Re: Validate Radio Buttons?

From	Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: Validate Radio Buttons?
Date	2013-08-02 20:06 -0400
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On 2013-08-01 10:10 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 8/1/2013 9:25 PM, Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
...
>
> Yes, it is quite simple to check the referrer.  However, that's a poor
> thing to check, because it isn't a required field and may not be set.
> Additionally, some firewalls/security products will strip the
> HTTP_REFERER before sending the data (Norton has been famous for this in
> the past - I don't know if they still do it).

Yup!  No Referrer, no access! Wrong referrer, still no access. Spoof it 
properly or forget it. Along with other checks &k balances along the way 
of course.

>
> The result is checking HTTP_REFERER will keep out more valid users than
> it will block hackers.

That sounds like a bunch of bologna unless you can cite something 
verifiable to support it.
    I have never, in over a decade, seen Referrer ever block anyone and 
I receive host reports of every single contact attempt on my site, 
successful or not. Daily.
    The only reason I don't have anything more cohesive to support my 
claim is that I lost a lot of memory due to a serious brain concussion a 
few years back, necessitating   re-learing a LOT of things, but I still 
have all my records in archive.
    Every contact is and was evaluated to see if I care why a contact 
attempt failed.  Being so near a college town, there are a lot of 
abandoned and unsuccessful access attempts. So far none have succeeded 
although it's been a long trip getting my knowledge back!

So if you can, please cite something to support your claim that it keeps 
out more valid users than bots & hackers & crackers.





>

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Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-31 14:20 -0400
  Re: Validate Radio Buttons? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-31 20:00 +0100
    Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-01 17:11 -0400
  Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-07-31 15:07 -0400
    Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-07-31 21:37 +0000
      Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-01 16:47 -0400
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-01 17:25 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-01 17:53 -0400
            Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-01 19:50 -0400
    Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-01 17:16 -0400
      Re: Validate Radio Buttons? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-02 00:40 +0100
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-01 20:09 -0400
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-02 19:42 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-02 19:56 -0400
            Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-04 11:57 -0400
              Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-04 22:06 -0400
                Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-05 11:17 -0400
                Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-05 11:33 -0400
      Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-01 19:53 -0400
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-08-02 03:25 +0200
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-01 22:10 -0400
            Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-02 20:06 -0400
              Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-02 20:20 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? - LiveHTTP headers bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2013-08-02 08:05 -0400
            Re: Validate Radio Buttons? - LiveHTTP headers The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-02 13:21 +0100
            Re: Validate Radio Buttons? - LiveHTTP headers Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-02 08:44 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-02 19:51 -0400
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-02 19:47 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-02 19:54 -0400
      Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-08-01 16:54 -0700
        Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-02 20:10 -0400
          Re: Validate Radio Buttons? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-08-02 17:21 -0700
  Re: Validate Radio Buttons? RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-04 16:17 -0400

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