MeetFighters News

Hello everyone,

I am working on the next version of the site engine. It's going to be great: faster and more versatile than the present one. It will feature a much improved search engine, it will allow multiple attachments in messages, it will make shoes for orphans! (OK, that last one is not true.)

This is a request to "senior" site members, who know the site inside and out, to try the new site and report any bugs that you find. Apply with management here!

On an unrelated note, Happy Easter!

Admin

Heartbleed (aka CVE-2014-0160) is a security vulnerability in some versions of the open-source OpenSSL cryptography library. This news post is disclosure of MeetFighters' vulnerability to this exploit.

MeetFighters had a vulnerable version of OpenSSL at the time when the exploit was publicized. :( We have replaced the vulnerable version of OpenSSL with a fixed version the next day.

Who is affected?

Anyone logging in to MeetFighters with https (https://www.meetfighters.com/ instead of http://www.meetfighters.com/).

Was any information stolen?

Unknown, Heartbleed is untraceable. We do not see any suspicious activity, but cannot be sure that no information was stolen.

What do I do?

Change your password if you have been using https to access MeetFighters. Also change your password if you use the same password on another site that was/is vulnerable to Heartbleed.

Admin

I realize that it's been a while since the last piece site news. Here's a bit of an update.

I am working on the next generation of site code, based on a new engine. It's a lot of work and I expect to finish it late spring. The new site will look and feel very much like the present one, with a few enhancements and fixing of some longstanding bugs. I am very excited about this project because the new codebase will allow me to add new features or fix bugs much easier.

Also, we have passed 8500 members this week. I think that is pretty cool. :)

Admin out.

A quick announcement:

MeetFighters has passed 8000 members this week!

Big thanks to everyone who made it possible:

• Our Terrific Translators,
• Our Savvy Supporters,
• Our Noble Donors
• Everyone who has ever invited anybody to join
• and me. :)

Hello Fighters,

I have some good news: the video service is now in the next stage of beta. This means that I have extended testing of video playback to guys who have uploaded popular videos (over 100 views and at least 3.5 vote average) and members with 10 or more past opponents. This means one in 5 members can now view videos.

Also, I am working now on a complete rewrite of the site's engine (the software behind every page of MeetFighters). This is going to take me about half a year due to the sheer size of the codebase (over 50,000 lines, about 950 pages), but when I am done, the site will be faster, better and easier to add new features to.

In other news:

• The statistics page displays the distribution graph of past opponents.
• You now need to enter a date and location when adding someone to your past opponents. This helps avoid two common mistakes: adding someone you haven't met yet (but arranging to meet) and accidentally adding a cyber past opponent as a real life one.
• Miscellaneous bugfixes and small enhancements.

– Admin out.