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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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 Posted - 15 June 2002 : 14:23:44
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I just went to msn.com to sign in and when I couldn't select my username from the autocomplete list (you know, the pull down list that shows up when you type a letter) I decided to check the source. It had autocomplete="off" in the text fields for both username and password. It's a PITA if you're always using the same computer, but what if you share a computer and don't want everyone to know your username(s)?
Perhaps this is an idea for the Snitz login too? Add autocomplete="off" to the login text fields and no worries about someone getting to your username.
Now it's just an idea, but perhaps one worth considering?
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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Nathan
Help Moderator
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Posted - 15 June 2002 : 15:06:07
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Oh, so thats how they do it.
Its quite common to see this on 'confirm password' and especially on 'confirm email' text boxes. I believe snitz has one of each in the registraion forum for 3.4
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 15 June 2002 : 15:26:57
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Its quite common to see this on 'confirm password' and especially on 'confirm email' text boxes. I believe snitz has one of each in the registraion forum for 3.4
Well the stupid thing about "confirm e-mail" is that you can simply copy & paste the e-mail address from the first box. That's how I usually do it 
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
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Posted - 15 June 2002 : 17:09:54
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We are already going to get some flak because of people having to enter their password everytime they do things. Right now, for example, when an Admin deletes a topic, the username/password boxes are already filled in for them, but in v3.4, they won't be (because of the encrypted password). I thought that if we left the fields completely blank (no username either), then those who have access to the autocomplete in their browser, would just need to choose their username from the dropdown and the password would be entered for them.
I have always wondered how some sites prevent you from saving the form data in certain form fields, thanks for the info! |
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snaayk
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 15 June 2002 : 17:22:32
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We are already going to get some flak because of people having to enter their password everytime they do things. Right now, for example, when an Admin deletes a topic, the username/password boxes are already filled in for them, but in v3.4, they won't be (because of the encrypted password).
I foresee a 150 post rant about why this is happening and better ways....
Roland, thanks for the info, I might use it just for the sake of p-offing poeple on my site, hmm....maybe as a random effect sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't 
Of course, I would lose 1/2 of my visitors because they didn't think it was funniny 
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 15 June 2002 : 18:06:51
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Another example of how to use autocomplete="off" can be found on http://chat.yahoo.com on the top-left of the yellow table. They've added it to the form instead of the text fields.
I'm glad I was able to share some information with you after you all having taught me so much
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
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Posted - 19 July 2002 : 13:23:54
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| does anyone know if there is something similiar for Mozilla ? I've found a problem when modifying user's profiles using Mozilla. It will replace the Username and password with yours and basically cause problems. |
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