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[challenge entry] Toast will ALWAYS land butterside down

Unless it's attached to a kitten.
1st post!

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(safetoast, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 16:57, archived)
# see my profile!
FACT: 'Scientists are currently developing "cat butter" which self-rights falling toast'

welcome!
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 16:59, archived)
# *looks at profile*
'I am also the one that started the chain of events leading to the banning of javascript from profiles. Sorry... '

damn
(1, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:00, archived)
# yes
it turned out by a clever combination of javascript document.write commands, you could pass usernames and passwords to a logging script on your server, such as PHP.
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:01, archived)
# oh
i thought you would have done something less serious like making annoying dialog boxes come up
(1, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:02, archived)
# i didn't log passwords. didn't occur to me, only usernames/hits were logged
it was tef who discovered unencrypted passwords could be logged.
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:03, archived)
# Actually...
I discovered it some time before but did the sensible thing and mailed Rob rather than making it common knowledge. So ner.
(I helped save b3ta! Ptortoise, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:09, archived)
# he did fuckall about it then
until it was too late
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:11, archived)
# Well, not as such..
the response I got was, "Cheers - I'll forward it to Cal. He'll probably put a patch in place in a few days."

I suppose it wasn't much of a priority while nobody knew about it, which is the good thing about it going public :)
(I helped save b3ta! Ptortoise, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:20, archived)
# I thought that was Tef
with his nasty show your username and password when you see his profile, malarky
(I helped save b3ta! Pootle, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:01, archived)
# i inspired him though.
i made a nice use of scripts, he changed it a bit and got nasty.
(I helped save b3ta! _null_, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:03, archived)
# ahh
I still blame him, but as I've never got the hang of javascript, it's not been much of a burden
(I helped save b3ta! Pootle, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:07, archived)
# LOL!
That wouldn't suprise me!!
Tef scares me when he starts telling me my passwords (I trust him enough not to do anything with them, but it seems worryingly easy)
(I helped save b3ta! Generationgav, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:04, archived)
# they used to be recorded in your cookies
they aren't any more
(I helped save b3ta! new_matt, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:08, archived)
# yeah
i know that....I've been having a little play with b3ta myself (in the most friendly way possible)

My university dissertation is to research into, write up and create a secure website....
(I helped save b3ta! Generationgav, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:11, archived)
# damn
that could put me right out of business
(safetoast, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:01, archived)
# Welcome aboard!
Home time Wooooooo!
(I helped save b3ta! Dogtanian, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 16:59, archived)
# So therefore..
All someone needs to do in order to invent a hovercar-type contraption is superglue a load of cats with their backs to the ground and toast butter side up to the bottom of their car. Hey presto!
(I helped save b3ta! Finite "Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 16:59, archived)
# g'day
woo goodfirst postage pull up a kitten etc
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 17:00, archived)