Re: maximum characters in [username]?

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40461
interpreted = N
texte = Matt,I don't believe that there is a character limit. When dealing with user-entered data the first thing I'd inspect would be the value of the username in the subscriber database. Does it have a space after it? A space in front of it?What is the longest email address you can sign up with as a subscriber? Invent one and try it.Good luck, PaulOn 6/5/02 12:42 PM, Matthew Bohne wrote:> We're using [authenticate] for our login to our new site. This them makes > sure that the user is in our subscriber database and gives them a cookie if > they are. > > Some of our users have very long e-mail addresses (user names) and can't log > in... it doesn't even search the database it just immediately says Not > Authorized > > Is there a character limit for [username]? > > Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________ Paul Uttermohlen http://www.Uttermohlen.com/ (family)Web Services - site/server monitoring, hosting, server co-location, development, e-commerce, email and more5700 Saucony Drive Hilliard, Ohio 43026 614-529-8963 || 614-323-5146 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________------------------------------------------------------------- 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: maximum characters in [username]? (Paul Uttermohlen 2002)
  2. maximum characters in [username]? (Matthew Bohne 2002)
Matt,I don't believe that there is a character limit. When dealing with user-entered data the first thing I'd inspect would be the value of the username in the subscriber database. Does it have a space after it? A space in front of it?What is the longest email address you can sign up with as a subscriber? Invent one and try it.Good luck, PaulOn 6/5/02 12:42 PM, Matthew Bohne wrote:> We're using [authenticate] for our login to our new site. This them makes > sure that the user is in our subscriber database and gives them a cookie if > they are. > > Some of our users have very long e-mail addresses (user names) and can't log > in... it doesn't even search the database it just immediately says Not > Authorized > > Is there a character limit for [username]? > > Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________ Paul Uttermohlen http://www.Uttermohlen.com/ (family)Web Services - site/server monitoring, hosting, server co-location, development, e-commerce, email and more5700 Saucony Drive Hilliard, Ohio 43026 614-529-8963 || 614-323-5146 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Paul Uttermohlen

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