co-reg option

[valuehosted]

Dean,

I found this software and I wanted to know if it would be compatible with listmail pro.

http://www.obleam.com/ - are any of those options that it forwards the signups compatible with listmail pro?  if so, which one/ones?

Thanks,

--Tone

(cut'n paste of the relevant info - I'd want it to send an opt-in request mail at the same time to confirm that indeed they'd want to sign up)

And when submitted, Co-Reg Master could do any of the following...

Send the following e-mail to subscribe@xyz.com

"John Doe has requested to be subscribed to the newsletter.

E-mail address: johnd@email.com
IP Address: 203.55.32.4"
and/or...

Pass the information to any script, like this:

http://www.xyz.com/subscribe.cgi?name=John+Doe&e-mail=johnd@email.com
and/or...

Post the information to another form, located on:

http://www.xyz.com/subscribe.html
and/or...

Write the following line to ezinedb.txt

John Doe|nexo5@chasque.net|203.55.32.4|

[DW]

Yes, this program looks like it will work with ListMail.

Most interesting are these features:

Pass the information to any script, like this:

http://www.xyz.com/subscribe.cgi?name=John+Doe&e-mail=johnd@email.com
and/or...

Post the information to another form, located on:

http://www.xyz.com/subscribe.html

You could simply set it to access signup.php?list=1&email=<email>

[valuehosted]

so this could work?  whatabout other form elements such as name etc, could those be passed on as well?

--Tone

[DW]

Yes you can put other elements in as long as you use the variable names ListMail expects.  You can find a list here:

http://www.listmailpro.com/help/30.html

[terriz]

I'm using this script also, and I'd like to be able to pass a code (just the letters "tbc") to show up as the Ref. URL in LM.

I tried

fname=[name]&email=[email]&list=22&overwrite_dupes=1&refurl=tbc

but the Ref. URL is still coming through as Unknown. I also trief ref=tbc.

Everything else is working fine...

Thanks,
Terri Z

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[DW]

Currently you cannot customize the Referring URL by passing a custom value.  I am not sure if this would be a smart idea, either, considering a vigilante could subscribe with a fake RefURL and then complain that you are not running a 100% opt-in list.  This is still possible by cloaking the Ref URL of the browser but that's less likely, I'd think.

You'll have to use a custom field user1 thru user10

Regards

[terriz]

The URL value would be hardcoded into the form on the page (which is the coreg form, not the LMP form), so there is no possibility of changing it. But if it can't be passed, then it's a moot point.

I'm not sure I understand, though, how someone putting in a fake URL could then complain that it is not 100% opt-in? This is still a double-opt in list...even after the info is passed to LMP, they have to confirm before they are added. Maybe I'm missing something.

Terri Z

[DW]

The URL value would be hardcoded into the form on the page (which is the coreg form, not the LMP form), so there is no possibility of changing it. But if it can't be passed, then it's a moot point.

Actually, now that I think about it this *could* be done by utilizing the included xtra/signup-xtra.php script with code such as this:

Code: [Select]

if($list=='1'){
 if($custom_refurl) mysql_query("update lm_users set refurl = '".addslashes($custom_refurl)."';");
}
You would then set in your form <input type=hidden name=custom_refurl value=myvalue>

I'm not sure I understand, though, how someone putting in a fake URL could then complain that it is not 100% opt-in? This is still a double-opt in list...even after the info is passed to LMP, they have to confirm before they are added. Maybe I'm missing something.

The 'referring URL' can be faked by someone with enough knowhow and is ultimately unreliable.  If someone were to fake the URL and claim you are spamming you wouldn't have any 'proof' about the URL they subscribed from (although, you might be able to determine it if a certain list only accepts subscription from a certain page.. the point is the data is not readily available in the database as expected..)

Faking the RefURL isn't easy for someone with little technical knowhow, but allowing it to be set with a clearly documented var in the signup form would make it easy for anyone with basic knowledge of HTML.

I'd like to leave it out of the regular signup form vars for that reason - personal preference, really.

Let me know if you need help with the custom solution above.

Regards

[terriz]

I guess my brain doesn't think in such devious ways as to keep up with the nefarious miscreants of society  :wink:

It's not a problem -- I was just looking for a quick and dirty way to track signups from various sources. It's not worth the effort to custom program -- although I do appreciate your offer to help.  

[DW]

Why not just use any available custom field 1 thru 10?  ie:

<input type=hidden name=user1 value="firstsource">

That way you could search or create user selections based on the value "firstsource" in custom field #1.

Note: To enable the custom field within the program you should give it a name under "List Settings" -> "Custom Fields" for your list(s).

Regards

[terriz]

Great idea! I'll do that.