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Re: email - Liaise module s working, lost password retrieval is not

  • 2010/4/17 19:48

  • mboyden

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Sounds like a typical corporate scenario. I assume that no one internally can communicate with any free email addresses like yahoo, hotmail, gmail? I guess there is no need to communicate with users who aren't in another corporation? I have to truly wonder why this "security" measure. It sounds more like one person's decision. Maybe you need to raise the visibility inside your company. Maybe your boss can take on the issue. Sometimes IT doesn't facilitate marketing issues. I've worked both in Marketing/Marcom as well as IT, and sometimes things are manufactured problems instead of manufactured solutions.

Anyhoos, good luck. Sounds like you are between Scylla and Charybdis.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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Re: Bug in profile search

  • 2010/4/17 17:33

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barryc wrote:Quote:
Incidentally, I still think the way date fields are auto-filled in the profile module is a real problem. They get auto-filled with a date in 1969 so when entering a new user one has to page through multiple years and months using the drop down calendar. It would be better to have a null for the default entry and have the calendar default to the current date.
I'd agree on this one myself. The developers of the formulize module - freeformsolutions.ca - have a fix for this that works at least through XOOPS 2.3.3b (I haven't checked how it works with the 2.4.x series yet). You can download their formulize module and read through that. Don't forget to include the <{calendarjs}> in your theme, though, if you want to use the pop-up calendar.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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Re: Module as start page pagination doesn't work

  • 2010/4/17 17:29

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Another "solution" might be to have a home page with the latest news in detail block with a very long list of news. Then any links takes you to the news module where you can paginate easily. Doesn't require any hacking. One of the things I've run into more than once is trying to be more complicated than I need to be.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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mboyden
Re: email - Liaise module s working, lost password retrieval is not

  • 2010/4/17 17:23

  • mboyden

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Assuming this is an in-house server for in-house folks, then you're likely stuck with a solution like you have suggested.

However, if that is the case, then you likely don't need captcha. So, I'm guessing it's not the case. So, unless it has to be restricted as such or you are getting a free hosting account, I'd suggest another hosting service. You could also find out which free servers are being blocked and then add those to your registration preferences disallowing such email addresses for registering in the first place.

Maybe a better explanation of your particular situation might help us to better respond.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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mboyden
Re: menu buttons-rename and edit link

  • 2010/4/16 23:24

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It depends on the needs and setup. In practice, you can likely get away with two, but I would never ever try anything new directly on the production server without having tested it on an identical setup (unless you've done it before -- more than once). It's the best way to ensure a positive experience for your end-users.

Yes, stepping into a CMS is an experience. While the setup and initial going is easy, there is always a bunch to learn to make it shine for you and your users. If you've worked with as many of these various CMSes and had to adapt them to work for the demanding needs of several disparate organizations, then you'll find that XOOPS has the best foundation and easiest ability to make it all work well, right, and solidly. You can do the job with any of the CMSes, it's just which one is easier and which one will provide a solid foundation into the future because changing from one to another is even more work.

Happy XOOPSing!
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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mboyden
Re: menu buttons-rename and edit link

  • 2010/4/16 20:38

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wyldfyah wrote:Quote:
also, what do you mean about dev and production?

Sorry, I come from a software development environment, so may go overboard. However, there are typically 3-4 stages to developing and producing an application.

1) Development Sandbox - this is where the developer does their work. When it's "ready" they throw it to test. This allows them to also test the deployment to a production environment.
2) Test - often the Test setup is also the staging setup which is the server between test and production and allows one to test the final deployed application prior to going live on the server the real users see.
3) Production - this is where the application goes into final usage by the real users.

By isolating these three setups, you have a higher likelihood of not breaking production setup while doing new development. And this is another reason I like XOOPS because it's pretty easy to deploy. I typically run all three setups on the same server, but with 3 different areas for files and 3 different databases behind them.
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mboyden
Re: menu buttons-rename and edit link

  • 2010/4/15 22:11

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Two things and even if you go with the global nav you should look at the both of them. Both are related to the configuration of your web server. If this is a dev environment and production is different, then you may or may not have to worry. But if it's production, then I would say worry.

Directory Listings and Default Page

Your web server should have a default page. Generally a list of documents in order like index.php, index.html. index.htm, default.html, default.htm, default.asp, etc. When presented with a directory instead of a file, it should look for those files in order and present/use the first one found.

As to the Directory Listings, a secure server shouldn't allow this. It's a simple configuration change to disallow directory listings. It provides an insecure environment. Even if you don't provide a link to just the directory which provides a listing, the script kiddiez will find your server/site.

If it's your server, you should solve these configuration issues; if it's a hosting provider, either they should help you through them and get them solved correctly or you should find another provider.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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mboyden
Re: menu buttons-rename and edit link

  • 2010/4/15 19:39

  • mboyden

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You (typically) don't need to modify a template to change the language.

For the XOOPS main menu, the link to each module is controlled by what you name the module in the Modules Administration area. So, just go to the Admin place where you install the modules, change the name to Downloads, and save the page. Incidentally, the order is managed by the numbers and you can hide it from the menu by using an order of 0 (zero).

For other language changes, you modify the language files. These are stored /language/<lang> (where <lang> is the language director such as english, espanol, french, german, etc.). There is a set off the root for XOOPS and each module also has a set.

For me, the easiest thing to do is edit them on the server using the grep command to find the phrase.

Clear as mud?
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mboyden
Re: Review: Classifieds Module 2.4

  • 2010/4/15 14:59

  • mboyden

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No, wasn't even aware of AdsLight; will have to take a look at it. There is also CatAds 1.53beta out now, too. Will have to look at both and see if they can do a better job. Thanks for the info.
Pessimists see difficulty in opportunity; Optimists see opportunity in difficulty. --W Churchill

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mboyden
Re: Need a CBB 3.08 "Subscribe to Forum" Hack

  • 2010/4/15 14:57

  • mboyden

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There is the ability to be notified any time a new topic is created in a particular forum. This is in the notifications area instead of a menu like in phpBB. You'll have to turn on notifications and then in the preferences allow them to choose new thread. There is also a Global new post and several other options. This allows them to "subscribe" to various types of notifications.

Is this not what you need?
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