic that says "sign..." in red was a great idea. It didn't look right with "sign..." twice.

Attempting to leave a comment produced the following error:
[quote]Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_AND in /mnt/htdocs/users/carboniz/carboniz/carbonize.co.uk/html/guestbookbeta/lib/comment.class.php on line 68[/quote]
Can you make the comments similar to what you have in your regular guestbook. Rather than just show the name of the commentor, it would be better if it said "Comment From...". Also, the box you have around your comments looks nice. I would like to have that.

You should go ahead and move this discussion to your site.]]> https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11763.php https://proxy2.de/forum/posts/preList/3785/11763.php GMT
The script requires that the GD Graphics Library be enabled in php. This is not necessarily enabled by default.

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