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Topic: error registring new users

Posted By: mycplus
Subject: error registring new users
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 7:30am

Hello,

our server is using webgarden and if we disable the webgarden its working but if we enable its not working.

Error is that users cant register accounts and security images dont show up....

our server ppl added somelines of code into the files and it was fixed on some forums

http://adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp - http://adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp

http://debug.adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp - http://debug.adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp

on first one users can not register but on the secod users can register.

here is the code that the server ppl added in the 2nd link and the same code is not working on http://www.mycplus.com/forum/registration_rules.asp - http://www.mycplus.com/forum/registration_rules.asp both sites are running under same server.

here is the code they added

register.asp
Line 1097
Response.Cookies("lngSecurityCode") = Session("lngSecurityCode")

security_image.asp
Line 70
intImageNumber = Mid(Request.Cookies("lngSecurityCode"), intImageNumber, 1)

Plz anyone help me resolving this issue

thanks

saqib

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 8:11am

It sounds like your web farm admin haven't setup the servers to pass sessions between servers.

The security images require sessions variables, and so do a number of other items in the forum. If sessions can not be passed between the servers you will get the problems you mention.

The work around that you have posted is to place the session variable for the security images into a cookie.

This could work, but as the session variable is placed into a cookie it makes the security images a complete waste of time as they would no-longer protect against bots and remote form submission, which is what they are for.

If your web farm admin can not set up the servers to pass around session variables then you need to remove the security images from the registration page. You will also find some other features will not work how they should.

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Posted By: mycplus
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 8:16am

then why its working here

http://debug.adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp - http://debug.adsltech.com/portal/forum/registration_rules.asp

its also on the same server and they added those lines of code i mentioned above

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 1:57pm

Please read my last post, I have covered your question already.

As I mentioned in my last post, by adding those lines that you posted it will get around the problem, but it uses a cookie to store the session variable which completely defeats the object of using session variables and makes the security images completely useless as they will no-longer give any protection against bot and remote form submission.

Also you will find other features will not work the way they should without being able to use sessions.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 2:24pm

Basically if you are going to use a cookie to store the session variable in, as in your work around you posted, you might as well remove the security images altogether as they will no longer offer any protection.

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