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Security Issue (Availability) Disable the use of "pre" tags or enforce maximum line lengths for "pre" sections on comment threads. Long "pre" lines widen the
by asdfghjkl 18y ago
Security Issue (Availability)
Disable the use of "pre" tags or enforce maximum line lengths for "pre" sections on comment threads. Long "pre" lines widen the entire page width so you have to keep scrolling right and left to read. In addition to accidental problems, you might also run into problems with trolls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam#Page_widening http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam#Page_widening
- asdfghjkl 17y agoIt looks like this item is a duplicate of a previous one http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=280852 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=280852 The other post gives a nice example of where the problem actually occurs. Note that contrary to what the other item says, the issue isn't actually "code" tags per se, but "pre" tags.