I Should Probably Change My Password (731 hits)
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Submitted by Gent (View user info) at 2004-04-04 15:37:18 EDT
This is not the real Gent. The reason I am writing this is to point out a small, but irritating flaw in the Ubersite. When not logged in, the boxes for Random Joe's name and email are very similar to the login boxes for name and password. As a result, I have encountered, at least five different times, instances in which Random Joe comments give away the user's password. It's not a huge deal, unless you do it yourself. I, not Gent, caught myself doing so earlier today as a matter of fact. Regardless, there IS a link in "my account" to change your password, but that still doesn't stop other people from logging in as you, and possibly changing your password, if you don't realize that you've given away your info.
Anyways, is there anything that might prevent this? Say, requiring the email field of Random Joe to include an @ sign? I don't know, but it might be nice to look into, Bart.
Being the non-vindictive person I am, I'll just leave Gent's account as is, adding only this errant post. I just thought that this would be a more eye-catching and controversial way to get my point across. Good day.
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Submitted by Gent (user info) at 2004-04-09 10:25:21 EDT (#)
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I think I might know who did this.
Submitted by Gent (user info) at 2004-04-05 10:29:30 EDT (#)
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And this post by an imposter received more attention than my last few posts.
Submitted by Gent (user info) at 2004-04-05 09:57:50 EDT (#)
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I actually noticed when I did this once, and I was hoping no one would catch it. I guess the smart thing would've been to change my password at that time.
And you're right about the name and email boxes for random joe's.
Submitted by FleetEnemaBadass (user info) at 2004-04-04 17:13:12 EDT (#)
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Ubersite is full of problems. Who coded this shit?
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-04-04 17:07:00 EDT (#)
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Nice try, Gent. We're onto your bullshit.
Submitted by Tom (user info) at 2004-04-04 16:27:28 EDT (#)
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Only about 10 month after I signed up I realized how stupid it was to use my last name as a password and promptly changed it after the ability came up.
Why anyone would want to break into my account, I just don't know.
Submitted by drink_DDT (user info) at 2004-04-04 15:54:59 EDT (#)
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fuck you random JOE!
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-04-04 15:44:26 EDT (#)
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Random Joes are useful sometimes, especially in Uber Madness, for when you'd like to stay anonymous..
Submitted by WiKi (user info) at 2004-04-04 15:43:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Must destroy mankind! (His watch alarm goes off) Ooh, lunchtime!
-- Homer Simpson
Homer Goes To College
Submitted by drink_DDT (user info) at 2004-04-04 15:40:18 EDT (#)
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IF I were Bart, I wouldn't allow any random people to comment or rate anyway. I would make it a members only thing.
Submitted by russizm (user info) at 2004-04-04 15:39:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
HACKERS ON UBERSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omfg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!