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09 February 2001, 12:10 AM
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Many answers to unasked questions, ta.
About the password problem, any ideas. We use windows NT, with IE 5.0 The option is probably burried in a option....somewhere.
About the password problem, any ideas. We use windows NT, with IE 5.0 The option is probably burried in a option....somewhere.
09 February 2001, 11:11 AM
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1)I notice that my pc at work stores my username & password - obviously not very secure. How do I disable this.
2)LOL, whats that mean - lots of laughs ?? or something else.
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2)LOL, whats that mean - lots of laughs ?? or something else.
airhead
09 February 2001, 11:25 AM
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Hi Airhead
This is a draft copy of what I sent to SDB for a new users guide/FAQ. It's on his list of things to do, to tighten it up a little and publish, but it should be enough to be getting along with
<B>Scoobynet New Users Guide.</B>
Hi,
Welcome to the scoobynet bbs.
This short note is to help you find the answers to any questions you may have regarding this bbs and
This note can't hope to answer EVERY question you might have, but hopefully it will point you in the right direction to look.
<B>Ok I joined this bbs when drunk, but I don't have a Subaru. Does it matter? </B>
Not at all. The bbs is open to anyone. Many of the prominent members of the bbs do not own an Impreza, and the cars owed by members range from Ford RS200's to Nissan Micra's.
<B>What are all these forums for? </B>
Usually the forum title speaks for It's self., except maybe 'the muppet show'. This was created for general Sillyness,jokes, frivolity and other such malarky. Threads posted to other forums such as 'My car is better than your car' etc etc will inevitably end up being 'muppetised' and moved to this forum. The general forum is just what it describes. If you can't find a home for your comment or question, and it's of a fairly serious nature then it goes there.
<B>So what kind of people use the BBS? </B>
It seems to be anyone and everyone. The WRC Rally driver Richard Burns has been known to post to the bbs occasionally and even reads it(although what he makes of it all is another matter
). The bbs also has regular visits from prodrive, Subaru dealers and people from all over the world, so there's a wealth of information out there. A fair percentage seem to be in IT, but don't let put you off. You will find people who can assist on pretty much any subject you care to mention. Like everything you get out what you put in.
<B>What subjects/topics are inappropriate? </B>
Although most of the people on the BBS are adults, there may be children reading so no **** or pictures of gore please. The use of mild swearing is generally deemed acceptable, but many prefer to use *'s to blank out the offending word.
If you have a complaint against a dealer or company, please try and sort it out with them before posting. Naturally use the bbs to check if what they are saying is correct and what your courses of action are but on the whole a good rule of thumb is to leave out the name of the dealer/company in question whenever possible. Of course sometimes name and shame is a valid approach to use, but it's nearly always best to try every other course of action possible before posting such threads.
<B>What are all these grinning faces etc in the posts? </B>
These are emoticons or smiley's and they show all kinds of emotion in the responses that text cannot usually describe. When you open or respond to a post you will see a little line of text called 'Smilies legend' and this tells you what each little face means and how to put it in
<B>I see loads of pictures that people have put in their posts. How do I do it? </B>
The easy way…
A user called Mattski has developed a most excellent little utility for doing just that. His instructions are found below
The way it works is as follows.
1. Go to the website and click Browse, select a local file for upload.
2. IF the file is allowed to be uploaded, i.e. you're not trying to upload something daft like an executable or zip file etc the system will save the file to it's disk.
3. The file is renamed to use a unix timestamp. i.e. say you upload scooby.gif the new file might be called 981158519.gif. There is a very good reason for this, it makes it fairly hard to guess what a file might be called plus it gives us some form of uniqueness (ish). Basically, it retains the extension and replaces the filename with a timestamp.
4. The system then displays some info, this includes the original filename, the size of the file, the new file etc.
5. More importantly it lets you test the upload has gone o.k... click a link and you're file will be displayed in a new window.
6. Also... it builds the appropriate ScoobyNet Image tag for you, simply copy and paste it into your post and away you go.
The URL is..
This is a draft copy of what I sent to SDB for a new users guide/FAQ. It's on his list of things to do, to tighten it up a little and publish, but it should be enough to be getting along with
<B>Scoobynet New Users Guide.</B>
Hi,
Welcome to the scoobynet bbs.
This short note is to help you find the answers to any questions you may have regarding this bbs and
This note can't hope to answer EVERY question you might have, but hopefully it will point you in the right direction to look.
<B>Ok I joined this bbs when drunk, but I don't have a Subaru. Does it matter? </B>
Not at all. The bbs is open to anyone. Many of the prominent members of the bbs do not own an Impreza, and the cars owed by members range from Ford RS200's to Nissan Micra's.
<B>What are all these forums for? </B>
Usually the forum title speaks for It's self., except maybe 'the muppet show'. This was created for general Sillyness,jokes, frivolity and other such malarky. Threads posted to other forums such as 'My car is better than your car' etc etc will inevitably end up being 'muppetised' and moved to this forum. The general forum is just what it describes. If you can't find a home for your comment or question, and it's of a fairly serious nature then it goes there.
<B>So what kind of people use the BBS? </B>
It seems to be anyone and everyone. The WRC Rally driver Richard Burns has been known to post to the bbs occasionally and even reads it(although what he makes of it all is another matter
). The bbs also has regular visits from prodrive, Subaru dealers and people from all over the world, so there's a wealth of information out there. A fair percentage seem to be in IT, but don't let put you off. You will find people who can assist on pretty much any subject you care to mention. Like everything you get out what you put in.<B>What subjects/topics are inappropriate? </B>
Although most of the people on the BBS are adults, there may be children reading so no **** or pictures of gore please. The use of mild swearing is generally deemed acceptable, but many prefer to use *'s to blank out the offending word.
If you have a complaint against a dealer or company, please try and sort it out with them before posting. Naturally use the bbs to check if what they are saying is correct and what your courses of action are but on the whole a good rule of thumb is to leave out the name of the dealer/company in question whenever possible. Of course sometimes name and shame is a valid approach to use, but it's nearly always best to try every other course of action possible before posting such threads.
<B>What are all these grinning faces etc in the posts? </B>
These are emoticons or smiley's and they show all kinds of emotion in the responses that text cannot usually describe. When you open or respond to a post you will see a little line of text called 'Smilies legend' and this tells you what each little face means and how to put it in
<B>I see loads of pictures that people have put in their posts. How do I do it? </B>
The easy way…
A user called Mattski has developed a most excellent little utility for doing just that. His instructions are found below
The way it works is as follows.
1. Go to the website and click Browse, select a local file for upload.
2. IF the file is allowed to be uploaded, i.e. you're not trying to upload something daft like an executable or zip file etc the system will save the file to it's disk.
3. The file is renamed to use a unix timestamp. i.e. say you upload scooby.gif the new file might be called 981158519.gif. There is a very good reason for this, it makes it fairly hard to guess what a file might be called plus it gives us some form of uniqueness (ish). Basically, it retains the extension and replaces the filename with a timestamp.
4. The system then displays some info, this includes the original filename, the size of the file, the new file etc.
5. More importantly it lets you test the upload has gone o.k... click a link and you're file will be displayed in a new window.
6. Also... it builds the appropriate ScoobyNet Image tag for you, simply copy and paste it into your post and away you go.
The URL is..
09 February 2001, 01:20 PM
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There probably a cookie created when you reply to something, delete that and it "should" remove you authentication details. The only way to prevent this is to disable the use of cookies, do that and most of the websites you use will probably fail to..
Good 'ol MS, works well - half the time
Good 'ol MS, works well - half the time
09 February 2001, 01:55 PM
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There's two sides to this: first, the site uses cookies, which can be disabled in IE options (tools/options) and also in your profile (within this site).
The second side is "Autocomplete", which is the bit when it offers to remember your passwords. Turn off autocomplete by tools/options content tab then in personal information, turn off AutoComplete stuff.
Nick.
The second side is "Autocomplete", which is the bit when it offers to remember your passwords. Turn off autocomplete by tools/options content tab then in personal information, turn off AutoComplete stuff.
Nick.
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09 February 2001, 02:00 PM
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Another thing: if you're using NT and all have different log-ons, you won't be able to see someone else's details. You're secure, as long as you use an account unique to yourself, you're fine.
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