Usernames [CLOSED]

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:38 pm

When I register as Dawg or Big_Dawg, once registration is complete my username changes to dawg or big_dawg

There is a regular expression somewhere that needs tweaking.

Dawg

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

As designed Smile

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:51 am

Is this some security thing that I am not aware of? Is there some other advantage of having everyone using lowercase names?

Dawg

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:05 am

Not security - Preference. Names like NeCRomAncEr (just an example) make me crazy. You can always alter the one or two lines of code Smile

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:32 pm

Should we make it a configuration switch? I personally prefer to give my customers the opportunity to use whatever they wish for a user name, within reason of course... just suggesting...

Or, maybe a note in a readme or HowToInstall or maybe a Sticky once the release comes out.

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:46 pm

I hate the thought of more configuration Laughing

. For me, I thin something in the HowToInstall would be sufficient.

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:04 pm

Raven wrote:

I hate the thought of more configuration Laughing

. For me, I thin something in the HowToInstall would be sufficient.

Ya....that is fine. Change XXXX to YYYY.

It will be one of the first things I do....I just think it makes it alot easier to read.

Dawg

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:01 pm

Oh what the hey! I added a configuration setting

/*********************************************************************************
/* Force username to lowercase only
**********************************************************************************/
$forceLowerCaseUserName = TRUE; //Setting this to FALSE will leave usernames as enteres.

Big_Dawg,

I have it set to false if you want to test it Smile

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