The new TAT2.0. And how it works (technical questions)

[ponchi101]

Ok. One more update.
It seems the attack has stopped (he grew bored) or I was able to fend him off. Because I am pretty sure that the person attacking us is doing it from the inside, I will not say what I did. But, it was a simple thing so I will repeat that same little action with certain frequency. That way, I can keep some bots at bay.
I took this opportunity to update a whole bunch of extensions; I had been sloppy on this and many were outdated by now. So, some may look a bit different. One plus: the new MEDIA EMBED extension allows for better handling of embedding media. I hope it helps when you do so.

And.
I loaded a new extension that allows you to SCHEDULE YOUR TOPIC. You can now create topics and give them a time in which they will go ON LINE. If you leave the option blank, the topic is posted immediately. May be a good option for our contest staff:



Hope all these things will make the forum safer and more fun. Let me know if you see anything odd. Or anything new that you like

[ti-amie]

Ponchi thank you for all you have done to keep us afloat! I am seeing some of the new things and so far so good.

[Fastbackss]

Wait...from the inside? Yikes

[ponchi101]

Wait...from the inside? Yikes

Easiest way to attack a site is if you have access to it. Since we allow registrations (as hard as I have made it), I believe that the person has access to our cookie.
You know, Trojan horse thing.

[Fastbackss]

That's crazy but understandable when you say it that way

[ponchi101]

FYI.
I tested the DELAY POSTING function. It works like a charm, and you only need to set up the time according to YOUR TIME ZONE. That means, if you set it for 11:00 AM, it will go on line at 11:00 YOUR TIME. No UTC conversion needed.