Comments on: Code Challenge http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge Trust Your Technolust Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:47:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ArcAiN6 http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-35198 ArcAiN6 Thu, 07 May 2009 12:49:49 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-35198 Well i just submitted one.. i think the contest is over, but hey, it was fun anyway, and i made the badge out of the hak5 logo from the site :p Well i just submitted one.. i think the contest is over, but hey, it was fun anyway, and i made the badge out of the hak5 logo from the site :p

]]> By: NinjaTom http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-35019 NinjaTom Sat, 02 May 2009 13:33:40 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-35019 I know it's not the point, but this whole thing could be accomplished in about 12 lines of php by using gmail's rss feed... I know it’s not the point, but this whole thing could be accomplished in about 12 lines of php by using gmail’s rss feed…

]]> By: Martijn http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34934 Martijn Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:49:39 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34934 You should put in your effort to submit something never the less. If it's not finished, it could be halfly decent, you could just participate for the fun of it. That said, a badge is similar to the plain english meaning of the word, but then webified. As a picture is worth thousand words, visit this site to get a basic idea: <a href="http://www.web20badges.com/" rel="nofollow">web20badges.com</a>. The idea is to get creative, so don't be led by the web20badges site, but give it a twist. A very simple idea would be for instance an ascii art representation, or a voltage meter (or odometer) that indicates the postcount within a threshold. You should put in your effort to submit something never the less. If it’s not finished, it could be halfly decent, you could just participate for the fun of it.

That said, a badge is similar to the plain english meaning of the word, but then webified. As a picture is worth thousand words, visit this site to get a basic idea: web20badges.com. The idea is to get creative, so don’t be led by the web20badges site, but give it a twist.
A very simple idea would be for instance an ascii art representation, or a voltage meter (or odometer) that indicates the postcount within a threshold.

]]> By: Joe http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34922 Joe Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:38:20 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34922 I agree that credit should go to whomever did the actual code on PHP.net's site. The 1st comment for the 'imap_status' was given 2yrs ago so I'm going to assume it's been there for at least 2yrs prior to being posted on here. The example that you point out Martijn has an initial comment that's over 7yrs old so it's safe to assume that the 1st example here is just a watered down version of PHP.net's example. Credits should be given to the examples at PHP.net's site. Now, as for the contest... I know I'm going to sound like a n00b but here goes: what is a 'badge' with respect to this contest? It's already the 29th so I probably won't get anything submitted but I'd like to know for any future contests that refer to a 'badge'. I agree that credit should go to whomever did the actual code on PHP.net’s site.

The 1st comment for the ‘imap_status’ was given 2yrs ago so I’m going to assume it’s been there for at least 2yrs prior to being posted on here.

The example that you point out Martijn has an initial comment that’s over 7yrs old so it’s safe to assume that the 1st example here is just a watered down version of PHP.net’s example.

Credits should be given to the examples at PHP.net’s site.

Now, as for the contest… I know I’m going to sound like a n00b but here goes: what is a ‘badge’ with respect to this contest? It’s already the 29th so I probably won’t get anything submitted but I’d like to know for any future contests that refer to a ‘badge’.

]]> By: Martijn http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34918 Martijn Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:09:21 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34918 Joe, the first example is quite similar to the one for imap_mailboxmsginfo as well. See Example 1 at http://us.php.net/imap_mailboxmsginfo At least the credits for the first example should belong to php.net's manual. The seconde code is debatable as it just points the php.net url as well. Joe, the first example is quite similar to the one for imap_mailboxmsginfo as well.

See Example 1 at http://us.php.net/imap_mailboxmsginfo
At least the credits for the first example should belong to php.net’s manual. The seconde code is debatable as it just points the php.net url as well.

]]> By: Joe http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34890 Joe Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:11:12 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34890 I like how the 2nd code looks almost identical to the Example #1 off the PHP.net 'imap_status' documentation with a few very minor changes. http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.imap-status.php I like how the 2nd code looks almost identical to the Example #1 off the PHP.net ‘imap_status’ documentation with a few very minor changes.

http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.imap-status.php

]]> By: Martijn http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34792 Martijn Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:55:13 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34792 Well if you are going BeMasher's route, just use the build in curl functions to get the data and use curl_setopt to set the following flags: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION and CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER. Then also set CURLOPT_USERPWD to "gmailaddress:gmailpassword". Well if you are going BeMasher’s route, just use the build in curl functions to get the data and use curl_setopt to set the following flags: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION and CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER.
Then also set CURLOPT_USERPWD to “gmailaddress:gmailpassword”.

]]> By: BeMasher http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34741 BeMasher Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:29:03 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34741 It might be faster//more reliable to just use the ATOM feed for unread mail. It can be found at https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/. Though you'd have to authenticate using basic http authentication and follow the redirect. But once you've got the feed loaded there's a element that has the number of unread emails in your inbox. The benefit to this is that it's also easy to look at unread mails in specific labels by just tacking the label's name onto the end of the url. It might be faster//more reliable to just use the ATOM feed for unread mail. It can be found at https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/. Though you’d have to authenticate using basic http authentication and follow the redirect.

But once you’ve got the feed loaded there’s a element that has the number of unread emails in your inbox. The benefit to this is that it’s also easy to look at unread mails in specific labels by just tacking the label’s name onto the end of the url.

]]> By: Martijn http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34708 Martijn Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:58:00 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34708 Appearantly it depends on the IMAP server you're using. The STATUS command seems to be poorly documented on this. Appearantly it depends on the IMAP server you’re using. The STATUS command seems to be poorly documented on this.

]]> By: crazyren http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34678 crazyren Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:08:20 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34678 No wait it does include those..! No wait it does include those..!

]]> By: crazyren http://Hak5.org/blog/backstage/code-challenge#comment-34677 crazyren Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:50:33 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=975#comment-34677 Oh yeah i forgot that...!! yeah.. im kind of interested too.. lol.. Oh yeah i forgot that…!! yeah.. im kind of interested too.. lol..

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