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Re: [Killietalk] Updated web site
Damn! I assumed Lonny had sent me that message privately and didn't
notice I was replying to the list. Fortunately the attachment didn't
come through. If anyone did receive it, let me know although there is no
security information in it.
Barry
Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386
Barry Cooper wrote:
> Lonny,
>
> We only updated the site yesterday, so any failure prior to that was
> not due to the update. The new method is simpler in the sense that all
> the info is now in one module and so is entered on one page. In the
> old system, you had to enter some basic information in the system's
> core user database, then additional information in the AKA Membership
> database. Now it is all in one database.
>
> I have attached detailed instructions for entering new members and
> editing existing users. As previously, if you know that a new member
> has already registered on the site, please try to find their record
> and edit it, rather than starting a new one. Also, please don't do
> anything with the other options visible to you (Categories, Fields and
> Permissions). It would really mess things up if those were changed.
>
> You are welcome to call me at 5412-367-2568 if you want to talk
> through any of this.
>
> Barry
>
> Barry J. Cooper
> Sweet Home, OR 97386
>
>
>
> L. Langione wrote:
>
>> Barry,
>>
>> I got your phone message last night. I have been at back to back
>> trade shows for work for the past four weeks. Today is the last day.
>> I went
>> to do some up dates the other day and couldn't get on, and then I
>> read your
>> e-mail. I will call you tonight after dinner. I have quite a few
>> updates and
>> new members to process. It will probably be about 7:30 EST tonight.
>>
>> Lonny
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Cooper" <bjc3 at centurytel_net>
>> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 6:57 PM
>> Subject: [Killietalk] Updated web site
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello again all,
>>>
>>> I should point out that with the update of the web site there is a
>>> difference in the way email addresses are displayed. On the old system,
>>> we had written a special module to display AKA member number, email
>>> address, first name, last name etc, which weren't handled the way we
>>> needed by the basic CMS. The new version of the CMS allows us to enter
>>> fields in the core user profiles module, avoiding the need to have a
>>> special module. This is not of much interest to most of you, but is
>>> much
>>> better from an administration point of view.
>>>
>>> The point of all this is that there is a setting in the core user
>>> profiles module in which you can set whether you want your email
>>> address
>>> visible to other site members. If this is set to No, then other members
>>> won't be able to contact you by email if they do a search, for example
>>> to find members in their state. I would encourage everyone to set this
>>> to Yes. I want to assure you that this won't expose you to email
>>> harvesting bots because you have to be registered on the site to see
>>> user profiles at all, and the emails are stored in a database, not as
>>> text in a file on the server. You can do this by clicking Manage
>>> Profile
>>> at the top or User Profiles on the left.
>>>
>>> I would also appreciate it if you could check your settings for
>>> Notifications - I would recommend "Notify me of all selected updates",
>>> which will allow you to indicate that you want to be notified of posts
>>> in a forum thread, for example. Also check Notification method - you
>>> can
>>> choose Email, which will send an email if a new post appears where you
>>> asked to be notified, or Private Message, which will appear in your
>>> Inbox when you log on to the site.
>>>
>>> Again, if you need help, email me.
>>>
>>> Barry Cooper
>>>
>>> --
>>> Barry J. Cooper
>>> Sweet Home, OR 97386
>>>
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