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potatohead
Starting Member
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 Posted - 26 November 2002 : 19:51:20
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Our company offers commercial support for software and we use Snitz forums.
Some of our competitors have been accessing our forums, taking the email addresses from the members list and then contacting those people. It's a free world but it's not always fair ....
So, how can I hide the member names and information ?
So far, I have removed the Members link on the homepage and removed the Members drop down button on the Search page. The Member field is still on the Search Page but at least it's blank :-(
I have now found that Active Topics has a Members drop down list also but I can't seem to delete that one. |
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TestMagic
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 26 November 2002 : 20:15:46
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First of all, your competitors cannot get email addresses from v 3.4.xx; email addresses are no longer visible in 3.4.xx as they were in earlier versions. So, if you have an earlier version, you should upgrade.
Second, simply deleting links won't do the trick--anybody can access the members.asp page even without a link, and people using your forums to spam will likely know this. |
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Edited by - TestMagic on 26 November 2002 20:18:30 |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 20:39:11
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You can also add something like this at the top of members.asp:
<%if mlev < 4 then
Response.Redirect "default.asp"
end if
%>
Tipically this should go after the file includes. With this only forum admins will get to see the members.asp page. If you want moderators to see as well change the 4 by a 3.
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Edited by - ruirib on 26 November 2002 20:41:20 |
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potatohead
Starting Member
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Posted - 26 November 2002 : 21:38:50
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Excellent response time and thanks for the redirect code and the extra information.
We have the latest forum version and the fix did exactly what I requested. i.e. a non privileged user is redirected back to the default.asp
I am feeling bold today so ... can I have a nice error message as well as the redirect saying , only Admin and Moderators can view the Members list or is that best avoided ?
Meaning, a normal user attempts to access members.asp and gets a Sorry, Admin & Moderators only and then is redirected back to default.asp
Thanks again !!
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 21:58:59
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You probably should try something like this instead, then:
if mlev < 3 then
Response.Write " <p align=""center""><font face=""" & strDefaultFontFace & """ size=""" & strHeaderFontSize & """ color=""" & strHiLiteFontColor & """>Sorry this page is only accessible to Admins and Moderators</font></p>"
Response.write "<meta http-equiv=""Refresh"" content=""2; URL=default.asp"">"
end if
Try this. It will show the message for 2 secs and then redirect to default.asp. I haven't tested it but it should work. |
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Edited by - ruirib on 26 November 2002 22:00:09 |
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potatohead
Starting Member
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Posted - 26 November 2002 : 22:50:00
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OK, that sorta worked 
When a non privileged user tries to access members.asp the message is displayed 'Sorry this page is only accessible to Admins and Moderators' and the user is then redirected to default.asp
Unfortunately, below the 'Sorry ..' message the members list is still visible for 2 seconds until the redirection occurs.
How do I make the members list not appear below the 'Sorry ..' message ?
Thanks again for the replies  |
Edited by - potatohead on 26 November 2002 22:53:31 |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 22:55:53
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Ah... I guess I forgot that...
Add a Response.End after the second Response.write, but before the end if.
I didn't understand the question about the delay time. Are you using this in other pages? Anyway the time is set by that number 2 in the second Response.Write. Just change it for the value you want (5 or 6). |
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potatohead
Starting Member
34 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 23:27:58
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Excellent.... It all works fine. Thanks
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 27 November 2002 : 11:40:42
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| Rui, shouldn't that be Write.Footer() and then Response.End so the bottom of the page still has all the proper closing tags for <body> and <html>, and that it contains the copyright information and link back to Snitz? |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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GauravBhabu
Advanced Member
4288 Posts |
Posted - 27 November 2002 : 12:28:04
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quote:
Originally posted by FrutZle
Rui, shouldn't that be Write.Footer() and then Response.End so the bottom of the page still has all the proper closing tags for <body> and <html>, and that it contains the copyright information and link back to Snitz?
To use snitz functionality, I will go with the one of the following
WriteFooter()
or
Call WriteFooter()
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 27 November 2002 : 12:31:15
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Originally posted by GauravBhabu
To use snitz functionality, I will go with the one of the following
WriteFooter()
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Call WriteFooter()
I guess that's what Roland meant, though that '.' should not indeed be there. Man that's the third in a row, I guess I need to get some sleep...
Gaurav, thx for pointing that out. |
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GauravBhabu
Advanced Member
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Posted - 27 November 2002 : 12:43:56
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 27 November 2002 : 13:35:32
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quote:
Originally posted by ruirib
quote:
Originally posted by GauravBhabu
To use snitz functionality, I will go with the one of the following
WriteFooter()
or
Call WriteFooter()
I guess that's what Roland meant, though that '.' should not indeed be there. Man that's the third in a row, I guess I need to get some sleep...
Gaurav, thx for pointing that out.
Thanks Gaurav, I did that part from memory and failed to check if the point was needed or not even though I did wonder about it.
Teaches me to post without making sure  |
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Tony Manc
Starting Member
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Posted - 13 December 2002 : 09:22:44
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Ruirib, I wonder if you can help?
I added the code as seen on here, which works fine for sending ordinary members back to the forum default page, but when I'm logged in as Admin, and click on the members link, I get a whole page of, the following: %> if strDBNTUserName = "" then Err_Msg = "
You must be logged in to view the Members List" Response.Write " " & vbNewLine & _ " " & vbNewLine & _ " " & vbNewLine & _ " " & getCurrentIcon(strIconFolderOpen,"","") & " All Forums
" & vbNewLine & _ " " & getCurrentIcon(strIconBar,"","") & getCurrentIcon(strIconFolderOpenTopic,"","") & " Member Information " & vbNewLine & _ "
" & vbNewLine & _ " " & vbNewLine & _ "
There Was A Problem! Etc, right down the page, what have I done wrong? PLease bare in mind that I'm a novice in this area, as in explain like I'm a 5 year old!
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Originally posted by ruirib
You can also add something like this at the top of members.asp:
<%if mlev < 4 then
Response.Redirect "default.asp"
end if
%>
Tipically this should go after the file includes. With this only forum admins will get to see the members.asp page. If you want moderators to see as well change the 4 by a 3.
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Explain it like I'm a 5 year old. |
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