herme3 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Look at this site: http://totl.net/HonourSystem/ Is this a joke, or is the web site owner crazy? I don't want to find out what will happen if I press the button... Is it actually possible to put a script on a web site that could delete all of the files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
573v3 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I'm no expert, but as far as I can tell, all it does is display some images the source: <script> var presses = 0; function press() { var i = document.images[1]; var j = document.images[0]; presses++; i.src = "brb-in.png"; j.src = "brb-display-on.png"; window.setTimeout("unpress()", 200); } function unpress() { var i = document.images[1]; i.src = "brb-out.png"; if (presses > 1) { window.location = "http://totl.net/HonourSystem/?doit=2) ?>"; } } </script> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 It looks like if you press it once, something will happen. If you press it a second time, something else will happen. It is very tempting to press the button, but it could be real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imasmartgirl Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 i already pressed it and deleted everything wooooo but looks like a joke and the site might return or something later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 It's obviously a joke, and an awesome one at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrisch Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 The link doesn't seem to be working... maybe someone pushed the button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrisch Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Oh, I think I know how it works... The IP address of the person who pushed the button is saved and when the site is accessed from that address it displays some false error screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I'm not good enough with html to tell from the page source, has anybody pushed it? edit: it's so tempting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 i already pressed it and deleted everything wooooo but looks like a joke and the site might return or something later. Yeah, you are right. The site gets deleted, but it comes back in a few seconds... I wonder what the purpose of that web page is? Do you think they are trying to see how many people will actually press the button? Somebody was actually advertising it on an Internet advertising web site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 When you press the button the site puts a cookie on your computer so that the site knows whether or not the viewer has pressed the button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 When you press the button the site puts a cookie on your computer so that the site knows whether or not the viewer has pressed the button Maybe, but the site will come back in a few minutes. Also, why did Kyrisch see the error message before pressing the button? The link doesn't seem to be working... maybe someone pushed the button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrisch Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 To tell you the truth... I was sort of making a joke. I had pressed the button myself, and in my next post explained how it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 Oh, ok. Then Lance is probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 ok, i figured out how it works.Lance is exactly right. If you press it once it gives you a warning. If you press it again it will set two cookies on your system that will remember that you pressed the button. The next time you go to the link the cookies is still in your system and you will be shown a directory list with nothing in it. I say everyone should try it and see how it works. If you want to go back to the site then just clear your cookies. It dosnt have anything to do with recording your ip. It would be a pretty good prank if it did. sorry if i ruined your mystory:-( but everyperson that believed in science would alway try to see what the resulst are:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 ok' date=' i figured out how it works.Lance is exactly right. If you press it once it gives you a warning. If you press it again it will set two cookies on your system that will remember that you pressed the button. The next time you go to the link the cookies is still in your system and you will be shown a directory list with nothing in it. I say everyone should try it and see how it works. If you want to go back to the site then just clear your cookies. It dosnt have anything to do with recording your ip. It would be a pretty good prank if it did. sorry if i ruined your mystory:-( but everyperson that believed in science would alway try to see what the resulst are:-)[/quote'] Ahh, that makes complete sense, ty for explaining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakuenso Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 thats why I disabled my cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Ahh, that makes complete sense, ty for explaining it. you are welcome thats why I disabled my cookies i don't have my cookies diabled because when i want to check email or logon to a site i have to enable them but i use firefox and i just click on accept of refuse the cookies when ff asks me the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 aww, I missed the chance to explain it first! Yeah, it is cookies... I just saw the link in the 1st post and went onto it, checked out the source, clicked the button, didn't work, cleared cookies, did work, safe assumption = site works via cookies, I think I'm all clever, come here, and Lance beat me to it! Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tree Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 That is fricken genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 it would be so much better if it record your ip;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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