Bob Hall wrote:
André,
On 16/11/2012 14:39, André Warnier wrote:
Response (to Mark and David) : I accept the verdict of the native
English-speakers.
In my defense, I would say that to me, the word "useless" has more of a
negative connotation than what I wanted to express. Using an expression
such as "the filter is useless" here may have suggested that I thought that
this code was not worth the memory cells it was written on. Which is of
course far from my thoughts on the matter.
"Unnecessary" was a way for me to express that in these particular
circumstances, it would 1) not help, while 2) - being a filter - adding unwarranted
(?) overhead to the application.
"filter is ineffective" might work for you.
- Bob
That does sound better to me.
Shall we agree that the correct phrasing should have been :
If you are not using HttpServletResponse#encodeRedirectURL(String) or
HttpServletResponse#encodeURL(String) in your application, then this
filter would be ineffective (and wasteful of system resources)
..but your application can still be subjected to CSRF attacks.
From the Oxford dictionary on-line :
Definition of ineffective
adjective
. not producing any significant or desired effect:
. the legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective
. a weak and ineffective president
Definition of useless
adjective
. not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired
outcome:
. a piece of useless knowledge
. we tried to pacify him but it was useless
. informal : having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area: he was useless at
football
Definition of unnecessary
adjective
. not needed: some people feel that holiday insurance is unnecessary
. more than is needed; excessive:
. good construction is essential to avoid unnecessary waste
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