Password Restrictions

[Guest]

Hi
I have a web site that I produced using Frontpage. Because I'm a wholesale
company I've decided to limit those who enter the site. I'll want them to
register with information that will qualify them to see my pricing and to
also be able to purchase . I would like it that right after filling out the
form the customer can enter the site. There will be portions of the form that
must be filled in. I don't think I need to do it as a login password type of
entry, it could be that after the form is filled out they will instantly get
an e-mail with the password. Though I'm looking for the easiest way so I'll
go a username and password if that's the best way. I really don't know much
about this html stuff so please help me.

Linda Nigro

 

[Guest]

Hi Linda~

This unfortunately is not an HTML thing - it is a database/asp coding thing.
If you need a membership database, it will need to be constructed, with all
the parameters you need.

Teri

 

[Guest]

Hi Teri,
Is this something that I would be able to do. Is this the Database Interface
Wizard in Frontpage that would do that?

Linda

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Also keep in mind that you will need to have pages with content outside of this restricted area if
you want to be indexed by search engines.

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[Guest]

Hi, Linda~

No, I'm afraid it's much more complex than that. There is a program named
Spooky Login which MAY do what you want - I have not used it, but it appears
to have the functionality you need and it is made by a reputable person -
http://www.outfront.net/spooky/login.htm is the link...

Note that you will require ASP and Access database support on your hosting
server to use this one...

Hope that helps,
Teri

 

[Guest]

Would that mean I would need to have my product or just pages with text that
would be useful for the search engines. I feel like I'm in way over my head,
but I'm not ready to give up yet.
Linda

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Yes.

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[xfile]

Hi,

Password protected can be very complicated or simple depending on the level
of intended protection.

For simple ones, try to Google "ASP AND Password" or click the link
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ASP+AND+Password

You will get many samples and tutorials - that's how I started. Along the
way, you may come back here for specific questions during modifying or using
those samples, and many here will be happy to provide helps.

If the level of security is not too high (such as you don't really have
real-time transactions or top classified information), an ASP-based with
Access DB should be sufficient - of course, that's just my personal
opinions.

To make it easier, you only have to think about which "contents" are to be
protected, and those contents will be placed to one area (might be in one
directory or contains sub-directories) and the rest files will be organized
as regular web folders and are certainly not to be protected and will be
indexed and searched by search engine.

Good luck and hope this helps.

 

[xfile]

One additional note, many ISPs now provide simple web-based membership
registration and password protection functions to their customers. If your
web site is hosted by an ISP, check with them if they already have such
functions available for use.

It could save you a lot of troubles.