Hmmm, sounds to me like the case of what scripting language should I use to build the website with!
Michael, I guess from your point of view what is going to be the easiest method to implicate and change if need be. Personally I hate the email option, because it means that you are not anonymous. However if the website is going to expect a very high userbase, then I would suggest the email option and that would be because you would need to code all the possible scenarios of whether it exists or has illegal chars etc. Now having said that, it is also going to be a case of what best suits you for the project you are working on. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 27 May 2002 5:44 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: [style] usernames Lets say I have an application where people will sign in to get access to some resources. The signin uses a standard username/password. What do you feel is best for a username? Many sites use the persons email address while others allow them to just write in some text. The only disadvantage of the later method is that you have to make sure two different people do not have the same username. This is for a community project and I need to know asap. Thanks Michael Dinowitz Publisher: Fusion Authority weekly news alert (www.fusionauthority.com/alert) Listmaster: CF-Talk, CF-Jobs, Spectra-Talk, Jrun-Talk, etc. (www.houseoffusion.com) ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
