Re: Virtual Postcards
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
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numero = 17127
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.>>>You can automate this so it happens once a day without your intervention.WebCat will blow away the [cart] after 24 hours, but I think that we'd wantto keep it around for 5-7 days (at least) until the recipient can get totheir email and browser. Most folks don't live on the net like we do.Bill--Bill Heissenbuttel PageHouse, Inc.bill@pagehouseinc.com Internet Presence Providerhttp://www.pagehouseinc.com (509) 892-1973
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>>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.>>>You can automate this so it happens once a day without your intervention.WebCat will blow away the
[cart] after 24 hours, but I think that we'd wantto keep it around for 5-7 days (at least) until the recipient can get totheir email and browser. Most folks don't live on the net like we do.Bill--Bill Heissenbuttel PageHouse, Inc.bill@pagehouseinc.com Internet Presence Providerhttp://www.pagehouseinc.com (509) 892-1973
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