> -----Original Message----- > From: struts Dude [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:14 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Help on Action implementing thread for checking user > registration thru email? > > > > Hi, > > I am going to write an app that allow user to register in a JSP page, > press submit, then user redirected to a new page telling user > to check email, click on a link on email, redirected to a page, > then commit user info to database. If user doesn't do this > within 24 hrs, then delete user info. > > I have no problem sending email with a unique link made up > of unique username plus some random generated digits and characters. > > I was wandering if anyone has done this and give me some tips. > > The way I see it is commit user's registration detail to database 1st > when user click submit, then send email (using jarkata mailer tag). > > Then delete user record if user don't click/visit link on dynamically > generated link within 24 hr from email. The link would have parameter > that can tell an Action who is visiting. > > Problem: > Now, how do I write an Action that will check back latter after 24 Hrs > for an user?? Using thread in Action??? Dunno if that's a good idea. > > The way I am going to do this is, have an Action implement > thread, for evey user registration, set wake up (check back) > interval after 24 hr. Every user visiting this Action will wake > up Action and do validation. After that, Action goes back to sleep. > > Is this a good idea??
Let's see... how many users on your website signing up for mail? Which is going to leave how many threads hanging around in a 24 hour period? Yuck. Yuck. What you are really looking for is outside of struts, since struts is only an MVC framework, not an application framework. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
