[thelist] xssi serving up separate css

The Optimizer chrism at puffofsmoke.net
Fri Oct 12 11:07:16 CDT 2001


>  ><tip>Always use server-side validation for form input. It is a trivial
>  >matter to bypass JavaScript validation in order to populate a database
>  >with meaningful code. </tip>
>
> I think you mean "meaningless data" here ;)

I assume from the emoticon you're joking, but consider the implications of
allowing unvalidated strings into your database. About the simplest example
I can think of is displaying pornography on a public message board.
Unpleasant at the very least.

Regards

Chris Marsh





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