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Re: JavaScript code security

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From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject Re: JavaScript code security
Date Wed, 24 May 2017 14:28:47 +0100
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"Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> writes:

> justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> wrote on 24 May 2017 in 
> comp.lang.javascript:
>
>>> The bottom line is that client-side scripting can't do any serious
>>> validation.  Use it to improve the user experience, not to protect your
>>> data integrity.
>>> 
>> "Certainly", could you show me an example?
>
> Wrong Q.
>
> "An" example of code that "can't do" something is nonsense.

You cut too much context.  justaguy quoted "certainly" because I'd
stated that something can certainly be done (circumvent client-side data
validation) and he was asking for an example of that.  The thread seems
to have moved now so no need for one, I think.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 13:02 -0700
  Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 13:11 -0700
    Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 17:56 -0700
      Re: JavaScript code security Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-24 02:44 +0100
        Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 19:06 -0700
          Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 09:11 +0200
            Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 05:56 -0700
              Re: JavaScript code security Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2017-05-29 14:57 -0400
                Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-30 09:41 +0200
                Re: JavaScript code security Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-06-23 10:53 +0200
                Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-06-23 13:38 +0200
            Re: JavaScript code security Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-24 14:28 +0100
              Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 18:07 +0200
        Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 06:01 -0700
          Re: JavaScript code security John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-05-24 14:19 +0100
            Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 10:01 -0700
              Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 19:18 +0200
                Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 11:39 -0700
                Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-24 23:07 +0200
                Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 14:26 -0700
                Re: JavaScript code security "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-05-25 16:26 +0200
  Re: JavaScript code security Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-05-24 01:12 +0200
    Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 17:15 -0700
      Re: JavaScript code security Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2017-05-24 04:14 +0200
        Re: JavaScript code security justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2017-05-23 19:47 -0700
  Re: JavaScript code security Myers <xdaamanx@gmail.com> - 2017-05-29 07:54 -0700
  Re: JavaScript code security Myers <xdaamanx@gmail.com> - 2017-05-29 07:55 -0700

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