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  1. Forum SPAM Warning to New Users...

    in General discussion

    Posted

    I have noticed an alarming trend among the 'new user' profiles of late in which a significant portion have commercial / advertising / spam URLs connected to the 'current signature' section of their profiles. POSTING using these types of URLs or hidden / masked URLs will GET YOU BANNED from this forum WITHOUT NOTICE and the offending post will either be removed (if irrelevant) or edited (if it contains anything that actually contributes to the forum). If this trend continues, more actions by the moderators may be necessary to keep the Ketarin forum focused on Ketarin. It would also be nice if other legitimate users would use the 'Report' link related to an offending post to help the moderators in this effort. Thanks for everyone's cooperation!

     

    I have started banning new users with frivolous posts to ANY thread if they have spam URLs in their profiles as of 8/8/10...

     

    Addendum:

    THIS THREAD is for the Admin and Moderators unless you have some input of MAJOR significance.

  7. My Resignation as Moderator...

    in General discussion

    Posted

    Actually Flo, I am discovering the Ketarin forum to be more therapy for me than I ever realized. I need the therapy at least a few times a week and it's a lot cheaper than counseling. :) LOL In other words... you may be stuck with me, albeit less frequently and in a more limited role. As I have stated before, I LOVE Ketarin and wish to contribute to it's future as it has radically modified my tech responsibilities! Without it, I would still be manually retrieving 100s of dls for PC/Linux support or using much less effective means.

  11. SourceForge.net Template (Test)

    in Templates

    Posted

    Thanks for the tip, but I don't understand. Is it even possible to set a dynamic referer in Ketarin? I've tried using variables in the spoof referer box without luck (for another site, but with similar requirements).

    Yes Shawn... variables within the referrer is one of the things we lobbied Flo for and it was added in February to Ketarin's feature-set. See this post: http://ketarin.canneverbe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3294#p3294

  12. Testing a new CNET Download.com Template

    in Templates

    Posted · Edited by CybTekSol

    Try this Shawn... it is based on my CNET template. Modify it for your setup...

     

    <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Jobs>
 <ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Guid="532b2dd1-6688-417b-be8f-60b9dccb6f87">
<DownloadBeta><placeholder name="Download Beta Versions?" value="Default" options="Default|Avoid|AlwaysDownload" /></DownloadBeta>
<DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
<CheckForUpdatesOnly><placeholder name="Check for Updates Only?" value="false" options="false|true" /></CheckForUpdatesOnly>
<VariableChangeIndicator><placeholder name="Change Indicator?" value="" options="|version|{f:yyyy}-{f:MM}-{f:dd}" /></VariableChangeIndicator>
<CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
<ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
<ExclusiveDownload><placeholder name="Exclusive Download?" value="false" options="false|true" /></ExclusiveDownload>
<HttpReferer>{redir1}</HttpReferer>
<Variables>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>CNetDownloadName</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>Textual</VariableType>
		<Regex />
		<TextualContent><placeholder name="CNet Download.com App Name from URL? [Example: Avast-Home-Edition]" /></TextualContent>
		<Name>CNetDownloadName</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>CNetSearchPage</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
		<Regex>(?<=\<form method="get"\saction="/)(.+?)(?="\sclass="universalSearch")</Regex>
		<Url>http://download.cnet.com/</Url>
		<Name>CNetSearchPage</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>find</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
		<Regex>(?<="resultInfo".*?href=.+?)({CNetDownloadName}/.+?\.html)(?=")</Regex>
		<Url>http://download.cnet.com/{CNetSearchPage}?query={CNetDownloadName}&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads</Url>
		<Name>find</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>version</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
		<Regex>(?:"softwareVersion"\scontent=")(\d+[\.\d+]+?.*?)(?:")</Regex>
		<Url>http://download.cnet.com/{find}</Url>
		<Name>version</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>redir1</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
		<Regex>(?<=class="downloadNow".*?a\shref=")http://dw.com.com.+?(?=")</Regex>
		<Url>http://download.cnet.com/{find}</Url>
		<Name>redir1</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
  <item>
	<key>
	  <string>download_url</string>
	</key>
	<value>
	  <UrlVariable>
		<RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
		<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
		<Regex>(?<=META\sHTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"\sCONTENT="\d;\sURL=)[a-z]+://.+?(?="/>)</Regex>
		<Url>{redir1}</Url>
		<Name>download_url</Name>
	  </UrlVariable>
	</value>
  </item>
</Variables>
<ExecuteCommand><placeholder name="Execute Command AFTER Downloading?" value="" options="copy /y "{file}" "{archive_folder}\{category}"|copy /y "{file}" "{install_cache_folder}"&|copy /y "{file}" "{shared}\{category}"&|copy /y "{file}" "{install_cache_folder}" & copy /y "{file}" "{secunia_suggested}"&|{run_7-zip} x "{file}" -r -aoa -o"{install_cache_folder}{appname:replace: :_}_v{version}"&|{run_ue} "{file}" "{install_cache_folder}{appname:replace: :_}_v{version}"&|{run_7-zip} x "{file}" -r -aoa -o"{nirsoft_utilities_root_folder}{appname:replace: :_}"&|{run_7-zip} x "{file}" -r -aoa -o{sysinternals_suite_root_folder}&|" /></ExecuteCommand>
<ExecutePreCommand><placeholder name="Execute Command BEFORE Downloading?" value="copy /y "{file}" "{archive_folder}\{category}"" options="copy /y "{file}" "{archive_folder}\{category}"|move /y "{target}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}*.*" "{archive_folder}\{category}"|move /y "{target}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}*.*" "{archive_folder}\{category}"|del /q "{target}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}*.*"|del /q "{target}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}*.*"|" /></ExecutePreCommand>
<Category><placeholder name="Category?" value="New" options="Antivirus|CD-DVD|Data|Distros|Drivers|Education|Engineering|Finance|Games|Internet|Media|Miscellaneous|New|Office|Personal Productivity|Programming|Security|Test|Text|Utilities" /></Category>
<SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
<PreviousLocation />
<DeletePreviousFile><placeholder name="Delete Previous Version?" value="true" options="true|false" /></DeletePreviousFile>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<FileHippoId />
<LastUpdated xsi:nil="true" />
<TargetPath><placeholder name="Save to Location?" value="{target}\{category}\" options="{target}\{category}\|{target}\|{startuppath}\{category\|{startuppath}\|" /><placeholder name="Rename Rule Convention?" value="{appname:replace: :_}_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}" options="{appname:replace: :_}_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}|{appname:replace: :_}_install_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}|{appname:replace: :_}_installer_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}|{appname:replace: :_}_setup_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}|{url:basefile}_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}" /></TargetPath>
<FixedDownloadUrl>{download_url}</FixedDownloadUrl>
<Name><placeholder name="Application Name?" value="New CNet App Download" /></Name>
 </ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>

     

    Enjoy!!

  13. My Resignation as Moderator...

    in General discussion

    Posted

    @Flo,

    I'll continue to contribute when I can... at the very least I will log-in every couple of days to delete spam for you and answer questions on a less frequent basis. BTW, forum member username 'shawn' has offered to help as a moderator on a limited basis (2x a week or so). He apparently is a 'technogeek' like me, so I feel confident he can contribute in other ways to the forum as well as his time permits. :)

  14. Online Database Updates

    in General discussion

    Posted

    FLO!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH with these spammers... 'Elfin Ruler', 'yentb' and this 'leekien' character above have GOT TO GO!! PLEASE either give me the ability to do it or do it as SOON as possible. This is ridiculous and is killing the forum that we have worked so hard for... IMHO. :( There may be others but this would be a start.

  19. Online Database Updates

    in General discussion

    Posted

    @necrox,

    Although I have removed them from the two forum sections that I still have moderator privileges for, I don't have privileges for the other three, so at the present I can't help. I just e-mailed Flo regarding escalating my privileges so at least I can log-in every couple of days and clean things up for him since he's tied up with CDBurnerXP and hopefully he'll give me the privileges required to boot these offensive spammer accounts as well. ;)

  20. My Resignation as Moderator...

    in General discussion

    Posted

    Thank you all for your kind comments, however, this is not goodbye as I'll still be stopping by from time to time to see how things are going and contribute... (should have made that point more clear). And... I won't rule out offering to help again in the future if Flo will allow. I just don't have the time necessary to do justice as a moderator here for the foreseeable future. ;)

  21. Backslash in regex

    in Bugs

    Posted

    I think I had the two forward slashes in my previous post confused with two backslashes ( \\ )... Try two backslashes ( \\ ) with EACH backslash you use... in other words... 3 backslashes will make 1 backslash in regex.

  23. SourceForge.net Template (Test)

    in Templates

    Posted

    Sigh.

     

    SourceForge changed their link structure, breaking over 30 of my apps. This is infuriating.

    Yes indeed shawn, ALL of mine are broken as well. It appears you MUST have a referrer now for ALL downloads from SF. :( I have figured it out, but it will take some time to adjust all of the effected apps and change my personal template as it is a major tweak. I am capturing portions of the download URL and piecing it together to form the referrer. Such as:

    hxxp://sourceforge.net/projects/{refer1}/files/{refer2}/download

    Where:

    {refer1} is the alphanumeric section just after hxxp://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ in the download URL

    and

    {refer2} is the remainder of the download URL before ?use_mirror

    to form referrers such as:

    hxxp://sourceforge.net/projects/akelpad/files/AkelPad%204/x.x.x/AkelPad-x.x.x-bin-eng.zip/download

    Hope this helps!

  24. Online Database Updates

    in General discussion

    Posted

    I am sincerely sorry about your personal losses, and wish you well.

    THANK YOU Trident and I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE for coming down on you so hard... it is out of my character and I should not have let my personal/professional situation 'spill over' into the forum. The last thing I want to do is sour someone's experience with Ketarin as I am so fond of it I donated my time for the past year to aid Flo's efforts.

    Having said that, i find it unfair that you apparently expect me to know just how many moderators this forum has, who they are, and why they aren't answering a question.

    Under 'User List'... sort by number of posts... descending... and the Titles are listed...

    Especially in light of the fact that others have asked similar questions about the O.D. that have NOT been answered since last year. So i've noticed a pattern there.

    I believe Flo is devoting all his time to CDBurnerXP these days and will eventually address this...

    I also find your use of the word "Newbie" to smack of arrogance.

    Sorry, but I was a 'Newbie' at one time also as we all are...

    Apparently asking a legitimate question about the application on the application's forum (of all places) is reserved for "veterans".

    Not so... it was not the question but the accusatory tone, however, I should NOT have reacted as I did. Again, I apologize.

    Meanwhile, i notice that my question has STILL not been answered.

    I am sure Flo will be back as soon as possible... PLEASE BE PATIENT EVERYONE and ENJOY Ketarin!

  25. My Resignation as Moderator...

    in General discussion

    Posted

    It is with deep sadness that I announce my resignation as moderator of the 'Tips and Tutorials' and 'Templates' sections of the Ketarin forum. I would like to THANK YOU ALL for the time here, especially Florian for allowing me to help here and with the development of such a WONDERFUL application as Ketarin. Life has changed dramatically for me in the past year, for better or worse, which has dramatically changed my priorities. I've lost so many family members this past year, my love for technology has now been relegated to a tertiary role in my life as I want to spend more time with my loved ones in the future. I pray you all can understand and respect my decision. I wish you all the best in life, especially Florian and those members that I had frequent direct contact with such as appyface, FranciscoR, Stalker and andreone... to name a few. THANKS for the ride and the memories. Again, THANK YOU FLO for the opportunity!

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