Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ...

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texte = Thanks Clint,But I would like to start a discussion to find some good arguments on how-to do it - not the code itself, but rather the logic.I have a very well functioning discussion board solution build with WebDNA, but i lacks this feature. I have no doubt in my mind that I can code it but I don't have the right idea on how the logic should work optimal.But thanks for the input.PowerPalleOn fredag, jan 3, 2003, at 00:13 Europe/Copenhagen, Clint Davis wrote:> I understand the concept because I tried to implement the same thing > on one> of my sites once. I never got it quite right. I use UBB.classic for my> forums, and they've implemented something exactly like this using perl > to> set the cookies. I don't know much about perl, so I never looked into > the> code too much.>> You might download their demo or something and try to pick it apart.> http://www.infopop.com>>>> On 1/2/03 4:42 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen wrote:>>> What I would like to do is to provide the cookie-registered user a new>> feature so they are able to see (quickly) if content in the discussion>> area is new since their last visit.>>>> Any good recommendation on doing this? I'm not looking for solutions >> on>> how to code the feature - rather I'm looking for logic pros and cons.>>>> Example: How can I determine when the user last visited the discussion>> forum? Theoretically he's last visit could have been yesterday. But >> how>> can I determine that it was yesterday, if he has visited another page>> on the discussion forum, then he's cookie would have been refreshed>> then and not set to yesterday.>>>> I hope you understand what i'm looking for... :)>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> Clint Davis> Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist> Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com> 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999> --------------------------------------------------------------------->>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
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Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Dan Strong 2003)
Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Frank Nordberg 2003)
Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Palle Bo Nielsen 2003)
Re: [OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Clint Davis 2003)
[OT] Discussion forum, last visit, Cookie, ... (Palle Bo Nielsen 2003)

Thanks Clint,But I would like to start a discussion to find some good arguments on how-to do it - not the code itself, but rather the logic.I have a very well functioning discussion board solution build with WebDNA, but i lacks this feature. I have no doubt in my mind that I can code it but I don't have the right idea on how the logic should work optimal.But thanks for the input.PowerPalleOn fredag, jan 3, 2003, at 00:13 Europe/Copenhagen, Clint Davis wrote:> I understand the concept because I tried to implement the same thing > on one> of my sites once. I never got it quite right. I use UBB.classic for my> forums, and they've implemented something exactly like this using perl > to> set the cookies. I don't know much about perl, so I never looked into > the> code too much.>> You might download their demo or something and try to pick it apart.> http://www.infopop.com>>>> On 1/2/03 4:42 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen wrote:>>> What I would like to do is to provide the cookie-registered user a new>> feature so they are able to see (quickly) if content in the discussion>> area is new since their last visit.>>>> Any good recommendation on doing this? I'm not looking for solutions >> on>> how to code the feature - rather I'm looking for logic pros and cons.>>>> Example: How can I determine when the user last visited the discussion>> forum? Theoretically he's last visit could have been yesterday. But >> how>> can I determine that it was yesterday, if he has visited another page>> on the discussion forum, then he's cookie would have been refreshed>> then and not set to yesterday.>>>> I hope you understand what i'm looking for... :)>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> Clint Davis> Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist> Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com> 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999> --------------------------------------------------------------------->>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Palle Bo Nielsen

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