Club Arnage
Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: DJet on October 03, 2025, 04:54:55 pm
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Having done several (more than 5!) upgrades on a clone of this server in my virtual environment, I have just tried the same on the active server - and after a bit of unexpected issues, I believe the theme is now sort-of working. Let me know if you think otherwise.
This is only the FIRST STEP - the next will be to migrate to my new(er) server, which is a major switch in both operating system and web service system - but then the forum softyware can be upgraded to the newest version.
DJet / Lennart Sorth, CAforum admin.
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It's alive :D
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It's alive :D
It is indeed, and I just modified the stylesheet a little so the top bar looks more familiar.
Next step: The major move to a other server .... :-)
Thanks for testing !
/L
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Blimey. Even renders well on a phone!
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Looks fine to me, what's he eventual goal and purpose? Just updating software?
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DJet have you received a private message from me? If not, it's broken!
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Looks fine to me, what's he eventual goal and purpose? Just updating software?
PM's indeed work :-)
Well, my last many years at work (I am now retired!!) I was awfully busy in great ways - but it meant I never felt I was on top of the forum software to an extent where I could update and fix any issues that almost inevitably comes along (themes etc)
So we were still running embarrassingly old software - and still are (!). This version 2.0.19 is the newest possible on the old OS on the server itself, but 2.0.19 is a LOT better securitywise than the 1.1.21 we were running up until now.
I have a much newer and much more powerful server installed in the datacentre, more or less ready to take over. This runs current OS and a brand new way of separating the websites (for security reasons).
I have two SMF forums (this and the www.matrasport.dk) on it, and 5-6 more static websites plus some email systems, but once I feel like taking the plunge, I will swap IP address of the servers.
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Was a shock to log in and see all the changes. Several spam bots posted which ill report as I see them.
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Yeah thanks Kev, we had a sudden influx of new registrations which must have been bottled up in the old version. I've deleted the accounts but keep reporting if more turn up.
DJet, can we implement two step registration where an application needs to be approved by a mod? Would help with our compliance with the new UK Online Safety Act also.
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No problem here to help
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DJet, can we implement two step registration where an application needs to be approved by a mod? Would help with our compliance with the new UK Online Safety Act also.
oh yes we can - in fact that’s how my Matrasport.dk/forum has always run - but it obviously puts more load on you moderators.
Also, the last few years the server has lost its email forwarder, without which it requires admin logging in and checking (rather than receiving an email)
For matrasport I *do* get emails, but that’s because it lives inside the same server - I don’t think the old server can send emails as it is - though I thought I saw evidence of this new version somehow overcoming that. Do you receive emails from the forum when PM’s arrive or similar ?
I prefer completing the switch to the (much) newer physical server and get the email sorted there, before we change the registration stuff. That will also put us on the newest SMF version, where dealing with the newest legislation is easier.
/Djet (aka Lennart)
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DJet, can we implement two step registration where an application needs to be approved by a mod?
Ha ha. In retrospect would you have approved some of the drunken reprobates you had the pleasure/misfortune of meeting over the years?
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DJet, can we implement two step registration where an application needs to be approved by a mod?
Ha ha. In retrospect would you have approved some of the drunken reprobates you had the pleasure/misfortune of meeting over the years?
Certainly - though as this old server still has problems sending emails, it means admins will have to keep looking for new members and approve as required.
We also used to have a couple of benign questions that requires knowing what Club Arnage is about, which had been cleared by the upgrade.
I have thus re-established them - and new members musty answer right to two of the three:
How many hours does the event run for ?
In which country does the event happen ?
What’s the name of the event city ?
I think that keeps a fair bit of automated spam-bots away.
/Lennart
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IP test
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Yay - I modified Sources/Load.php to force the code to use HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR rather than REMOTE_ADDR, which seems to have fixed the logged IP address on posts at least.
There is still a QueryString.php file which has many places I could do the same, but it doesn't seem to be required for what we need.
Lets see if new registrations gets logged with a real IP rather than 127.0.0.1
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Lets see if new registrations gets logged with a real IP rather than 127.0.0.1
YEP, new registrations gets logged with their correct IP now (I registered a user named "IP test" - checked the IP was logged, then I approved it, and deleted it)
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Thanks, that is all a vast improvement from a mods point of view, and along with Dave's revised T&Cs helps us comply with the new Act.
Thanks for your work on this.
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ok, by cross-referencing the Apache log, with the varnish (proxy/cache) enormous log, I have updated the IP address of the user registrations that got listed as 127.0.0.1 (until I patched the SMF files).
That means now we can at least see where they came from in admin/members.
There are a number og Russian and Middle-East ones - to save you the lookup, I include the table here (you need a wide screen):
id username email IP(wrong) Date-of-registration real-IP whois-info
4259 Claude-roand claude.francoise@ggmail.website 127.0.0.1 Oct 13, 2025, 02:08:19 pm 95.221.198.192 Net By Net Holding LLC, Moscow, Russia
4258 Keithtaply 66@woldex.online 127.0.0.1 Oct 13, 2025, 08:46:05 am 91.84.115.213 SERVERS TECH FZCO, Ifza Business Park, Dubai
4257 Jaimenuddy e1qrq1q1wr2qq1d@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 13, 2025, 07:09:11 am 31.130.137.252 LLC "AVANTA TELECOM", Russia
4256 Arthuroxift salesx19@iartun.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 13, 2025, 02:47:55 am 185.247.184.90 GLOBAL INTERNET SOLUTIONS LLC, Russia
4255 Azerea a@xelo.pro 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 10:38:37 pm 88.97.246.218 YouFibre, London, UK
4254 AnthonysBup olga.grigor070797@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 04:17:57 pm 192.109.138.145 RIPE, NL ...
4253 Romatriag gasiogarit@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 01:29:46 pm 109.107.186.56 SERVERS TECH FZCO, Ifza Business Park, Dubai
4252 PhillipCic adv25@aolimo.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 09:09:00 am 91.228.155.80 Fornex Hosting, Estepona, Spain
4251 123bzIply 123bv9@123bv1.it.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 04:02:56 am 45.117.164.56 IRT-VNNIC-AP, Ha Noi, VietNam
4250 123bJoync 123bv9@123bv2.it.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 01:44:52 am 103.151.53.189 IRT-VNNIC-AP, Ha Noi, VietNam
4249 123bEnelp 123bv7@123bv1.it.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 01:23:07 am 103.188.242.81 IRT-VNNIC-AP, Ha Noi, VietNam
4248 BrianBut mrtommyk@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 12, 2025, 12:14:22 am 5.143.41.95 PJSC Rostelecom, Russia
4247 TimothyRix xrujujikis@anonmails.de 127.0.0.1 Oct 11, 2025, 12:05:49 pm 5.196.78.175 OVH SAS, Roubaix, France
4246 Williamanise nikita356314@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 11, 2025, 08:39:01 am 46.8.221.114 Contel OOO, Bazhova, Moscow, 129128, Russia
4245 CharlesExone ha.luongkim95@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 11, 2025, 08:00:41 am 192.73.244.36 NetActuate, Inc, Raleigh, NC
4244 muzxyz dvfkpqulq@zvezdaforum.ru 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 09:28:41 pm 188.130.211.102 Biterika Group LLC, Russia, Moscow
4243 ShopforMib ejwfmfcc@cetakexpress.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 07:20:53 pm 150.136.58.182 Oracle Corporation, Austin, TX
4242 xrbyjwbbm bms@brandshield.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 05:05:02 pm 194.62.55.202 SiberDC, Kavacik Mah. Fatih Sultan Mehmet Cad, TL
4241 evichepic zarahsmallive64235o@ctive.org 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 04:24:18 pm 158.173.3.3 RIPE, NL ...
4240 Louisreant okna.master.vitebsk@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 10:45:00 am 45.88.106.84 RIPE, NL ...
4239 Holographicomi irishpolevaultmonkey@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 09:47:36 am 98.188.47.132 Cox Comms, Atlanta, US
4238 Passneinc gugloff.444@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 02:18:13 am 146.103.106.124 RIPE, NL ...
4237 Independentvsa michael.flynn@davispolk.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 02:15:02 am 72.214.108.67 Cox Comms, Atlanta, US
4236 123bNig 123bv4@123bv2.it.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 10, 2025, 01:33:35 am 45.117.164.30 ODS Joint Stock Co, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
4235 Artkameraru_Kib building.sal.e.sru@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 09, 2025, 03:05:54 pm 95.27.42.178 CORBINA TELECOM Network Operations, Russia
4234 Josephdiste adv@iartun.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 09, 2025, 11:26:14 am 5.253.31.94 GEOHOSTING-NOC, Buharest, Romania
4233 NAERTREGE1187604NEWETREWT zaojhaxi@tubermail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 09, 2025, 07:42:52 am 165.231.182.14 N I Team, Johannesburg, South Africa
4232 krakenruss yourmnui8ail@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 09, 2025, 07:42:45 am 46.28.234.124 EUROHOSTER Ltd, 8000, Burgas, BULGARIA
4231 Awinroadads wirople@igredan.fun 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 11:10:11 pm 37.139.53.214 Kupriyanov Pavel Nikolaevich, Russia
4230 Normandjak yourmail344@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 05:45:18 pm 128.90.145.4 Unus Inc, Austin, TX, 78703, US
4229 Alfredpar dser5857@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 04:12:02 pm 192.73.244.36 NetActuate Inc, NC, 27605, US
4228 RichardVep work777top@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 02:06:37 pm 135.181.79.90 RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE)
4227 123blouBy 123bv1@123bv2.it.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 01:38:24 pm 103.188.242.20 BAO LONG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, Ha Noi, VietNam
4226 AlexanderNus lev26971@gmail.com 127.0.0.1 Oct 08, 2025, 12:58:34 pm 212.192.55.206 193091 St.Petersburg Russia
My gut feeling is that most of these can be deleted - as they all occurred in a flush, just around the upgrade time, but I will let the moderators have a look.
/Lennart
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also, - I have updated the phrasing of that annoying database error you sometimes get at login (which just require you to reload your browser tab to continue) - so it now actually says so:
Before:
The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: p_member_ip
now at least :
The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: p_member_ip - please just reload your browser tab to continue
This will go away when we get to the newest forum version. I have had a look, but it seems too difficult to fix the error in this version, and also somewhat waste of time as we will soon get on the new version.
