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Sigar
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 Posted - 23 November 2005 : 08:25:04
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While testing my forum I discovered a strange thing about the Poll MOD.
If using Firefox I can vote only once, even if I logout and then login again using a different member account.
If using IE with no cookie (blocked by firewall, Norman), I can use the same account to place multiple votes. (Haven't tried this with Firefox.)
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Shaggy
Support Moderator
Ireland
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Posted - 23 November 2005 : 08:33:20
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This sounds like proper (or at least intended) behaviour to me. When you vote in a poll, a cookie is set on your machine to indicate that you have done so. So, even when logged in with a different account, the cookie will always "tell" the forum that you have voted in a given poll. Of course, without the cookies, the forum can't tell whether or not you've voted in a poll which is why you are able to vote multiple time when you block cookies.
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Davio
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Posted - 23 November 2005 : 14:37:53
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| Hmm, maybe if the cookie can't be set, then we should prevent persons from voting? hmm |
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Shaggy
Support Moderator
Ireland
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Posted - 24 November 2005 : 08:05:16
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Or maybe the next version could include a new table that holds the poll id and the member id to keep track of who has voted in what polls? That way, as well, multiple members using the one computer wouldn't be prevented from voting in a poll once one of them has.
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 24 November 2005 : 11:50:53
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hehe Shaggy, you sound like you don't use the poll mod. 
If you set the poll to members only, it does just that. No cookies are set. Just tracks it by the members ID.
When it is set to Everyone can vote, it utilises both cookies and database (when they are logged in). |
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Shaggy
Support Moderator
Ireland
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Posted - 25 November 2005 : 05:36:39
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Originally posted by Davio
hehe Shaggy, you sound like you don't use the poll mod.
That obvious, huh?!  All I know of the Poll Mod is what I've read in these forums or have figured out from brief scans of the source files!
Maybe then, it could be modified so that, if it is set for anybody to vote, member's votes are still tracked in the table with non-member votes being tracked by cookie?
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Davio
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Posted - 25 November 2005 : 10:12:31
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Maybe then, it could be modified so that, if it is set for anybody to vote, member's votes are still tracked in the table with non-member votes being tracked by cookie?
How is that different from what I just mentioned Shaggy?
When it is set to Everybody, members votes are stored in both a cookie and in the database. In that case they might log out and try to vote again.
Non-members votes are stored in the cookie only. That's the only way to track non-members votes. |
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Shaggy
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Posted - 25 November 2005 : 10:23:12
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Sorry, man, misread your post; ain't feeling 100% today.
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Davio
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Posted - 25 November 2005 : 14:30:36
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Hey, no prob. Figured you must be losing it, so I took time to explain it again.  |
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