and what is a BOFH?



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From: <sinck@ugive.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: php crypt function


>
> \_ I need something I can use in a URL link.
> \_
> \_
http://www.myserver.com/phpscript.php?arg1=lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf
sdf&arg2=LKJLKJLKJLKJLKJLKJSDFSDFSDFSDFSDFSDF
> \_
> \_ How does it look?
> A bit longish....
>
> \_ Some browsers
> Did you mean "mail user agents" here?  Like outlook?  The rest of my
> discussion assumes so.
>
> \_ truncate long URLs, some stretch them out so they're
> \_ still valid if you click on them.  Most users are too stupid
> You're on your way to becoming a BOFH.
>
> \_ notice if they're wrapped and they need to copy and paste into a
> \_ browser window.  Given the random nature of characters in the hash,
> \_ it's impractical to ask them to type them in by hand.
> \_
> \_ Any suggestions?
> Can you fold arg1 and arg2 into a single arg and go md5 on that?
> You could build your own hashing algorithm....
>
> Also, be aware of evil hashes that start with '3D'.  Why is that a
> problem, I hear you ask?  Well, consider what happens when you have:
>
> http://foo.com/foo.php?arg=3D234....
>
> Looks normal to me and you, but if you get it filtered through a
> quoted printable MUA through whatever means, you'll get it confused as
> http://foo.com/foo.php?arg=234.... or
> http://foo.com/foo.php?arg=3D3D2343... which is uncool.  (Because
> quoted printable uses = as an escape, and =3D is the escape for '='.)
> Trust me.
>
> \_ > aaaaaa two of us!  I knew I should have stayed away from the cloning
> \_ > lab photocopier.
> \_
> \_ Is that YOUR face I see when the bathroom mirror is all steamed up? :-)
> Yup, just me and Alice on this side of the looking glass.
>
> David
>
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