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Re: /news/post request
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 04:50:35 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Dan Boger writes:
Is it possible to add another accepted input to the /news/post cgi?  What
I'm looking for is something like:
[...]
and have it automagiclly fill out the relevant text boxes?  (Of course,
assuming you're not going to have that done already by the cookie)...

The current functionality is very close to being able to do that now, but the
confirm step if there's no cookie assumes that the fields start out empty and
ignores what's passed via CGI.  (The post step does use this info.)

How would you use such an API, if it did work?

--Todd



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  Re: /news/post request
 
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 04:50:35 GMT "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Re: /news/post request': (...) well, since my news-streamer comes up with URLs for me to reply to a message... something like this: Reply: (URL) be cool if it (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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Todd, Is it possible to add another accepted input to the /news/post cgi? What I'm looking for is something like: /newx/post/?lugnet.a...getown.edu and have it automagiclly fill out the relevant text boxes? (Of course, assuming you're not going to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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