MediaWiki-l April 2006

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by Karl-Otto Kirst 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Hallo, again and again, a user with a user name in numbers like "1145347339" is spamming our wiki. We just have installed SpamBlacklist extension, but it didn't help against this spammer. The spammer is creating a lot of pages with spam content beginning with the following text: ----- <div style="display:none"> [We are delicate. We do not delete your content.] [l_sp979] ... ----- How can we block this type of spam, when the default SpamBlacklist doesn't work? Regards Karl Kirst ---------------------- post(a)karl-kirst.de ---------------------- www.karl-kirst.de ---------------------- Mitarbeit am ZUM-Wiki: www.zum.de/wiki

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] <div style="display:none">
by Arthur Guy 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

Two statements like this wont work; the second line will override the first. Arthur arthur(a)assys.net -----Original Message----- $wgSpamRegex="/overflow\s*:\s*auto/i"; $wgSpamRegex="/display:none/";

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] Interwiki link and space in url
by Jan Steinman 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

> From: Tels <nospam-abuse(a)bloodgate.com> > > (The advise of the day is: you should not put spaces in filenames. > Especially not when they can be accessed over the web.) More specifically, I believe a space is not a legal character in a URL, although various browsers may (illegally!) accept them. As pointed out, you can access filenames with illegal URL characters by hex encoding them. Space would be "%20". But in general, don't put illegal URL characters in file names if you intend for them to be accessed from a web browser. Safest bet is to limit URL characters to alphabetic letters, numerals, underscore, and hyphen. Note that some non-alphanumerics (like "?", "=" or "&") have their own semantics in a URL, and MUST be avoided or hex-encoded to work in ANY browser! :::: Life is a race between education and disaster. H.G. Wells :::: :::: Jan Steinman http://www.VeggieVanGogh.com ::::

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Announce: slides extension (create presentations inside mediawiki)
by Tels 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

Moin, after a lot of work I am happy to announce the first version of an extension which lets you easily create presentations inside a Mediawiki-wiki. It is easy to use: * the entire presentation can be described in a few lines in a template * topics and subtopics are supported * additions/deletions/resorting are always possible and automatically update the navigation bar on all slides * unlike the DynamicPageList extension(s), you need not to put the slides into a category (saving the category-bar and thus space), and it is cache-friendly: all slides are fully cached * lets you hide UI elements to make more room on the screen * developed and tested on Mediawiki v1.6.3, but should work on v1.5.8 Although I do not like dog-food :), I started my own wiki and created a presentation on how to use this extension: http://bloodgate.com/wiki/index.php?title=Wiki-Presentations Hope you like it. If you install this extension on you wiki, and create some open presentations with it, please let me know :) Best wishes, Tels -- Signed on Sat Apr 15 21:06:36 2006 with key 0x93B84C15. Visit my photo gallery at http://bloodgate.com/photos/ PGP key on http://bloodgate.com/tels.asc or per email. "In 1988, Jack Thompson ran against Janet Reno for DA of Dade County: Thompson's unique campaign message was that Reno was unfit for the job because, as a closeted lesbian with a drinking problem, she was great candidate for blackmail by the criminal element. Jack never explained why this remained a threat even after he exposed her 'secret'. Reno cruised at the polls."

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Interwiki link and space in url
by Chris McIntosh 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

I am trying to do [[test:/blah/My Page | My page]] Where test is a interwiki link like http://test Wiki renders this as a link like http://test/blah/My_Page Note how it makes the space an underscore. I can't find a way for the space to remain a space since on my server the file is actually called "My Page". Thanks Chris McIntosh

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Export, using dumpBackup.php
by MediaWiki-l.20.stefan817＠spamgourmet.com 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

Hi @all, I try to make a complete backup from my current wiki. Therefore I use dumpBackup.php, which I have copied to my /var/www/wiki. AdminSettings.php is configured and commandLine.inc is copied to the same directory. When I try to call my /wiki/dumpBackup.php from the browser, I get "This script must be run from the command line". Also I tried: debian:/var/www/wiki# php dumpBackup.php -bash: php: command not found How can I call the script from the command line? All other trials did not work too, e.g. "php dumpBackup.php --current" Is there anything else to install or configure? The other question: what is a good method to backup the whole system (DB, Images, Configs, DB-Users...)? The description at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Export is a little bit small... Regards Stefan -- Analog-/ISDN-Nutzer sparen mit GMX SmartSurfer bis zu 70%! Kostenlos downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer

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Parsing Extensions in Templates
by John Stowers 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

Hello All, I have a wiki, currently running the GeSHi syntax highlighting extension[1]. I wish to use this from within a template page (Template:HF). This template page contains the following wikitext Click [http://john.greenbirdsystems.com/files/{{{1}}}<http://john.greenbirdsystems.com/files/%7B%7B%7B1%7D%7D%7D>here] to download this file. <bash-file>/var/www/john .greenbirdsystems.com/files/{{{1}}}</bash-file> According to the extension, the file between the <bash-file> tags should be parsed and displayed inline when I call {{HF|test.sh}} from another page. But because the order that extensions and templates are processed all I get is Click here to download this file. Could not load /var/www/john.greenbirdsystems.com/files/{{{1}}} See how the template var is not expanded. The extension gets called first. Can anyone suggest a solution to my conumdrum? When not in template form the plugin works great. Its source code is available at [1]. I have done quite a bit of research trying to get tis to work but couldnt find anywhere that said anything about this situation. Help would be appreciated. Cheers John [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ajqnic:GeSHiHighlight

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XHTML 1.0 Strict Validation of Mediawiki output
by Mathias Schindler 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

Hi, I've recently checked Mediawikis output for XHTML 1.0 Strict compliance. The only error that is occuring all the time is border attribture to the wikimedia logo at the bottom of the page. http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNo… <strike>I can't remember seeing other validation errors besides this one in the W3C validator.</strike> http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGe… 9 erros. There seem to be no tickets in the Mediazilla that refer to XHTML strict (http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209). Besides the more or less academic use of having XHTML strict output rather than XTHML Transitional, is it actually an achievable goal for our kind of output? Mathias

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bug in 1.5
by Sterling D. Allan 16 Apr '06

16 Apr '06

I know you are tied up with 1.6. I'm not too much in a hurry to upgrade inasmuch as the version of 1.5 I have is so stable. (if it aint broke...). Anyway, I found a bug today; and just wanted to see if you've addressed it in 1.6. If I define a <h1> or 2, 3 header before the == defined headings on a page, then when I click on the "edit" button next to heading, it actually jumps up to a previous heading section to edit it, depending on the number of <h1> defined headings I have before the first == defined heading. So I had to go in and remove the <h1> defined headings. Sterling http://peswiki.com

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Question about email confirms and passwords --not working
by Stanley M. Zoltek 16 Apr '06

16 Apr '06

I hope someone can help on this, I have installed mediawiki and all works but the following. 1. When logging in if I click on "E-mail password" th logs say apache has sent the mail, but it is never received. 2. Same when trying to use the "confirm" email feature. Thanks in advance for any help on his matter. Stanley

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MediaWiki-l April 2006