Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue)

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 56253
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texte = I'm currently going through exactly the same process (G4/OS9/v4.5 to=20 G5/OSX/v6) Everything seems to be working fine (still testing though!) But I am having a problem with the "emailer" (or whatever it's now=20 referred to as). I have a page (with Unix line breaks) which drops a [writefile] into=20 the EmailFolder. The problem is that it just sits there, and no error is reported in the=20= error log either. I'm also trying to get my head around the way WebCat works with the=20 EmailFolder. The actual folder is in cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/, but Webcat the=20 "Email Peferences" location is set as /EmailFolder Does Webcat know to always look in the cgi-bin folder tree? Anyway, back to the initial problem. If I use [Sendmail] instead, it works fine. It would just save me a lot of work if I can continue using [WriteFile]. Any ideas? Thanks Mark. On 19 Feb 2004, at 2:45 pm, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > On 19/2/04 3:36 PM, "Gary Chiasson" wrote: > >> Ok, I'm thinking about getting serious about upgrading, maybe... >> Will I be able to move my current stores up from OS9 webstar 4.3 to X=20= >> and >> the latest Web DNA, will it be a drag and drop scenario? >> Or should I just go ahead and get my bottle of Johnny Walker? > > One thing to note is that unix (MacOS X) is case sensitive. Also, make=20= > sure > you will set the right permissions, for WebStar all templates need to=20= > be > owned by "webstar" user. > > For any templates that send out emails make sure they have Unix=20 > linebreaks. > > Also, set the "Filter Null Characters (Zap Gremlins)" to "yes", so=20 > templates > will be parsed correctly. We have had problems going from 9.x/WebStar=20= > to > MacOS X/Webstar because of this. > > I think that's it. > > Nitai > > --=20 > Tools to energize your business > Web Content Management =ABRedakto=BB & eBusiness Systems > > ComputerOil=AE AG > Dammstrasse 7 > 5400 Baden / Switzerland > Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > > info@computeroil.com > http://computeroil.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=20 > > 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:

    
  1. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  2. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  3. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Christer Olsson 2004)
  4. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  5. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Christer Olsson 2004)
  6. Re: Upgrade to wsV (Email issue) ( Mark Derrick 2004)
I'm currently going through exactly the same process (G4/OS9/v4.5 to=20 G5/OSX/v6) Everything seems to be working fine (still testing though!) But I am having a problem with the "emailer" (or whatever it's now=20 referred to as). I have a page (with Unix line breaks) which drops a [writefile] into=20 the EmailFolder. The problem is that it just sits there, and no error is reported in the=20= error log either. I'm also trying to get my head around the way WebCat works with the=20 EmailFolder. The actual folder is in cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/, but Webcat the=20 "Email Peferences" location is set as /EmailFolder Does Webcat know to always look in the cgi-bin folder tree? Anyway, back to the initial problem. If I use [sendmail] instead, it works fine. It would just save me a lot of work if I can continue using [writefile]. Any ideas? Thanks Mark. On 19 Feb 2004, at 2:45 pm, Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > On 19/2/04 3:36 PM, "Gary Chiasson" wrote: > >> Ok, I'm thinking about getting serious about upgrading, maybe... >> Will I be able to move my current stores up from OS9 webstar 4.3 to X=20= >> and >> the latest Web DNA, will it be a drag and drop scenario? >> Or should I just go ahead and get my bottle of Johnny Walker? > > One thing to note is that unix (MacOS X) is case sensitive. Also, make=20= > sure > you will set the right permissions, for WebStar all templates need to=20= > be > owned by "webstar" user. > > For any templates that send out emails make sure they have Unix=20 > linebreaks. > > Also, set the "Filter Null Characters (Zap Gremlins)" to "yes", so=20 > templates > will be parsed correctly. We have had problems going from 9.x/WebStar=20= > to > MacOS X/Webstar because of this. > > I think that's it. > > Nitai > > --=20 > Tools to energize your business > Web Content Management =ABRedakto=BB & eBusiness Systems > > ComputerOil=AE AG > Dammstrasse 7 > 5400 Baden / Switzerland > Telefon +41 (0)844 44 55 66 > > info@computeroil.com > http://computeroil.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=20 > > 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/ Mark Derrick

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