[wdvltalk] Checking email addresses in forms

2003-11-12 Thread Dianne Reuby
Hi all, I've got several forms on my site, which allow potential customers to contact me. Although I ask for phone numbers, for most of them their email address will be the initial contact point. I know I can check that they've entered a valid email address by checking for the at sign, but is

[wdvltalk] Domaon names- tag holders?

2003-11-12 Thread Dianne Reuby
Hi, Due to a problem with our church domain name, I've been delving through Nominet's pages, and exchanging emails with them. Can anyone explain in plain English exactly what Tag Holders are? TIA, Dianne Reuby • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An

[wdvltalk] Re: Domaon names- tag holders?

2003-11-12 Thread Jon Haworth
Hi Dianne, Can anyone explain in plain English exactly what Tag Holders are? Someone who can register a domain through Nominet and make changes to it once it's been set up. In other words it's the company you bought your domain from :-) Cheers Jon • The WDVL Discussion List from

[wdvltalk] RE: Checking email addresses in forms

2003-11-12 Thread Stephen Caudill
Dianne Reuby on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:59 AM said: : Hi all, : : I've got several forms on my site, which allow potential : customers to contact me. Although I ask for phone numbers, for : most of them their email address will be the initial contact : point. I know I can check that

[wdvltalk] RE: Checking email addresses in forms

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Stephen; checking your email form entry's on server side is easy in Perl. What language are you writing in? Erik Thank you for choosing http://ComputerPerceptions.com 405-840-2355 Voice 405-858-0249 Fax 405-245-4087 Cell • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join

[wdvltalk] RE: Checking email addresses in forms

2003-11-12 Thread Stephen Caudill
Erik Carlson on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:42 AM said: : Stephen; : : checking your email form entry's on server side is easy in Perl. : : What language are you writing in? : : Erik Err... you realize I was replying to someone else, right? -Stephen http://www.mechavox.com/ • The

[wdvltalk] Re: pdf on server

2003-11-12 Thread SsolSsinclair
Hi Joseph; I don't know if you are still working on the PDF project you posted about yesterday???... i am coming in a little late also. i, also, am not sure what you are axactly trying to do. i have just come across an ad in the 4guysfromrolla newsletter, which may be of some use to you:

[wdvltalk] Using DB in web site

2003-11-12 Thread Galatek Webmaster
Greetings, I want to implement a database background for my website to hold user identities for custom pages, news headlines [for the site], and other things. I know PHP, some Perl and MySQL but the problem is that the hosting provider I have currently does not support MySQL in the package that I

[wdvltalk] RE: Using DB in web site

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Galatek; Use Perl with custom databases. I can help guide you in the development of perl program. Erik Thank you for choosing http://ComputerPerceptions.com 405-840-2355 Voice 405-858-0249 Fax 405-245-4087 Cell Homeland Defense, Protect Your Computer -Original Message- From:

[wdvltalk] Re: pdf on server

2003-11-12 Thread Joseph Harris
Sol, Thanks for taking the trouble to show me this. It is a very powerful program for creating pdfs. I am, though, coming at this from another direction. The sophisticated DTP program I am using to originate pages converts to pdf aequately for my current needs. It is finding a way to use

[wdvltalk] [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Joseph Harris
I thought I would have solved this one by now.Whatever I do I do not seem able to get OE5 to show a graphic in a rich text mail. I have my ezine sent out by Zinester who include it, no trouble, and carry the graphic file as an attachment. I have tried to check toolsoptions for all the

[wdvltalk] Re: new web server

2003-11-12 Thread stephen
Hi if this new server is just a web server then shifting the intranet should not be too bad. Several things to keep in mind, IIS6 on win2003 from default install is very secure locked down and it will not even run .asp pages without going in and enabling that extension to be run. Also I have had

[wdvltalk] Unix and Linux list

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Does anyone here know of a list for Unix or Linux that is like the format provided by this list? Thank you for your time, Erik Carlson 405-840-2355 Voice 405-858-0249 Fax 405-245-4087 Cell • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To:

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Joseph; I use http://www.computerperceptions.com/images/whatever.giv Erik Thank you for choosing http://ComputerPerceptions.com 405-840-2355 Voice 405-858-0249 Fax 405-245-4087 Cell Homeland Defense, Protect Your Computer! -Original Message- From: Joseph Harris [mailto:[EMAIL

[wdvltalk] Re: Microsoft Updates

2003-11-12 Thread Jan Major
Hi List, I have copies of all of the updates on my computer, and also, I have the un-install files too. Does anyone on the list know if I have to keep the uninstall files on my computer, or can I move them onto a dvd? With all of the updates, windows is becoming a very large directory, and I

[wdvltalk] Re: Unix and Linux list

2003-11-12 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Check out the Linux website (http://www.linux.org/), it should have a list, here in the UK, most areas have a LUG (Linux User Group) that also has a mailing list very much like this one. The one here in Sussex also has regular meetings (ina pub, with wireless internet!) to chat to each other

[wdvltalk] Windows XP and printer

2003-11-12 Thread Jan Major
Hi again list, Since I upgraded from Windows 98 to Win XP Pro, my printer has been giving me a lot of problems. The connection is fine, and it was working just fine too, but now I try to print, I get a yellow blinking light. I have gone through the troubleshooting several times, and just can't

[wdvltalk] Re: Unix and Linux list

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Thanks Matthew; Go my Linux and Apache web server up and running with virtual servers. Have the new Sun Solaris Version 9 for Intel processors with Media kit. I'm building another computer to put another web server on it. I thought it would be nice to chat with some linux/unix guru's. I'm going

[wdvltalk] RE: Windows XP and printer

2003-11-12 Thread Jan Major
Erik Thanks, I hope I can get it working, I need it very much right now. Jan Erik Carlson wrote: Jan; Check if the manufacturer has a new device driver to download from their web page for XP. Also, your bios settings may be sending the data to the printer to fast. This can happen at times if

[wdvltalk] Re: Unix and Linux list

2003-11-12 Thread John Nichel
Erik Carlson wrote: Thanks Matthew; Go my Linux and Apache web server up and running with virtual servers. Have the new Sun Solaris Version 9 for Intel processors with Media kit. I'm building another computer to put another web server on it. I thought it would be nice to chat with some

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Joseph Harris
Erik, Thanks for the info - but the site won't let me in! I take it you are a member? Joseph Joseph; I use http://www.computerperceptions.com/images/whatever.giv Erik Thank you for choosing http://ComputerPerceptions.com 405-840-2355 Voice 405-858-0249 Fax 405-245-4087 Cell

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Joseph Harris
Erik, I'll rephrase that.The page on the link you give tells me I am not authorised. Your home page doesn't guide me to what you are suggesting. Can you be a little clearer? (and yes, I realise it is your site!) Joseph Erik, Thanks for the info - but the site won't let me in! I

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Joseph; To program your email in html, you need to make sure the email client is seeing the html instructions. If you're using outlook 2000, you can create and auto signature, using advanced edit, and build html emails. You need to be aware that since the code isn't running on a web server,

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Joseph Harris
Erik, Yes, I see the sense of that; the email is reading the graphic off a server. But this means the graphic will not show if the mail is being read off-line. Zinester has src=cid:filename with the file as an attachment. But the attachment filename has a '_' added at the front. The gif

[wdvltalk] RE: [OT] graphics in mails

2003-11-12 Thread Erik Carlson
Joseph; The following piece of code will work with forwards: A href=http://ComputerPerceptions.com; target=_topIMG height=30 alt=Access Computer Perceptions src=http://www.computerperceptions.com/images/logo.gif; width=260 border=0/A Another way to put code in your email is to write an html