Why no hot linking?

[impulse]

If you won't allow us to upload avatars to the forum how else are we to display them >:

[modetwo]

If you won't allow us to upload avatars to the forum how else are we to display them >:
You must keep the avatar on a server somewhere, and link to it from here.
You can send the avatar to me if you'd like, I can host it for you.
My mail-adress is in the profile . . .

PS: I refuse to host image-sig's, only avatars!

[impulse]

I've never used a forum which didn't allow it. I always thought they looked nice.

[impulse]

In addition, which ever forum host assumed I used the same pass here as for my site won't be so lucky next time.

[Yenzarill]

uhh... Impulse... are you feeling ok? :stabbed:

[Percolator Fish]

In addition, which ever forum host assumed I used the same pass here as for my site won't be so lucky next time.

You appear to be accusing the moderators of trying to 'hack' your site. I'm ninety percent certain that the password you gave to use on this board is stored in an encrypted state, and is not available to the moderators. That's the way most forums software works.

[Dalai]

That's right, Percolator. We can't view passwords, only reset them to something new, ask any phpbb admin.

[Scrawprin]

That's right, Percolator. We can't view passwords, only reset them to something new, ask any phpbb admin.

Give Dalai a gold star. :thumb: I also run some forums using phpBB and yes, the only thing I can do is reset the password if needed.

[modetwo]

I also run some forums using phpBB and yes, the only thing I can do is reset the password if needed.
Sure about that? :twisted:

[Scrawprin]

Sure about that? :twisted:

Ummm...

/me runs away! :chase:

[Omega]

Sure about that? :twisted:

:twisted:

[modetwo]

All that I'm saying, is that passwords etc. in a database isn't secure, even though they are encrypted. There's lots of tools to crack an encrypted password.

[Yenzarill]

There's lots of tools to crack an encrypted password.

Indeed, I use notepad.

[Omega]

-=:ToB:=- :twisted:


*wink to modetwo*

[Thwark]

there's far to much homoerotic nudging between modetwo and omega going on.

[modetwo]

there's far to much homoerotic nudging between modetwo and omega going on.
Hey, he is the one hitting on me!!

[modetwo]

There's lots of tools to crack an encrypted password.

Indeed, I use notepad.
You 1337?

[Yenzarill]

notepad can do anything. I play thievery via notepad too, typing commands and saving them to an ASCII file which is periodically check by a custom module I made for the game. ph34r notepad. :grin:

[BobTheDog]

When I need to work on graphic design stuff I just use Notepad. I think Paint and more complicated programs tend to be overkill.

[MrEricSir]

That crazy SimpleText on the Mac can rip CDs, speak in robot voices, and play sound files. Microsoft needs to get their act together and incorporate these features into Notepad.

[MrEricSir]

All that I'm saying, is that passwords etc. in a database isn't secure, even though they are encrypted. There's lots of tools to crack an encrypted password.
You can crack a phpBB password, but it will take a long time. The way it works is this: the password that you create is hashed using MD5 (which is built in to PHP) and then the hash is stored, but not the password. Anytime you type in your password to login, that string is hashed and the compared to the one in the database.

This is considered the best way to store passwords. Hackers, shitty admins and database administrators won't know your password. Only old/insecure software stores plain text passwords (UBB comes to mind.)