Hi Diane, At 12:15 PM 8/20/05, you wrote: >Thanks, Ron. I put the cheat sheet with my login and password in my >wallet. Lots of people use the computer at work so I don't want to >save that info on the office computer. Who knows what someone would buy?! > >Diane Hofstetter I'm not sure why this type of "garbage" comes up, but whatever the reason, I wish that person would quit using whatever is causing this! MS Word? Avery ><BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: >#A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font >style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> >From: <i>"Ron Berry" <ron@berrypiano.com></i><br>Reply-To: ><i>ron@berrypiano.com, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org></i><br>To: ><i>pianotech@ptg.org</i><br>Subject: <i>Re: Accessing PTG >website</i><br>Date: <i>Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:34:32 >-0500</i><br>>Diane,<br>><br>>There are some technical >reasons why things are as they are for the<br>>members >area. First is that we use a copy of the member database >from<br>>the home office to validate who is a member. We can't >just set up a login<br>>system where you put in a name and >password because we need to validate<br>>who are actually PTG >members. It's not that the data there is so valuable<br>>but >just that much of it doesn't need to be seen by non >members.<br>><br>>The official copy of the database is on a >computer at the home office not on<br>>the web server. That >prevents us from letting you change your own<br>>information >online because then it would not update the home >office<br>>computer. There are changes to that database every >day and Sandy sends<br>>me a new copy once a week. Large banks >run have their databases<br>>attached to their webserver. It >would be possible to have the official version<br>>of the member >database online but right now the home office copy has a >lot<br>>more information in it than we need online, (like whether >or not dues is paid).<br>><br>>To the question of >passwords. We have to assign something as a password<br>>for >each member. Sandy set up a system so that her software generates >a<br>>password automatically so she doesn't forget to put one >there.<br>><br>>It may be possible to work out a different >system which would probably<br>>involve you telling Sandy what >you want as a password and her putting it in<br>>the home office >database and then it getting updated on the web server.<br>>The >member number part of the login needs to stay. It has to be unique >and<br>>names are often not.<br>><br>>I will look into a >way to give you a password of your choosing. If you >use<br>>Netscape or Firefox it remembers the login information >the next time you<br>>come back and you don't need to reenter >it.<br>><br>>Ron<br>><br>><br>><br>>On 18 Aug 2005 >at 9:36, DIANE HOFSTETTER wrote:<br>><br>> > So, here I sit >at work, trying to find info on Oslund key recovering<br>> > >machines. My login and password carefully stored at home in front >of<br>> > my computer there. Why, oh Why is PTG so afraid of >outsiders looking<br>> > at our secret, esoteric info, that >they assign such difficult to<br>> > remember numbers to us? >Even my BANK allows me to choose my own login<br>> > and >password on it's secure website. Diane Hofstetter<br>> >><br>><br>>----------------------<br>>Ron Berry Piano >Service<br>>Indianapolis, IN >46220<br>>317-255-8213<br>>ron@berrypiano.com<br>>http://www.berrypiano.com<br>><br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>pianotech >list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<br></font></BLOCKQUOTE> > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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