Re: newbies to web, spaces in email address
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
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numero = 17397
interpreted = N
texte = >>We are getting many orders from new web surfers who barely (or don't) >>know their email addresses. One of the more common mistakes is to put a >>space between first and last name, etc. I'd like to save them the trauma >>of being sent back to the invoice page and just take out the spaces for >>them. > >User [ConvertChars] to convert spaces to nothing, using a custom character >conversion database. > >[ConvertChars db=SpaceKiller.db][email][/ConvertChars]Although this is technically right I think it's a bad idea to do it. *If* the client enters a illegal email address I think the best thing to do is to notify them about it and ask them to re-enter the address. ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Art director S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Ljusa Ideer AB Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se
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>>We are getting many orders from new web surfers who barely (or don't) >>know their email addresses. One of the more common mistakes is to put a >>space between first and last name, etc. I'd like to save them the trauma >>of being sent back to the invoice page and just take out the spaces for >>them. > >User
[convertchars] to convert spaces to nothing, using a custom character >conversion database. > >[ConvertChars db=SpaceKiller.db][email][/ConvertChars]Although this is technically right I think it's a bad idea to do it. *If* the client enters a illegal email address I think the best thing to do is to notify them about it and ask them to re-enter the address. ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Art director S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Ljusa Ideer AB Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se
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