[ale] Web based Username/Password creation module

[Ryan Bridges]

You may want to look into PHP3, I hear it's great for that kind of stuff.
Also look around www.hosting4u.com, they have some helpful tips and
HOWTO's.

						Ryan Bridges
						<reb at techie.com>

On Sun, 30 May 1999 Stan.Hearn at ipst.edu wrote:

> I'm about to build a web site that will require a username and password.
> 
> I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  I need software that will do an
> initial user account creation where the user will choose a username and
> password.  Their confirmation, via a URL, will be emailed to them.  Once
> they go to the confirmation URL their account would be activated.  Not a
> Linux account, just an entry into the HTTP account database.
> 
> I will allow certain email domains (from our customers) to have access in
> this way.  In other words if their email account matches some regular
> expressions, then they will get an email saying go to this URL to confirm
> your account information and their have instant access.  Otherwise, I'd
> send them an email saying that their application was under review.  A
> person would then verify and activate the account manually.
> 
> Does anyone know of the existence of such software or modules to do this
> initial account creation step?  Either in perl or C?
> 
> Thanks,
> Stan
>