| Re: Semi-anonymous user [message #18007 is a reply to message #18002] |
Wed, 28 April 2004 20:12   |
Gribnif
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Thanks for the suggestions. None of them is quite perfect, though. #1 and #2 aren't automatic enough, and #3 lets too many people read the forums.
They did get me thinking of another way to do it, though. Here's what I think I may try:
1. Create a special account sign-up form (a version of register.php) and put it into a special folder on the web server. Protect this folder with a username and password (Apache .htaccess), which can be given to just those users who are to sign-up for the service. Include, as a hidden field in the form, the number of the forum they should be added to later on.
2. When they access the form, they'll be asked for the username and password they were given on the postcard. They can then fill-out the registration form, and go through the normal FUDforum registration confirmation stuff. When the user entry is created, add them for read/write in the correct forum.
3. Send out the confirmation email, as normal. When they click on the link, they get in.
This is a little bit bad, in that I'll be keeping a customized version of register.php.t for myself, that I'll have to update when you update yours, but at least I won't have all the other problems I mentioned.
I'll try to write this myself, and see how far I get  .
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