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Re: /news/post request
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:37:18 GMT
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On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 04:50:35 GMT "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote
concerning 'Re: /news/post request':
> 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)...
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> 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?
well, since my news-streamer comes up with URLs for me to reply to a
message... something like this:
Reply: http://www.lugnet.com/news/post/?lugnet.build:3782
it'd be cool if it could say
Reply:
http://www.lugnet.com/news/post/?lugnet.build:3782&name=dan+boger&email=dan...
and then I'd just highlight it, and middle click in a browser, and
voila! all that is left is to actually type in the message....
:)
Dan
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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