Problems posting pmails with latest Opera browsers? Read this.

[da9000]

I finally (it's taken a while, although I've not been actively trying to "debug" the issue) figured it out:

You HAVE to enable "Send Referrer Information". Press F12 or go to the QuickPrefs and look for it.

Normally I turn it off since many times it's abused and a security issue, but for Amiga.org you must turn it on for pmail to work. Sucks and I don't know why, but that's the deal I guess.

BTW, when it doesn't work the pmail window says:
"Errors
 None

 Go back"

... yet it never sends the pmails.



DING DING DING DING!

I just realized: the referrer info sending is what's also keeping Opera from posting or editing posts! (just had it happen to me!)

[da9000]

@Wayne:

No problem!

@LoadWB:

I don't know all there is about this topic (and would like to know more), but what I do know is that it's actually used maliciously by many sites and hackers because it's flawed by design or rather aspects of it. See links at the bottom of the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referer
and of course this:
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec15.html

Also:
http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/01/16/zombie-comment-spam-referer-spam.html
http://daringfireball.net/2003/06/take_your_trackbacks_and_dangle
http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/firefox-referer-spoofing/
http://www.specialhack.com/article.cfm/id/212245


A question that always came to my mind is:
Why many sites (most of he ones I visit) don't have a problem with it off? (in the sense that if it's very good for security...) I'd be interested to learn more about the why in this case.