107170 - siconline.pt - cookie fails, site useless because of bad JS

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: Portuguese, defect, P3)

Description

[zeka]

it can be the javascript in the page.

http://informacao.siconline.pt/ast/Discussion_Groups/CDA/Message_Index/1,7315,5025_5037-0-0-0,00.html

If we click "Nova Mensagem" on side to post a new message, and then enter the
message info in the new forum, and then click "Enviar Mensagem" to submit it, it
doesn't work. The submit button doesn't submit the form info.

Is it bad javascript or bad js parsing by mozilla ?

Comment 1

[zeka]

Forum URL.:

http://informacao.siconline.pt/ast/Discussion_Groups/CDA/Message_Index/1,7315,5025_5037-0-0-0,00.html

Comment 2

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

The problem is this function:

function isCookieEnabled() {
  if (document.all) {
    if (!navigator.cookieEnabled) {
      return false;
    }
    else return true;
  }
  else {
    setCookie('temp','temp');
    var temp = getCookie('temp');
    if (!temp) {
      return false;
    }
    else return true;
  }
}

In mozilla, document.all is undefined and the page never defines "setCookie" or
"getCookie" -- they have "SetCookie" and "GetCookie".  In IE, document.all is
not undefined and that branch is never taken.

Oh, that page completely fails in Netscape 4 for the same reason.

Over to evangelism.

Comment 3

[zeka]

I sent an email to the tecnical responsable of that site/forum regarding that
javascript problem, and gave a pointer to this bug report.

Maybe they'll fix the thing and people using Mozilla or Netscape will be able to
post messages in the forum.

Comment 4

[Tristan Nitot]

Accepting bug. P3.

Comment 5

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

tech evang june 2003 reorg

Comment 6

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

to default owner

Comment 7

[Fabricio Campos Zuardi]

The forums of http://www.siconline.pt are working. I've just posted a message
anonymously.
Marking fixed, feel free to reopen it.

Comment 8

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc]

fixed.