Diane, There are some technical reasons why things are as they are for the members area. First is that we use a copy of the member database from the home office to validate who is a member. We can't just set up a login system where you put in a name and password because we need to validate who are actually PTG members. It's not that the data there is so valuable but just that much of it doesn't need to be seen by non members. The official copy of the database is on a computer at the home office not on the web server. That prevents us from letting you change your own information online because then it would not update the home office computer. There are changes to that database every day and Sandy sends me a new copy once a week. Large banks run have their databases attached to their webserver. It would be possible to have the official version of the member database online but right now the home office copy has a lot more information in it than we need online, (like whether or not dues is paid). To the question of passwords. We have to assign something as a password for each member. Sandy set up a system so that her software generates a password automatically so she doesn't forget to put one there. It may be possible to work out a different system which would probably involve you telling Sandy what you want as a password and her putting it in the home office database and then it getting updated on the web server. The member number part of the login needs to stay. It has to be unique and names are often not. I will look into a way to give you a password of your choosing. If you use Netscape or Firefox it remembers the login information the next time you come back and you don't need to reenter it. Ron On 18 Aug 2005 at 9:36, DIANE HOFSTETTER wrote: > So, here I sit at work, trying to find info on Oslund key recovering > machines. My login and password carefully stored at home in front of > my computer there. Why, oh Why is PTG so afraid of outsiders looking > at our secret, esoteric info, that they assign such difficult to > remember numbers to us? Even my BANK allows me to choose my own login > and password on it's secure website. Diane Hofstetter > ---------------------- Ron Berry Piano Service Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-255-8213 ron@berrypiano.com http://www.berrypiano.com
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