NationStates Jolt Archive


Password Warnings

Thelas
08-12-2003, 19:22
Well, I think this is a new idea. I just tried to get into a region, and when I did, I found out it was password protected. I looked at the regional happenings, expecting to see a warning to the nations inside the region. I was surprised that nations inside a blocked region could not see when some one tried to get in.

Here is what I propose, when a nation attempts to get into a region, the regional happenings are updated to show that a nation (unsecsesfully) tried to get in.

This would solve greifer problems, defender regions would be able to see who was attacking them.

This might cause a band-width issue, but I was just wondering.
HC Eredivisie
08-12-2003, 19:25
i thought there was.
The Basenji
08-12-2003, 19:25
This is already in place. Once you try to unsuccessfuly join a region that is password protected, it will say this-

Regional Happenings-

(Whatever nation) tried to join (Whatever region) but did not know the password.
SalusaSecondus
08-12-2003, 19:27
The warning is only posted if the password is guessed incorrectly.
Emperor Matthuis
08-12-2003, 19:30
a number of times
Spoffin
08-12-2003, 19:49
a number of timesNo, once will do it.
Naleth
08-12-2003, 20:13
I think I tried to do this once (unintentionally) but no happenings warning showed up in the region ...

I know that there is a happenings warning, but is it maybe for every attempt after the first?

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Phoebos
09-12-2003, 01:04
A test:

1. I set the password 'rightpassword' on Fnord Cabal
2. I try to enter the region, using the password 'wrongpassword'
3. A message:
"Moving from North Somerset to Fnord Cabal: You have not entered the correct password for Fnord Cabal."
4.The regional happenings board:
2 minutes ago: The Sanctum Arcana of Phoebos password-protected the region.
5 days ago: The UnSTOPable Nation of The NationStates Bunny departed this region for FO ALL MY FOOS
5 days ago: The UnSTOPable Nation of The NationStates Bunny arrived from Flyngistan.
27 days ago: The Sanctum Arcana of Phoebos departed this region for North Somerset
5. I try again to enter the region, using the password 'incorrectpassword'
6. A message:
"Moving from North Somerset to Fnord Cabal: You have not entered the correct password for Fnord Cabal."
7. The regional happenings board:
5 minutes ago: The Sanctum Arcana of Phoebos password-protected the region.
5 days ago: The UnSTOPable Nation of The NationStates Bunny departed this region for FO ALL MY FOOS

8. You get the idea for the third attempt.
9. I try a fourth and fifth time. This time, I get a new message:
"Since you have repeatedly entered the wrong password in a short period of time, you have been temporarily blocked from moving into password-protected regions. "
10. The regional happenings board:
10 minutes ago: The Sanctum Arcana of Phoebos password-protected the region.
5 days ago: The UnSTOPable Nation of The NationStates Bunny departed this region for FO ALL MY FOOS
5 days ago: The UnSTOPable Nation of The NationStates Bunny arrived from Flyngistan.

Now, as I can't try any more times due to being blocked, and as the message hasn't come up... where is it? Or does my being founder of the region have anything to do with this?
Phoebos
09-12-2003, 01:09
A further test: I repeated the experiment with a puppet completely unafilliated with Fnord Cabal, and once again got to the blocked stage without any mention on the regional happenings board.

Bug?
SalusaSecondus
09-12-2003, 02:27
I'll look into it.
[violet]
09-12-2003, 08:41
The message is not posted all the time, to prevent it from being used as a spam weapon. From memory, the warning only comes up if the nation tried 3 or more times to enter, and then it's only posted once (not every unsuccessful attempt from then on).
Phoebos
09-12-2003, 19:47
How come it didn't appear during my test? I tried to enter the region 5 times, with two successive nations
Myrth
09-12-2003, 19:56
Did you try entering passwords?

[EDIT]
I tried that until I got "Since you have repeatedly entered the wrong password in a short period of time, you have been temporarily blocked from moving into password-protected regions." and still no message was displayed.
Phoebos
09-12-2003, 21:48