If you are too damned lazy to type "BOFH"
in the Google search box, then I will not
be inconvenienced explaining BOFH to your
lazy ass.


Clickety-click,

BOFH


* On Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 09:36:13PM -0700, Keith Smith wrote:
> and what is a BOFH?
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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