Re: [OT] 'Email this story to a friend'
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Matthew,Yahoo's existing system is a free for all, and it is the model my client is pointing to... 'If Yahoo! can do it, why can't we?'That said, my client's system doesn't exist yet (I haven't built it), but I am also building a log in system, etc., and if they have no objections, then I think the way you mentioned is a great way to go.-DanOn 08 Apr 2003 13:01:10 Matthew Bohne
wrote: >Does the existing system require them to log in to view a story? We have similar, and only >logged-in userswhom we have valid e-mail addresses for can view the stories. Once inside they >can send e-mails, but the from e-mail is locked in to their login e-mail address. > >-- >Matthew C. Bohne >Web Developer >Sandusky Register >314 W. Market St. >Sandusky, OH 44870 >419-625-5500 ext. 253 >matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com >http://www.sanduskyregister.com > >On Tuesday, April 8, 2003 12:49 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>>I don't exactly what is being talked about but couldn't one simply put code >>>in the system that checks against such mistcheif (similar to >>Spam prevention on an Email server)? >>> >>>(so many requests within a time period from a single IP, >>Subject containing certain key words >>>etc..etc...) >>> >>>Donovan >> >>Donovan, >> >>You are correct, one could put such safeguards in place, >>however my concern is not that someone >>will actually take the time to send a volume of spam via my >>client's form, my concern is that >>email could be sent 'from' anybody via my clients's server and the recipient reports the >>unsolicited email to spamcop. Not a problem now and then, but a definite blacklisting if it >>happens a lot in a short period of time, which is probable. >> >>An example: If I sent a Yahoo! story to each of you on the list >>and you didn't recognize my email >>addy, would you report the 'abuse' to spamcop? It only takes a >>few of you to do it in a short >>period of time to trigger spamcop's blacklisting... >> >>-Dan >>------------------------------------------------------------ >>http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >>(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 >>------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Matthew,Yahoo's existing system is a free for all, and it is the model my client is pointing to... 'If Yahoo! can do it, why can't we?'That said, my client's system doesn't exist yet (I haven't built it), but I am also building a log in system, etc., and if they have no objections, then I think the way you mentioned is a great way to go.-DanOn 08 Apr 2003 13:01:10 Matthew Bohne wrote: >Does the existing system require them to log in to view a story? We have similar, and only >logged-in userswhom we have valid e-mail addresses for can view the stories. Once inside they >can send e-mails, but the from e-mail is locked in to their login e-mail address. > >-- >Matthew C. Bohne >Web Developer >Sandusky Register >314 W. Market St. >Sandusky, OH 44870 >419-625-5500 ext. 253 >matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com >http://www.sanduskyregister.com > >On Tuesday, April 8, 2003 12:49 PM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>>I don't exactly what is being talked about but couldn't one simply put code >>>in the system that checks against such mistcheif (similar to >>Spam prevention on an Email server)? >>> >>>(so many requests within a time period from a single IP, >>Subject containing certain key words >>>etc..etc...) >>> >>>Donovan >> >>Donovan, >> >>You are correct, one could put such safeguards in place, >>however my concern is not that someone >>will actually take the time to send a volume of spam via my >>client's form, my concern is that >>email could be sent 'from' anybody via my clients's server and the recipient reports the >>unsolicited email to spamcop. Not a problem now and then, but a definite blacklisting if it >>happens a lot in a short period of time, which is probable. >> >>An example: If I sent a Yahoo! story to each of you on the list >>and you didn't recognize my email >>addy, would you report the 'abuse' to spamcop? It only takes a >>few of you to do it in a short >>period of time to trigger spamcop's blacklisting... >> >>-Dan >>------------------------------------------------------------ >>http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com >>(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 >>------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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