Again, read through :) (and thank you Ross for your previous response...)
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Support Manager
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Jon Ribbens wrote:
> Many thanks for your response.
>
> Charles Daminato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm using the assumption that you're using the QuickStart (Reseller Web
> > Interface) method for registering domain names...
>
> We're using both. There doesn't really appear to be any difference
> between the two, except that we can use some of the client-side stuff as
> library routines in the future.
>
Client management is all handled via the RWI but with the scripts you can
do the following:
- Multiple domain registrations - bulk and related TLDs
- Multiple transfers
- Customizations - readily configurable (custom nameservers, tech contact
information) OR if you prefer ...:
- register.cgi - this allows ALL the contacts to be the same BUT it has no
hooks for CC payments, and it ignores the "Process Orders Immediately"
directive set in the RWI
register.cgi is meant as a raw tool used for domain registrations - it
uses a 'register_domain' command instead of a 'sw_register' command - the
difference being register_domain is used for singular registrations and is
setup by default to has "org, admin, tech, billing" into the same
registration string. You CAN pass all these values into sw_register (if
you actually look at the code, org=>admin for sw_register - you can break
this up)
Not exactly elegant - but the functionality is there. In the future we
can likely make this configurable via OpenSRS.conf and have little
customizations necessary for the client code.
> > The web based interface is meant to be limited for registrations - it's
> > a stop-gap to enable you to register domains while you get the scripts
> > up and running (which is our MUCH preferred method of domain registration).
>
> Then there is no way at all of editing all the information associated with
> an order, except writing a load of code? (We have already installed the cgis.
> They don't provide order management that I can see. There's lots of stuff
> only the resellers.opensrs.net pages do.)
>
See above :)
> > We've left the model open for whatever you wish to impose on your
> > customers - it's left wide open ... The way it's setup allows the
> > greatest number of iterations to allow the RSP to have as much control as
> > they want, and give the end user as much control as you wish them to have
> > as well.
>
> Yes, I said I liked it technically ;-). It's just confusing because you
> can register two domains using the same username and password, and they
> won't be linked unless you mention the first domain when registering the
> second.
>
Yes - this should be made more clear - we hope that through doing the RITE
Testing this becomes more apparent to the Reseller - we can't give away
ALL our secrets, can we? :)
> > Yes, Change Ownership of Domain is somewhat ambiguous. The subtext DOES
> > say "You may create a new profile for this domain or move it to a
> > different profile you own" I agree that instructions for doing so aren't
> > well articulated. We're working on an FAQ for each specific interface to
> > help with common questions (i.e. what does "Change Ownership of Domain"
> > mean, and "How do move domains into/away from other profiles").
>
> But why bother with all these FAQs? Why not put a single paragraph on the
> web page itself saying what it will do? This is easier and much more
> convenient for the user.
>
FAQs are there to assist users who also run into Management Interfaces
'based' on our default but are massively customized by the RSP - since you
can alter the scripts anyway you want (including removing functionality
you don't want the end user to have) FAQs are the best generic source for
information as they're controlled by us - AND if there's any updates to
public docs we can change them once, instead of having to notify xxx RSPs
to update their sites...
> > RCU's *are* used by the site - as well as Dollar amounts. One RCU is a
> > domain transaction (i.e. transfer, renewal, new registration)
>
> Yes, I know that this is theoretically the idea, but RCUs are not visible
> anywhere in the system that I can see. The payment information page shows
> you dollars. I'm not sure why you want to mess around with 'RCUs' anyway
> since all it does is cause problems (like with the current $6.75 transfer
> promo).
>
As Ross said before. And I shudder at the thought of him be CFO :)
> > As an aside - you should have seen this thing in January when we first
> > released it *grin*
>
> I'm sure it's come on in leaps and bounds ;-).
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Jon
>
