Re:I couldn't debug the code because of my name
by joe_guy on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:17PM
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Not fully related but you reminded me of this.
Around the time of AOL3 or early AOL4 someone found a user name exploit.
When making a new account, on the client side use winapi's EM_LIMITTEXT to bypass the max character limit on the input textbox. Enter one or two letters, a bunch of spaces, then some more letters.
The server side would truncate to the original length, leaving you with a one or two letter username, working around the 3+ requirement.
Around the time of AOL3 or early AOL4 someone found a user name exploit.
When making a new account, on the client side use winapi's EM_LIMITTEXT to bypass the max character limit on the input textbox. Enter one or two letters, a bunch of spaces, then some more letters.
The server side would truncate to the original length, leaving you with a one or two letter username, working around the 3+ requirement.