Closed
Version
1.4 (last update on Mar 29, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
7
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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26117
Date Added
14 October 2008
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
It does what it says, but in my humble opinion it does it in a very bad way. It gets all usernames and emails on your site, encrypts them and then, using JS (on the client side), checks for a match.
Two problems with this approach:
1 - There's a performance penalty caused by all the potentially large queries to the DB and sending them to the user's browser.
2 - Anyone can easily access the usernames of ALL the registered users on your website (including super admins).
For the developer: Don't get discouraged. It seems like a creative way to solve the issue. I just don't think it is the right way.
Check out JFooBar Joomla Email to see what that developer did different. We're always learning.
Two problems with this approach:
1 - There's a performance penalty caused by all the potentially large queries to the DB and sending them to the user's browser.
2 - Anyone can easily access the usernames of ALL the registered users on your website (including super admins).
For the developer: Don't get discouraged. It seems like a creative way to solve the issue. I just don't think it is the right way.
Check out JFooBar Joomla Email to see what that developer did different. We're always learning.