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Lance Corrimal

I don't do stupid.

Join date: 9 Jun 2006

Posts: 877

02-18-2009 04:51

how do i get the online status for a list of people?

lets say i have a list of UIDS in my script, and i want to know for each of them if the person is online or not... how do i do that?
for obvious reasons i cant simply iterate over the list, since dataserver replies are asynchronous...

any tips?
bye,
lance

Jesse Barnett

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Join date: 21 May 2006

Posts: 4,160

02-18-2009 05:07

It can be done and doesn't take much searching through the wiki to show how. In fact yesterday I posted exactly how to do it to demonstrate the absurdity of some security precautions and transparency of the system. I later took the script out of the post because you also have people like this:

/327/46/307829/1.html

Who want nothing else except to abuse the system. As outlined in that thread, it quickly becomes a question as to whether it is ethical to point out how to do it. Do you really need to see the online status for others that have decided to at least TRY to hide this info?

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Lance Corrimal

I don't do stupid.

Join date: 9 Jun 2006

Posts: 877

02-18-2009 05:23

well, the "list of people" in the object will be populated by the people themself, so i'd say that counts as giving consent... the whole idea is having a "staff online" object in a shop without the need of having separate online indicators for each staff member.

ab Vanmoer

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Join date: 28 Nov 2006

Posts: 131

02-19-2009 11:37

Something like this:
http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1087756

query the online status for a list of people?
Lance Corrimal I don't do stupid. Join date: 9 Jun 2006 Posts: 877	02-18-2009 04:51 how do i get the online status for a list of people? lets say i have a list of UIDS in my script, and i want to know for each of them if the person is online or not... how do i do that? for obvious reasons i cant simply iterate over the list, since dataserver replies are asynchronous... any tips? bye, lance
Jesse Barnett 500,000 scoville units Join date: 21 May 2006 Posts: 4,160	02-18-2009 05:07 It can be done and doesn't take much searching through the wiki to show how. In fact yesterday I posted exactly how to do it to demonstrate the absurdity of some security precautions and transparency of the system. I later took the script out of the post because you also have people like this: /327/46/307829/1.html Who want nothing else except to abuse the system. As outlined in that thread, it quickly becomes a question as to whether it is ethical to point out how to do it. Do you really need to see the online status for others that have decided to at least TRY to hide this info? _____________________ I (who is a she not a he) reserve the right to exercise selective comprehension of the OP's question at anytime. From: someone I am still around, just no longer here. See you across the aisle. Hope LL burns in hell for archiving this forum
Lance Corrimal I don't do stupid. Join date: 9 Jun 2006 Posts: 877	02-18-2009 05:23 well, the "list of people" in the object will be populated by the people themself, so i'd say that counts as giving consent... the whole idea is having a "staff online" object in a shop without the need of having separate online indicators for each staff member.
ab Vanmoer Registered User Join date: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 131	02-19-2009 11:37 Something like this: http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1087756

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