note 108213 added to function.sleep

From: Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:00:34 +0000
Subject: note 108213 added to function.sleep
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You should not use sleep() to prevent brute force attacks. This approach does nothing to stop an attacker, and is more likely to result in DOSing your website. ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 24.19.25.111 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sleep.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/108213 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/108213 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/108213 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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