Re: user contributions
- Posted by "Unkmar" <L3Euphoria at bellsouth.net> Oct 01, 2004
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Right, the automated crazy noise for a password system is one of the reasons I haven't bothered to contribute as of late. I still create a few useful things here and there.. but they just ain't worth the hassle. I simply maintain my http://www.hilleyonline.com/ and I've been slacking on that as well. unkmar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Craig" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com> To: <EUforum at topica.com> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 3:36 PM Subject: Re: user contributions > > > posted by: Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> > > Kat wrote: > > the user contributions page > > > > <a href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/usercont.exu?dbId=new">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/usercont.exu?dbId=new</a> > > > > isn't working. > > It works fine for me. > > > As a long time user of Eu who doesn't remember a password, > > or ever getting a password, i entered no password, and the next page said > > my email address is not in it's database. Yet i get email from the Eu list i > > am > > sending this to. > > There's a database maintained by RDS that contains people > who can upload files to RDS and/or use the EUforum Web interface. > Topica has its own database of people who use Topica to send/receive > EUforum messages via e-mail. These are two separate databases. > > > I was going to send in a simple "beginner level" quick and > > dirty app i just did, since there seems to be a few more newbies on before. > > That would be great. > Once you've registered, there's a Web form you can fill out, > and a way to upload a .zip file. > > To register, you just have to type your name and e-mail > address in the pink box and click "Register Me!". > > You'll be sent a 6-character password. For most people, > a cookie remembers the password for them. If you don't like > cookies, you'll have to remember it somehow. If you forget, > the system will send you a new password. > > This semi-automated system saves me a lot of time, > gives you more control over your file's description, > and let's you update your programs more easily. > It also reduces the delay in updating the contributions page. > > Regards, > Rob Craig > Rapid Deployment Software > http://www.RapidEuphoria.com > > > >