[wp-forums] Getting closer

[Michael B]

Regarding the email issue.  If installation.wordpress.net (or what ever the
case may be) is going to be the home, can't there be
install at whateverdomain.net?  Then just do some forwarding behind the scenes.


On 5/19/06, TechGnome <tg at tannagh.com> wrote:
>
> WARNING: lengthy posting. My mind tends to wander sometimes.... I really
> need to get a leash for it.
>
> Not too shabby.... a couple of comments.
> 1) Who will this go to? Is there going to be a wp-install mailing group
> that this gets sent to? Or will the data go into a database? Or has that
> part even been thought out? Or am I ahead of things?
> 2) I'd change the "CC myself" to something along the lines of "Send
> myself a copy" It's clearer about what that option does.
>
> It looks like I might have some free time this weekend, since no one
> else has volunteered to set up the registration/contact/help me
> page(s).... I'd like to take a stab at this. My PHP skills aren't
> anything to write home about, but I have done some and think I can hack
> something together. I'm thinking we need the following kinds of pages
> (as far as user input goes):
> 1) a registration page where the user can enter their info and get into
> the queue.
> 2) a contact page where questions can be submitted - an FAQ could be
> built off of this at a later time
> 3) a status page where the user can login and see where they are at in
> the queue, and possibly answer questions from the installer.
> 4) an admin page where the installers and other admins can monitor the
> site - confirm requests, deny requests, update status, assign requests,
> view the queue, etc.
>
> A thought just occurred to me. what does everyone think about using the
> site as the communication tool, rather than direct emails? Emails would
> still be generated, but instead of the installer sending email directly
> to the user, the site would do it instead. And vice-versa too. Then once
> a request has been closed, the site would not allow emails to be sent
> through. This would prevent the user from coming back to the installer
> in six weeks going, hey could also do this... and that, and this other
> thing too? - just a thought-
>
> -tg
>
> Podz wrote:
> > There seems to be a collective deafness elsewhere....
> >
> > How about this ?
> > http://www.tamba2.org.uk/install/?page_id=6
> >
> > We mail them back with what they have asked. It's as good as anything
> > else isn't it? They know what they have typed and we know too...
> >
> > We need the 'agreed to..' bit doing and if someone could kindly advise
> > how to make the plugin auto-cc (do that invisibly?)
> > (http://www.phrixus.co.uk/pxsmail/) then that would be cool.
> >
> > So ...... if that page - and the one that follows - feel free to send
> > me info which I shall bounce back to you - looks okay - be critical
> > (nicely) - is it good to go with? If not, why and what should we add?
> >
> > P.
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