Poster: Sij at 9/16/2005 2:00:28 AM PDT
Subject: Item link security and getting booted. |
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Below is part of a different thread discussing links. Can anyone enlighten me or point me some sort of guide on what conditions will cause you to get booted if you access links to items you have not seen in game.
The history is my addon allows you to send links over private channels, but if this will cause people to possibly get booted from the game, then I'll need to squash it quick.
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It's also worth noting that doing such a thing will cause you some possible risk you can choose between
1) Not being able to use the 'link' for items you haven't seen before.
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2) Risking the possibility of getting yourself disconnected when you try to use the 'link' for items you haven't seen before.
If you encode and decode the links yourself, YOU are responsible for protecting YOURSELF (The standard channels protect recipients from the sender by disconnecting the sender)
Damn. Why do I have that sinking feeling. So if I receive links to items I have never seen on the Trade channel, then I don't get booted, but if I encode and send the links on a private channel I will get booted?
Do you know the design by any chance? Any way around this, like can I force the server to register an item link as been seen? Or can I check what items are valid for me to see?
Based on what you said above, here is my theory: If you see the link via the trade channel it flags you as having seen it? Hence you don't get booted, but if I encode and hide the link inside a private channel, then I can transmit it, but because the server doesn't see it as a link, then it won't update me as having seen the item and boot me if I try and access it?
Seems I might need to do some quick patching. This will teach me to code with a hgh level charact that's probably seen most items anyway.
Interesting in hearing what you know. Iriel, you're such a mine of information.
Guilded http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=905
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Poster: slouken at 9/16/2005 9:09:51 AM PDT
Subject: Re: Item link security and getting booted. |
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Any item you have not seen this session (in inventory, on another character, in the auction house, on the trade channel, etc.) is potentially an invalid link.
If GetItemInfo() returns non-nil, you can use the item in a tooltip, but you still can't necessarily link the item to someone else.
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Poster: slouken at 9/16/2005 10:40:47 AM PDT
Subject: Re: Item link security and getting booted. |
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Use Iriel's comments, they're more clear. :)
I'm not sure what you mean by subverting private channel links (?)[ post edited by slouken ]
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Poster: slouken at 9/16/2005 11:10:51 AM PDT
Subject: Re: Item link security and getting booted. |
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I imagine that if the links are explicitly filtered out then the designers don't want links sent over the channel.
However, I'm not a designer, so I can't make the call. :)
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