[wdvltalk] Re: Automatic form posting

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Groen
> 
> On July 30, 2003 at 21:39, Hugh Blair wrote:
> 
> > .execute it (post it) every "x" minutes.
> > 
> > http://www.foreigndomain.com/cgi-bin/do_it.cgi";
> > method=post>   > type=submit name="submit" value="submit"> 
> > 
> > He wants to trigger this .cgi - that's not on his server - every
> > so many minutes. 
> 
> Think about this a minute, would you want someone to burn up 
> your own server anonymously like that? That's why a properly
> configured web server will only run a cgi/perl file that's called
> from it's own domain via #!/usr/bin/perl (or something 
> like that).
> 
> Try to find out more specifly what he actually wants to do, 
> the nature of the question itself makes me think he's got a couple
> buzz words in his head and maybe what he wants is not what he
> thinks he wants.

This user owns both domains and pays the hosting on both.
What he wants to do is trigger a cgi on domain #1 from domain #2
and pass one value to it. I'm not worried about abuse because he
barely can manage a browser. :>)

Right now he has a web page with this code in it and every few
hours he has someone load that page and click the 'Submit' button. 
This isn't reliable because his helper doesn't follow through well.
What he's asked for is a way to have this automated. During his work
day he's not allowed to access either of these sites from his
desk. The script running on domain #1 cannot be modified and he
can't run cron jobs on that server. He has a leased software package
and the license doesn't allow any changes to the site other than
graphics.

So, any ideas on how to accomplish this?

Hugh



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[wdvltalk] RE: load times

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: jac - WDVL 
> 
> guys if you have a chance can you check the loading times for 
> me please -
> http://www.ingentus.com/clients/coh/index.htm

Opera reports 2 seconds flat, Mozilla seems to be just as fast,
all on a cable modem / Win2k.

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: load times

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: jac - WDVL
> 
> guys if you have a chance can you check the loading times for 
> me please -
> http://www.ingentus.com/clients/coh/index.htm

Just over 2 seconds on Win2k, cablem modem, centeral US.
All pieces loaded very fast. Seems there's no server slowup.

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: Examples of Artists Websites

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Heather Laidlaw 
> 
> My sister, the starving artist in NYC, wants me to make her a 
> web page that
> holds her portfolio. I'm just cruising around looking at 
> examples because an
> artist site is a good deal different than a corporate site. I 
> know some of
> you out there have either designed amazing pages aimed at 
> displaying art
> pieces or know of some sites. I'd appreciate any and all 
> links for me to take a peek at!

http://sonjaweber.com/index2.html 

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] Re: Best way to add 2 images to the same row???

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: marvc

> The problem is that I'm having a hard time filling in the
> white space between the colums and tables. 

Change the http://www.nusolutions.biz";>http://www.nusolutions.biz/images/nusolhdr48.gif"; width="197"
height="36"
alt="logo" border="0">http://www.nusolutions.biz/images/solbnr.gif"; width="428" height="60"
alt="ad">

Adjust image urls as needed.

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] Re: Online faxing?

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Diane Schips 

> How does it work?  In particular, what fax number do you give out?

WinFax is just the app that sends/receives. Sending can be done through
any kind of connection. Receiving *may* be limited to dial-in, and then
you'd use your dial-in phone #. For receiving, I use efax. For sending,
I use Winfax connected to my cable modem. Efax assigns you a number
when you sign up, and I think there's an option (maybe paid?) to get a
number in your local area. I don't have 'locals' faxing me, so I live
in Chicago but my in-coming fax # is in Revere, MA - go figure. At the
time I signed up (many years ago) they didn't have an option for local
numbers and I didn't care.

HTH,

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] Re: Online faxing?

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: K. F. Wu
> 
> At 11:00 AM 3/12/2003, Bj wrote:
> >However, for sending faxes, I just use free software that 
> lets me send faxes
> >through my 56K modem.  There are many, many such programs, 
> last one I used
> >was called ColorFax
> 
> Bj, when you say "through my 56k modem", do you have to 
> disconnect your web 
> browser and use the phone line to send your fax? or you can 
> still be online 
> and send fax through modem at the same time?  Thanks

WinFaxPro will send/receive faxes via any connection; direct
dial, dial-up internet, DSL internet, ASDL internet, cable
modem internet - any. I use it all the time.

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: Html Guard

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Brewnetty (AuntySpam)
> 
> I used a trial program to encrypt some of my web pages. It 
> was an experiment for my children's sake that I now regret.
> Does anyone know of a way to remove the encryption and 
> restore those pages to real html?

If you've lost the original files, then just look at those
pages in a browser and then view the source of those pages.
In IE, get the page on the screen, mouse in the middle,
and right-click / view source. Now save this.

In Opera, right-click, Frame, view source.
In Mozilla, right-click, view page source.

Or you could just save the page: file, save as...

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] programming "sticky" pages

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Diane Schips
> 
> What can you do when a 'sticky' page has no tool bar, taking 
> up the entire screen? 

On Windows any flavor: ALT-F4 

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: win2k doesn't share files?

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Zhao 
> I did the file-sharing for the win2k just like that in 
> the win98: set 
> the names of PC and workgroup and assign shared-folds. I don't know to
> 'enable the "Guest" account', could you tell me something more?

On the Win2k box,
Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management
System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users
In right panel, right click on Guest, choose Properties
Make sure "Account is disabled" is NOT checked and make any other
changes you want. Because my Win2k system is only connected to
my in-my-house LAN, I also check "User cannot change password"
and "Password never expired"

OK your way out, close windows. Now from the Win98 computer you
should be able to access any devices/directories you've shared
on the Win2k system. You may have to enter the password used on
the Win2k box when you're at the win98 box, but that's all it takes.

HTH,

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: win2k doesn't share files?

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: Zhao 
> 
>The win98 is easily passed the configuration, the shared folds
> of it can be seen on both PCs. But the shared folds of win2k 
> don't display at all, it
> only provides the un-configured "printer" and "Scheduled  tasks"  for
> sharing.

On the Win2k system - did you enable the "Guest" account? Unless you
do that, Win2k may not allow any shares outside it's system.

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] RE: Alt tag question

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: sherry young 
> 
> I'm working on the district website, after a prolonged rest 
> period. One
> nagging question I'd love an answer to is: Why don't my alt 
> tags all show up on the page? If/when you go to the index page:
> 

I see ALT tag pop-ups on every image there except the boarders.
Where do you want to see them and you're not?

Hugh


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[wdvltalk] Re: Site Check Please -

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: sherry young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> 
> I do have voice mail. That way I miss nothing. I have a dial 
> up connection and live on the internet so people can at least 
> have some hope of getting ahold of me. I prefer an answering 
> machine but they all die after about a year and that's a right pain.

They die on me too. Now I use Pagoo and love it. I even get my
phone messages while here in Bermuda this week. Ans yes, I'm
here working. All week. Maybe it's payback for last Jan. in 
Fairbanks, AK.

http://www.pagoo.com/

Hugh
[disclaimer:standard] 
I'm just a satified customer, but if you send me about $100
I'll recommend you to them :>)


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[wdvltalk] RE: Site Check Please (www.missivemedia.com)

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: astralgirl
> Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Site Check Please (www.missivemedia.com)
> 
> 
> thanks!! I just changed it to be right - i looked on w3c... 
> > 
> > You could start by properly placing your 



should be:




And then you do them this way - why not be constistant?




could be: ('content' listed last)




3.

[wdvltalk] RE: Expertise

[Hugh Blair]

> Hey!   I've been selected again to go into a directory of 
> professionals.
> Apparently I have shown leadership in my area of expertise.   
>  Can anyone
> suggest which area I might have expertise in?
> 
> Its a nice yellow background to the e-mail, too.

Color detection? Literacy? Web connections? You're probably
better than a bunch of people in those 3 areas.

Hug


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[wdvltalk] RE: OT reformatting a hard drive error

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: The PuterBug
> 
> I'm trying to reformat a hard drive on my Mom's older computer.
> 
> It runs Win98, has cd rom drive and floppy drive.
> 
> I have created a boot disk using the Windows create a boot 
> disk feature.
> But it's my understanding that Win98 *is* a bootable cd on it's own.
> 
> So, with all that said I have the Win98 cd in the cd rom 
> drive, I put the
> floppy boot disk in the floppy drive and can boot fine into 
> "start computer with cd rom support" and get to an A prompt.
> 
> FDISK'ing shows me that it's got it's partition so I didn't 
> mess w/deleting the one that's there.
> 
> When I go to format at the A prompt using:  format c:/s or 
> format c: /s
> I get the error "bad command or file name".
> 
> I have tried this with and w/o the boot floppy in the drive.  
> I thought it was
> strange that there was no "format.com" on the floppy after I 
> created it
> using the Windows98 create a boot disk feature.  So, I did go 
> to the Win98 cd and copied it onto the floppy.

First, find FDISK and FORMAT and copy them to the floppy. Then
you can boot from the floppy and do either or both.

Then, check your BIOS settings and see if you can find an
option that lets you boot from CD, and then boot with the 
WIN CD and go from there. Feel free to write me offlist if
you need help/files.

Hugh
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[wdvltalk] RE: [ot (kind of)] IE and Downloads...

[Hugh Blair]

> JH> Thanks for the suggestion.   But it has not solved the 
> problem, which is
> JH> that I click on 'download',  the window that monitors the 
> download comes up,
> JH> pretends that something is happening,  but does not 
> download at all.If I
> JH> wait for the fault window it usually sayd that Windows 
> can't open the page or the site.

This sounds like a problem that bugged me for ages. Have you 
every run ZoneAlarm on this system? And then quit? If so, 
re-run or re-install ZoneAlarm and let it run. If not, then
ignore this suggestion.

I had ZA running and then when I installed my router/firewall,
I thought - not needing ZA any more - I'd stop it from loading.
All of a sudden, many apps wouldn't access the 'net. After many
months - yep, MONTHS - I reinstaled ZA and everything started
working. Your problem might be something like this.

-- 
Hugh

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[wdvltalk] RE: Top Style

[Hugh Blair]

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> You've made references here to a "Top Style" program for writing CSS.
> Could you share an url for this program?

http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/

Wonderful!

-- 
   Hugh

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