| Author |
 Topic  |
|
Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
 Posted - 14 January 2004 : 16:15:27
|
Title: Referer Mod
Version: 1.2 for Snitz Forums 3.4
Author: The Snitz Team
Last Update: June 25, 2004
Description:
Provides a workaround for forum users who have Norton Internet Security installed and want to use the Snitz Forums also.
It fixes the following problems NIS users experience:
- Unable to register because users can't pass the policy page.
- Error after updating thier profile.
- Getting a blank page after submitting a post instead of being redirected to the topic they were viewing.
Updates:
June 25
- Fixed problem when users open popup windows within the forum, the forum redirects to page in the popup window.
February 16
- Fixed problem with Email Validation turned off, user tries to login and gets redirected to register.asp.
January 26
- Fixed problem with Topic title not showing in title bar of browser when viewing a topic.
Installation Instructions:
Please read the readme.html file that comes with the mod.
Download
http://www.snitzbitz.com/mods/details.asp?Version=All&mid=172
Support:
If you have problems installing this MOD, post your questions in the Help: MOD Implementation forum.
If you have general questions about the mod (not questions about errors you get with it), you post them in this topic. |
Support Snitz Forums
|
Edited by - Davio on 25 June 2004 06:49:00 |
|
|
OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
4969 Posts |
|
|
taropatch
Average Member
USA
741 Posts |
Posted - 14 January 2004 : 16:48:21
|
quote:
Originally posted by OneWayMule
Just curious, will this be included in the base code sometime?
From what I've read, I highly doubt that. But thanks Davio for making this mod. My feeling is that despite the user's NIS being at fault, I (as Admin of my forum) want to make it as painless as possible for new members to register and post. |
 |
|
|
ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 14 January 2004 : 17:29:33
|
I guess the mod was created precisely to address one of the most common issues in the Help forums. Recognisedly this is a NIS issue and NIS 2004 even has a way to allow you to avoid it, but the simple addtion suggested by the mod can avoid a lot of user trouble and admin headaches.
I don't know whether this will make the base code, that's someone else's call, but as long as the code uses the referer info as it does now, it will be easy to provide a similar way around. |
Snitz 3.4 Readme | Like the support? Support Snitz too |
Edited by - ruirib on 14 January 2004 17:30:07 |
|
|
|
NorwegianViking
Junior Member
Denmark
119 Posts |
Posted - 19 January 2004 : 03:53:40
|
Hello
Great MOD, Davio.
Easy to install. (Best MOD-installation documentation so far...)
IMHO, this should be part of standard Snitz code. Many people use NIS. I assume the code is adapted to other programs peculiarities, so why not for this issue that can prevent potentional members from joining a forum. |
kind regards
NorwegianViking
Mod installation for beginners | User registration problems?
|
|
|
|
Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 19 January 2004 : 09:53:15
|
I should mention that if you have Gauravbhabu's HTTP_REFERER mod (topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=41148) to fix the registration problem with NIS users, this mod will still work. You don't have to uninstall it.
But you don't need Gauravbhabu's HTTP_REFERER mod. This mod replaces that mod. |
Support Snitz Forums
|
|
|
|
MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
2625 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2004 : 14:01:25
|
I found a 'problem' with this mod, at least on my site...
If I use this mod, the TOPIC Title is not shown anymore in the Title bar...it seems that the function GetNewTitle(strScriptName) stops working correctly.
Normally the TITLE section of a topic.asp would be build up like this : [ oxle - topictitle] [ forumtitle ], but when I use this mod all you'll see is [ oxle ] [ forumtitle ] |
portfolio - linkshrinker - oxle - twitter |
|
|
|
ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
|
|
ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2004 : 14:32:15
|
I know why it happened. I will talk to Davio and a fix will be posted soon.
Basically it has to do with the variable name strScriptName. The variable was already being used by Snitz, so a name change in the mode code's is required, while maintaining the Snitz variable as before the mod addition. |
Snitz 3.4 Readme | Like the support? Support Snitz too |
Edited by - ruirib on 26 January 2004 14:39:01 |
|
|
|
Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2004 : 16:09:51
|
Mod file has been updated with the changes.
The strScriptName variable in the referer mod code has been renamed to strRefScriptName, so the original variable data for strScriptName won't be changed.
This was done in both inc_header.asp and inc_header_short.asp. |
Support Snitz Forums
|
|
|
|
MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
2625 Posts |
|
|
NorwegianViking
Junior Member
Denmark
119 Posts |
|
|
richfed
Average Member
United States
999 Posts |
Posted - 27 January 2004 : 05:04:42
|
I had this referer mod and didn't notice any problems ... till I read this thread, and, sure enough ...
So, I applied the new, fixed version. Received this error:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0009'
Subscript out of range: 'ubound(...)'
/messageboard/inc_func_common.asp, line 2157
Am I the only one?
Ooops ... sorry ... got caught up in the moment. See here: http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50891 |
Edited by - richfed on 28 January 2004 06:22:36 |
|
|
|
ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
|
|
wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 29 January 2004 : 07:14:43
|
| This is probably one of the most useful MODs in ages, I applied this to 3 different forums, and they all have more registrations than before...and I haven´t done anything extra for promotion. |
|
|
|
ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
|
|
Topic |
|
Topic Locked
