I have used it and have some feedback...
1. There is no spot in the config.XML doc to specify a mail server, so it relies on the default (if there is one). I added an option to include one per blog.
2. Multiple people can contribute to the same blog, and they all have equal control. While I'm not sure that any two people will need to contribute to the same blog, if they did... there is no reason for them to be able to step on each others toes. Also, makes the multi-accounts feature useless.
3. There is no mention of securing your XML files. Some of which (config, users, emailsub, commentsub) if browsed to will reveal all user accounts and other sensitive info.
4. It is not immediately intuitive that you must create a category to begin blogging. I'm not sure that a category should be required, as most Blogs are general.
5. Without re-engineering it, It was difficult to set up blogs for multiple people without making duplicates of the entire app. A better architecture would be:
-Blogman
- App Files (CFCs)
- Master Admin
- Blogger Admin ? blogger_id = xxx
- Blogs
-Blog1
-Blog2
-Blog3
To give my opinion. I love the apps that come with DRK because they are current and relevant... And when some Senior Manager with no clue about technology says "Hey, can you build me one of those blog applications" I can say "Sure" without telling him what I really feel. They also provide me with a (usually) well architechted platform to build on top of... and are a great resource to beginner developers. Anyone threatened by MM creating software should re-think their career choice, because by putting out these applications they are both creating a market for us, and giving us the code to add to our entourage.
-Igor
-cccfug.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi Voltmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:31 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
The Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit team is looking for suggestions on how to improve or enhance the ColdFusion Blog App (a.k.a. Blogman) from DRK Volume 5. If you used the Blogman application (http://www.macromedia.com/software/drk/productinfo/product_overview/volume5/coldfusionmx.html#blog_man_application) and have feature requests, please respond to this post or feel free to send them directly to me.
Thanks,
Heidi Voltmer
Macromedia
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