computer_id Through Website in BYOND Discussion

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Jan 4 2010, 4:34 pm (Edited on Jan 4 2010, 5:10 pm)
It'd be nice if we could pull a poster's computer_id (and maybe IP) through various areas on the website (like forums and blogs) at least from ones where we are owners/moderators.
Only having access to players keys makes it impractical to apply an in-game ban/mute based on their actions here.
ie: http://www.byond.com/members/Falacy/forum?id=7123
#1 Jan 5 2010, 4:48 am
Shouldn't that be by key?

Also, the computer_id is something that's even more likely to be different on the website. For example, I use the website at work sometimes, but I don't play games there, so the website computer_id would be different.

That also brings up another issue. Should the website computer_id change every time I log into the website from a different computer? Should it be available only when I'm logged into the website, or should it be cached and continually available?
#2 Jan 5 2010, 5:12 am
In response to Loduwijk (#1)
Not to mention that getting this info in the first place would require either some intrusive web-based app to be allowed and ran by every surfer, or the BYOND pager telling it to the site, which would require BYOND to at least be installed to do, and the pager continually running for it to be current.
#3 Jan 5 2010, 10:14 am
In response to Loduwijk (#1)
I think it's derived by the BYOND plugin, but website logins tend to generate quite a few different ids from what little I've seen.
#4 Jan 5 2010, 11:45 am
In response to Stephen001 (#3)
Stephen001 wrote:
I think it's derived by the BYOND plugin, but website logins tend to generate quite a few different ids from what little I've seen.

The plugin doesn't presently do any more than tell the browser if BYOND is installed. In the future I'd like to give it the ability to query the user's BYOND version.

Lummox JR