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Kiyobi · 06-21-2004, 08:31 PM

If you can set permission masks to hide forums from specific users, what's the use of a password protected forum?

**majicman** · 06-21-2004, 08:33 PM

I guess you are right.. just simply uncheck, "Read"

Maby the purpose is so that No1 can see it unless you are in a certain group...

Who knows? Very good point!

Majicman

Jman · 06-21-2004, 08:36 PM

A password protect forum could be used from range of user groups not just one single group like mods. So if you wanted some members and mods to be able to see it for a certain reason you just tell them the password, and it looks cool.

**majicman** · 06-21-2004, 08:40 PM

True, True, Very True.

Majicman

Ali · 06-21-2004, 10:02 PM

Well their there for a reason of alot of different situations. Here, allow me to give you an example, say you've set up a "Staff" user group and you've created a private forum that only they can view. Now let's just say that the forum is not password protected and it just so happens that someone cracks into a member of you're boards staff account, then they'd be able to read the staff room, however if it was password protected and a member of staffs account was cracked they'd have to crack yet another password to enter the password protected forum. It's more of a high security option then anything else.

06-21-2004, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
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06-21-2004, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
majicman VIP Team Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7,576 Rep Power: 12 fTrader: (6) fBuck$: 10,450.6 Bank: 69,996.0 Total fBuck$: 80,446.6 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	I guess you are right.. just simply uncheck, "Read" Maby the purpose is so that No1 can see it unless you are in a certain group... Who knows? Very good point! Majicman

06-21-2004, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jman Senior Forumer Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 954 Rep Power: 5 fTrader: (9) fBuck$: 503.0 Bank: 0.0 Total fBuck$: 503.0 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	A password protect forum could be used from range of user groups not just one single group like mods. So if you wanted some members and mods to be able to see it for a certain reason you just tell them the password, and it looks cool.

06-21-2004, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
majicman VIP Team Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7,576 Rep Power: 12 fTrader: (6) fBuck$: 10,450.6 Bank: 69,996.0 Total fBuck$: 80,446.6 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	True, True, Very True. Majicman

06-21-2004, 10:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ali Senior Forumer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,262 Rep Power: 7 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 52,102.0 Bank: 0.0 Total fBuck$: 52,102.0 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Well their there for a reason of alot of different situations. Here, allow me to give you an example, say you've set up a "Staff" user group and you've created a private forum that only they can view. Now let's just say that the forum is not password protected and it just so happens that someone cracks into a member of you're boards staff account, then they'd be able to read the staff room, however if it was password protected and a member of staffs account was cracked they'd have to crack yet another password to enter the password protected forum. It's more of a high security option then anything else.

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