Re: What do the &x=5&y=8 mean?

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Wow! That's unexpected ; )Is it a security concern at all? It look pretty benign to me now...On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 04:49 PM, Alain Russell wrote:> They are the coordinates of the image you clicked on to initiate the > for > post. Specifically *where* on the image you clicked. > > >> Hello Everybody, >> >> I'm trying to figure out what the &x=5&y=8 variables mean. >> >> Since I've been using Webstar V coupled with WebCatalog 4.5's plug-in >> on OS X, I've been having these weird little variables added to most >> of >> my browser's address line. >> >> Let's say I initiate the following search request: >> http://mysite.com/ >> example.tpl?command&search&eqVar1datarq=Any_Data_Here&db=DBTest.db >> >> ...from within an tag, within my web page, >> it'll be returned to me as: >> http://mysite.com/ >> example.tpl?command&search&eqVar1datarq=Any_Data_Here&db=DBTest.db&x=5 >> &y >> =8 >> >> ...in the browser's address line. Where do these &x=5&y=8 trailing >> variables come from and what do they mean? >> >> Thank you for your help, >> >> -- >> Claude Gelinas, Chief Technology Officer >> SuperJobs.net Online Employment Central >> >> Mailto:cgelinas@superjobs.net >> http://www.superjobs.net/ >> >> Phone: (418) 657-6184 >> Toll free: 1 866 783-2321 >> >> Where dynamic employers find talented candidates. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: What do the &x=5&y=8 mean? (Matthew Bohne 2002)
  2. Re: What do the &x=5&y=8 mean? (Alain Russell 2002)
  3. Re: What do the &x=5&y=8 mean? (Claude Gelinas 2002)
  4. Re: What do the &x=5&y=8 mean? (Alain Russell 2002)
  5. What do the &x=5&y=8 mean? (Claude Gelinas 2002)
Wow! That's unexpected ; )Is it a security concern at all? It look pretty benign to me now...On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 04:49 PM, Alain Russell wrote:> They are the coordinates of the image you clicked on to initiate the > for > post. Specifically *where* on the image you clicked. > > >> Hello Everybody, >> >> I'm trying to figure out what the &x=5&y=8 variables mean. >> >> Since I've been using Webstar V coupled with WebCatalog 4.5's plug-in >> on OS X, I've been having these weird little variables added to most >> of >> my browser's address line. >> >> Let's say I initiate the following search request: >> http://mysite.com/ >> example.tpl?command&search&eqVar1datarq=Any_Data_Here&db=DBTest.db >> >> ...from within an tag, within my web page, >> it'll be returned to me as: >> http://mysite.com/ >> example.tpl?command&search&eqVar1datarq=Any_Data_Here&db=DBTest.db&x=5 >> &y >> =8 >> >> ...in the browser's address line. Where do these &x=5&y=8 trailing >> variables come from and what do they mean? >> >> Thank you for your help, >> >> -- >> Claude Gelinas, Chief Technology Officer >> SuperJobs.net Online Employment Central >> >> Mailto:cgelinas@superjobs.net >> http://www.superjobs.net/ >> >> Phone: (418) 657-6184 >> Toll free: 1 866 783-2321 >> >> Where dynamic employers find talented candidates. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Claude Gelinas

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