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Dyxum Exhibition #610
15 February 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
Another Friday again and as always on that day, a new DWE has just gone online.
Dyxum Exhibition #610
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Dyxum gone HTTPS
15 February 2019 - Posted by MiPr, in Admin
As you may have noticed Dyxum switched to HTTPS which should improve security of the forum (e.g. see this discussion thread). This change is not as straightforward as we would wish to be - some problems may appear.
If you notice anything unusual, like one of Dyxum web pages not being served at all or not being served over HTTPS or anything out of norm then please let us know by dropping a PM to one of AMAEs or by sending an e-mail to admins (link at the bottom of Dyxum pages) or by replying in the above linked thread.
With regards to the above - there is one thing which we cannot easily fix - so-called "mixed content" warning. The symptom is that Dyxum web page is marked as insecure (e.g. exclamation mark over padlock on address bar in the browser) and checking details shows a warning along the lines of "this web page is not secure because some elements were not sent over secure channel". This is usually caused by hot-linked images, e.g. images posted by Dyxumers (we are photography forum, aren't we? ;)) - if they are hot-linked using HTTP URL then the above warning appears.
As I wrote - there is no easy fix for this: either we would need to go throuh all posts in the Dyxum database and replce all occurrences of "http://" with "https://" risking that we will break some posts (either because we will literally break it or because the picture itself cannot be served over HTTPS; doing such action on the backed would be quite enormous task in itself) or ... live with that. For now we tend to stay with the second option ;)
So, enjoy new (more secure) Dyxum and - please remember to report any problems to AMAEs.
Thanks!
If you notice anything unusual, like one of Dyxum web pages not being served at all or not being served over HTTPS or anything out of norm then please let us know by dropping a PM to one of AMAEs or by sending an e-mail to admins (link at the bottom of Dyxum pages) or by replying in the above linked thread.
With regards to the above - there is one thing which we cannot easily fix - so-called "mixed content" warning. The symptom is that Dyxum web page is marked as insecure (e.g. exclamation mark over padlock on address bar in the browser) and checking details shows a warning along the lines of "this web page is not secure because some elements were not sent over secure channel". This is usually caused by hot-linked images, e.g. images posted by Dyxumers (we are photography forum, aren't we? ;)) - if they are hot-linked using HTTP URL then the above warning appears.
As I wrote - there is no easy fix for this: either we would need to go throuh all posts in the Dyxum database and replce all occurrences of "http://" with "https://" risking that we will break some posts (either because we will literally break it or because the picture itself cannot be served over HTTPS; doing such action on the backed would be quite enormous task in itself) or ... live with that. For now we tend to stay with the second option ;)
So, enjoy new (more secure) Dyxum and - please remember to report any problems to AMAEs.
Thanks!
Dyxum Exhibition #609
08 February 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
Dyxum Exhibition #608
01 February 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
Friday yet again and a new episode of Dyxum Weekly Exhibition is online:
Dyxum Exhibition #608
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Dyxum Exhibition #607
25 January 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
Another episode of Dyxum Weekly Exhibition is online - as usual click the link to take a look:
Dyxum Exhibition #607
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Dyxum Exhibition #606
18 January 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
The Dyxum Weekly Exhibition has just been published - as usual please follow the link:
Dyxum Exhibition #606
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Dyxum Exhibition #605
11 January 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
Dyxum Week 50 2018 - Exhibition
10 January 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Challenges
Photo by Micholand
Dyxum Week 50 finished few weeks ago with a lot of great photos from all participants. It's really a pleasure to look at what can be achieved with "just nifty-fifty" lens and a bit of commitment. To show off those results we prepared special exhibition where we present the best photo from each participant - please jump right to the thread below and do not forget to leave a comment in there.
Dyxum Week 50 2018 - Exhibition
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Dyxum Exhibition #604
04 January 2019 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions
A happy and healthy New Year! The very first Dyxum Weekly Exhibition of 2019 is up - click the link to take a look:
Dyxum Exhibition #604
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Dyxum Exhibition #603
28 December 2018 - Posted by Micholand, in Exhibitions