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Limiting "From" Input #176178 07/11/2002 9:19 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121 Dennis Jones Member
Dennis Jones Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121	In the user's from text box in their member profile people usually enter about 2 paragraphs of text. Well Id like to limit te amount of text that can be entered so that it discourages users from "The bowels of hell where people rot and die and barf up blood" cannot register on my boards I Cannot Support Ubb Via ICQ or MSN. Not because I dont want to its just I cant.

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Re: Limiting "From" Input #176179 07/11/2002 11:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 5,073 Portland, OR Charles Capps Admin Emeritus
Charles Capps Admin Emeritus Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 5,073 Portland, OR	Ever checked out the moderation queue? UBB.classic: Love it or hate it, it was mine.

Re: Limiting "From" Input

#176180 07/11/2002 11:13 AM

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In ubb_profile.cgi, find:

Code

[/code]Add after that:

Code
</pre></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold">NOTE: Replace "40" on line 2 to the number of characters you want to allow.</span><br><br>In ubb_registration.cgi, find:<br><br><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Code</div><div class="ubbcode-body ubbcode-pre" ><pre>
Add after that:

Code
</pre></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold">NOTE: Replace "40" on line 2 to the number of characters you want to allow.</span><br><br>In vars_wordlets_err.cgi, find:<br><br><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Code</div><div class="ubbcode-body ubbcode-pre" ><pre>
After that add:

[code]

Hopefully this will work.

(I don't think this counts as my first hack, unfortunately...

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Re: Limiting "From" Input #176181 07/13/2002 8:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121 Dennis Jones Member
Dennis Jones Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 121	Thanx man Ill give that a shot. Hopefully this will filter out the lamers I Cannot Support Ubb Via ICQ or MSN. Not because I dont want to its just I cant.

Re: Limiting "From" Input #176182 07/13/2002 8:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,849 Southern California RandyM Spotlight Winner
RandyM Spotlight Winner Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,849 Southern California	quote: Originally posted by Charles Capps: Ever checked out the moderation queue? It's a god send.

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