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+--- Thread: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread (/showthread.php?tid=92)
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Well... look at their track record. They always come back, but they wait like three weeks before they decide to actually do anything.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Gmdykfuiygh66476 - June 11th, 2013
I found this too funny.
On the smfnew homepage, I clicked the "games" directory. The message I got? "Please leave : )"
looooooooooooooooool
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Are you serious? Even with the
smiley? Haha wow... that's too funny.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Acko - June 11th, 2013
I wonder what they're doing in there, being all secretive and all... makes you question their leadership :
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Probably files that they don't want you downloading.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Acko - June 11th, 2013
Maybe they host their stash there?
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Well they just made their entire FTP of their site basically public... just go to their homepage. They've failed. Simple
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Gmdykfuiygh66476 - June 11th, 2013
"please leave"
don't worry, everyone who had a forum on your service already has
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Acko - June 11th, 2013
I'm not sure if the database.xxxx.php files are useful, but couldn't you just right click and 'save target as' if you lost your database?
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
It doesn't store the database. It probably either stores the information about how to connect to it, or has functions in code for dealing with it. I haven't looked at it of course, but that's the way SMF does it I think.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Gmdykfuiygh66476 - June 11th, 2013
ooooooooooooooh.... my inside email address and password thief is getting excited..
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Acko - June 11th, 2013
you have a grudge against an smfnew forum or something?
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Yeah seriously...
My understanding, based on the explanations from previous downtime, is that they use a separate database for each forum. That's a positive at least. (It's really inefficient to do that, but hey, it means less account theft!
)@Aco: We all do. They are pretty messed up haha. Most of us have had some pretty sour experiences with them.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Gmdykfuiygh66476 - June 11th, 2013
lol, i'm not actually going to access these files. I was just joking
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
I won't either. It doesn't take a hacker to get into stuff in its current condition, but it's simply not the right thing to do, so I won't mess with any of it.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Acko - June 11th, 2013
Well, if somebody does have a grudge, assuming those hold the databases, someone could REALLY mess up a site by getting the admin username and password (assuming it's not encrypted).
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - Darth-Apple - June 11th, 2013
Passwords on SMF forums are always encrypted, so that won't be happening.
Re: The SMFnew "downtime" discussion thread - simlink - June 11th, 2013
Meh, I just don't care about them. It's honestly getting to the point where it's funny to watch this train wreck unfold...