Virtual Postcards

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17109
interpreted = N
texte = Has anyone done a virtual postcard with WebCat before?We're looking at various options:1. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and message (written to db) and WebCat emails a unique URL to the recipient. Recipient visits, collects card.2. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and message (written to db) and WebCat emails a unique *card number* to the recipient. Recipient visits, enters card number, gets postcard.3. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and postcard is mailed as an email attachment to the recipient.The only way I can think of expiring the postcard is to set a date with the initial postcard entry and then occasionally do a search for dates older than 10 or 14 days and then delete the entries.Anyone have any better ideas?Bill-- Bill Heissenbuttel PageHouse, Inc. bill@pagehouseinc.com Internet Presence Provider http://www.pagehouseinc.com (509) 892-1973 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Virtual Postcards (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  2. Re: Virtual Postcards (Bill Heissenbuttel 1998)
  3. Re: Virtual Postcards (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  4. Virtual Postcards (Bill Heissenbuttel 1998)
Has anyone done a virtual postcard with WebCat before?We're looking at various options:1. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and message (written to db) and WebCat emails a unique URL to the recipient. Recipient visits, collects card.2. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and message (written to db) and WebCat emails a unique *card number* to the recipient. Recipient visits, enters card number, gets postcard.3. Visitor fills out a form with their name/email, recipient's email address, and postcard is mailed as an email attachment to the recipient.The only way I can think of expiring the postcard is to set a date with the initial postcard entry and then occasionally do a search for dates older than 10 or 14 days and then delete the entries.Anyone have any better ideas?Bill-- Bill Heissenbuttel PageHouse, Inc. bill@pagehouseinc.com Internet Presence Provider http://www.pagehouseinc.com (509) 892-1973 Bill Heissenbuttel

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