Re: Verify entry into a text field
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62353
interpreted = N
texte = The email javascript is just used to kick them in the pants for a proper format email address. If successful, great, if not I tried ..... so with the [raw] .... would I do this?? [showif [url][pass][/url]=[raw][pass][/raw]]
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[math show=f]OK=0[/math] [/showif] I should also add some to those pages leading to the forms and the forms themselves forms although that probably won't be bulletproof. --- John Peacock wrote: > Lester wrote: > > This morning someone was able to submit that form > with > > all fields blank, which caused > > [user] > > [pass] > > [email] > > [secretword] > > It may have been a spider, not a user, FWIW. > Garbage like that is > normally caused by pages being submitted without > form variables (which > is how some spiders operate). You should also test > fields with code > like this: > > [user]=[raw][user][/raw] > > which will only be true if they didn't submit a form > variable by that name. > > You should also [URL] all fields when testing the > contents with [showif] > (since they could put characters in like '!' which > are signficant to > WebDNA comparisons), not just for your password > field. > > Lastly, checking [email] by using a Javascript is > easily defeated by > turning off Javascript in the browser, so you should > be aware of that. > Depending on your site, you may want to mandate > Javascript in order to > fully participate on the site, in which case you > should really validate > all field entries before even allowing the page to > be submitted. > > HTH > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4501 Forbes Boulevard > Suite H > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5748 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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The email javascript is just used to kick them in the pants for a proper format email address. If successful, great, if not I tried ..... so with the [raw] .... would I do this?? [showif [url][pass][/url]=[raw][pass][/raw]] Error!
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[math show=f]OK=0[/math] [/showif] I should also add some to those pages leading to the forms and the forms themselves forms although that probably won't be bulletproof. --- John Peacock wrote: > Lester wrote: > > This morning someone was able to submit that form > with > > all fields blank, which caused > > [user] > > [pass] > > [email] > > [secretword] > > It may have been a spider, not a user, FWIW. > Garbage like that is > normally caused by pages being submitted without > form variables (which > is how some spiders operate). You should also test > fields with code > like this: > > [user]=[raw][user][/raw] > > which will only be true if they didn't submit a form > variable by that name. > > You should also [url] all fields when testing the > contents with [showif] > (since they could put characters in like '!' which > are signficant to > WebDNA comparisons), not just for your password > field. > > Lastly, checking [email] by using a Javascript is > easily defeated by > turning off Javascript in the browser, so you should > be aware of that. > Depending on your site, you may want to mandate > Javascript in order to > fully participate on the site, in which case you > should really validate > all field entries before even allowing the page to > be submitted. > > HTH > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4501 Forbes Boulevard > Suite H > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5748 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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