Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: HTML tags in the subject line (again).

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6: Re: HTML tags in the subject line (again). (response to 4)
Posted by Branimir Dolicki on 11/23/02 09:30 AM
HTML tags shouldn't be stripped but characters <, >, &, " and ' should be quoted so that they are properly displayed. There is no reason why the Subject (especially in a technical forum like this) shouldn't read, say:

Should I use the <br> tag?

Or:

If x<y then y>x.

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10: HTML quoting in subjects who and when? (response to 6)
Posted by Eduardo Pérez on 11/26/02 09:30 PM
Is anyone working in HTML quoting as Branimir Dolicki stated to allow characters <, >, &, " and ' in openacs forum subjects?

I don't think it's a good idea that a simple <!-- in the subject can block the forums page from being viewed.

I just want to know who are looking into this problem to be able to help.

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11: Re: HTML quoting in subjects who and when? (response to 10)
Posted by Jeff Davis on 11/26/02 09:50 PM
I fixed the existing subject lines in the db but have not
had time to fix the code.  If you (or anyone else for that matter) fixes it in a 4.6 branch checkout and submit a patch I can apply it (both on 4.6 and on openacs.org).