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Why Commenting is Very Important For Bloggers

Latest update: 2018-11-05 12:12:00

When you forget an api call & google turns up a gem.

1. A blog post, that isn't interesting per se, but gives a context for the next item:

   "Getting a user's IP address seems pretty straightforward in Node.js, right? [...]

   var ip = req.connection.remoteAddress;
   

   But there is a problem. If you are running your app behind Nginx or any proxy, every single IP addresses will be 127.0.0.1 [...]

   Considering that fact, here is the best way to get the IP address of a user:

   var ip = req.header('x-forwarded-for') || req.connection.remoteAddress
   

   Now you can be sure the variable ip will catch the IP address of the client, not your proxy's."

2. User comments:

   LandonPowell says:

   'The X-FORWARDED-FOR for an IP!? You’re using a header to get an IP, you moron. Those can be spoofed with browser plugins. You can literally set your X-FORWARDED-FOR to any string. I’ve got mine set to it.stings.when.ip, and used to have it set to ‘ OR ” == 1. You should change your blog’s name from hacksparrow to hackedsparrow, because you’re obviously security illiterate.'

   Ronnie Garcia says:

   'Landon, you’re a total neckbeard. People at work (if you have a job) might like you more if you present information in a more constructive way instead of calling people morons. If I was your manager, you’d be fired immediately.'