I don't "block" ads on this (or any) site but since I have scripting
disabled there are a large number of sites (including tdwtf) where I don't see them. Using client side scripting to display ads puts the control in the
hands of the client and IMO is an invitation for people to to not
display them. If a site uses a server-side
method for inserting ads in a page then they'll be displayed in my browser.
I'll make tempory config changes on the (rare) occasions that I have to
in order to use a site (and even then only if have to use [i]that[/i]
site and no other) which will often cause (extra) ads to be displayed
but I'm not going to permenantly change my config just to show ads.
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RE: Curious -- who blocks Ads, and Why?
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RE: Two questions: phpBB security holes and (unrelated) md5
@felix said:
@NonComposMentis said:
I don't know the exact version where the chage was made (or what the
current version is come to that) but phpBB2 has been ok with
register_globals disabled for a while.
My mistake. Those sanity checks must be leftovers, then?
It's been a while since I looked inside (or used) phpBB so I'm not sure
but IIRC you can use it with register_gobals on or off so the sanity
checks are still required for the latter. I think that turning
register_globals off isn't required as a lot of managed hosting
will still have it enabled due to the amount of scripts requiring it.
Since php now has register_globals disabled by default, the next version of phpBB may well require it.
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RE: Two questions: phpBB security holes and (unrelated) md5
@felix said:
It seems everyone forgot about the PHPBB-related question. Here's what
I could determine from a brief look inside: it relies on
register_globals (ouch!) and is "secured" through an ever growing list
of sanity checks. Now, the team has a good history of plugging security
holes in a timely manner, but I can tell that nothing short of a
complete rewrite will stop new ones from appearing. So I guess PHPBB is
ok, if you're willing to patch your installation every few weeks...
I don't know the exact version where the chage was made (or what the
current version is come to that) but phpBB2 has been ok with
register_globals disabled for a while.
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RE: Sorting by..
Steam does (or did, I've not used it for a while) factor geographical
location into the server lists (based on the assumption that close
server = low ping).
IIRC the list of servers you get from the master servers is
sorted to give you close servers first where the "closeness" is
determined by IP and/or netblock.