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[Ghada El-Zoghbi <ghada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Mahara: 17.10.1
OS: Ubuntu 16.04
DB: Postgres
Browser: FF

When inserting a base-64 encoded image into a comment on a form, the
user is presented with the following error:

'This field must be 8192 characters long.'

This rule validation is not really required because the DB field that it
inserting into is a 'Text' type. Which basically means it's almost
unlimited.

Postgres 7.1+ does have an upper limit at 1 Gb for a Text field. Mahara
supports Postgres 9+.

I do think it's safe to remove the maxlength rule for the Text, Note and
Annoation fields.

Please let me know your thoughts.

** Affects: mahara
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742590

Title:
  Text/Note/Annotation Maxlength rule is unnecessary

Status in Mahara:
  New

Bug description:
  Mahara: 17.10.1
  OS: Ubuntu 16.04
  DB: Postgres
  Browser: FF

  When inserting a base-64 encoded image into a comment on a form, the
  user is presented with the following error:

  'This field must be 8192 characters long.'

  This rule validation is not really required because the DB field that
  it inserting into is a 'Text' type. Which basically means it's almost
  unlimited.

  Postgres 7.1+ does have an upper limit at 1 Gb for a Text field.
  Mahara supports Postgres 9+.

  I do think it's safe to remove the maxlength rule for the Text, Note
  and Annoation fields.

  Please let me know your thoughts.

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