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Re: Re: Inviting new users

posts: 3665 United States

> > Maybe you could use Tiki's newsletter feature for this?
> >
> > #Create users
> > #Subscribe users to the newsletter
> > #Send the newsletter to the new users
> >
>
> Thanks, I tried it, but it only brings me half way. I can't figure out how to include the username and password. The new users does not know those yet.
>


You don't actually want to send their username and password in the email (in the clear) do you? That's not very secure.

I thought the idea was to send a targeted email/newsletter that invites folks to register (thereby choosing their own username and password).

I think that broadcasting passwords and usernames is a bad idea. sad

HTH,

-Rick
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posts: 75 Denmark

> > > Maybe you could use Tiki's newsletter feature for this?
> > >
> > > #Create users
> > > #Subscribe users to the newsletter
> > > #Send the newsletter to the new users
> > >
> >
> > Thanks, I tried it, but it only brings me half way. I can't figure out how to include the username and password. The new users does not know those yet.
> >
>
>
> You don't actually want to send their username and password in the email (in the clear) do you? That's not very secure.
>
> I thought the idea was to send a targeted email/newsletter that invites folks to register (thereby choosing their own username and password).
>
> I think that broadcasting passwords and usernames is a bad idea. sad
>

It may not be the most secure approach, but I think it will suffice for my purposes (as it does for many others).

My problem is to pair an arbitrary user name, chosen by the user to the actual user person. To complicate matters further, the nature of my users is that they may share email addresses. So figuring it out based on email address will not suffice.

I have more or less come to the conclusion that the smartest is to let the users register themself, and then guide them to fill in their full name at the user preference page. The users will have to accept a delay before they can have their permissions ready. And I will have to accept that uninvited guests may try to register.


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