Re: Online Membership

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Greetings to All from cold and frozen Oklahoma,

I like the idea of having the ability to access members expiration dates
using the unprotected approach.  Go for it John.

Paul

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:51:14 EST PlankMail@aol.com writes:
> Greetings:
>      I believe there is no threat in making available the kind of 
> information
> John proposes.   I also favor the simple unprotected approach (just 
> like the
> SJI does).
>           Jeanne
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/18/07 12:37:16 PM, jijones@usjoneses.com 
> writes:
> 
> 
> > I am investigating what it will take to have the ability for a 
> member
> > to check their membership expiration date online and for RVPs to 
> get a
> > list of the Region members and expiration dates.  (The database 
> would
> > have ONLY name, expiration date, and region number).
> >
> > My question is this:
> >
> > The easiest implementation would allow anyone to get the region 
> list
> > (or for that matter look up the expiration date of any individual)
> >
> > There is no other personal information in the database. I don't 
> think
> > having the names/expiration date of everyone in the region is of 
> value
> > to anyone except the RVPs checking membership.
> >
> > To put a password protected front end on the database would 
> involve
> > more programming and an administrative burden managing passwords.
> > Having a single PW/ID published in the bulletin only keeps out 
> people
> > that don't have access to a bulletin (and of course requires that
> > people remember where to find the PW)
> >
> > Personally I favor the simple unprotected approach just like the 
> SJI
> > does.  See:
> >
> > http://www.gixxergirl.org/sji/sji_search.html
> >
> > (BTW the person that programmed the SJI lookup does not have the 
> time
> > to do the same for AIS, so I have to look for other solutions)
> >
> > So your thoughts please (I'd like to hear from everyone please)
> >
> > Thx
> >
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> world.
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