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Updates: Usernames, PHP version


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Restricted usernames to all standard English characters. OzTitan pointed out that if someone wanted to use Unicode characters to make a new account with what appeared to be the same name as someone else, even though it wouldn't be, they could. They would have no access to each others information but a troll could potentially abuse it.

For example, someone could have created an account with the name OILERMAN and replaced one or more of the letters with its Unicode equivalent and may have been allowed the name for about five minutes before ultimately being given a Stone Cold Stunner by Scotty.

Also reduced the allowed length of usernames to 20 from 26. Why? Because its supposed to be a name and not a thesis and your long ass thesis name thing is breaking the layout.

PHP version upgraded to latest.

Board software upgraded. Functional upgrade. No security fixes required with this one.

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9 hours ago, TitansGuru said:

For example, someone could have created an account with the name OILERMAN and replaced one or more of the letters with its Unicode equivalent and may have been allowed the name for about five minutes

 

Yea that's what happened!

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