Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-26 Thread Gerry Danen
All, Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I ended up doing a registry edit via our login script. Works great. Gerry On 1/25/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found the key, Dan. Thanks for your help. Gerry On 1/25/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/25/07, Dan

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-26 Thread Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ
Share the key with others, and so it can go down into the archives. You can't be the only person who will need this! On 1/26/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I ended up doing a registry edit via our login script. Works great. Gerry

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-26 Thread Gerry Danen
OK, This is the WinBatch code - see http://www.winbatch.com/ for product info: ; - change intranet.something to staff.something for IE users, but ONLY if it is intranet.something - ; 26 Jan 07 startpage = RegQueryValue(@REGCURRENT,Software\Microsoft\Internet

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-26 Thread Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ
thanks! while few of us run winbatch... I'm sure the keys will help any people who finds themselves in the same boat! On 1/26/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, This is the WinBatch code - see http://www.winbatch.com/ for product info: ; - change intranet.something to

[jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
Looking through the docs, I'm not sure that jQuery can do this, but perhaps someone can point me in the right direction? I administer an intranet and we recently changed from intranet.something.com to staff.something.com. Getting 300 users to change their browser's start page to point to the new

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Mike Alsup
So I thought, JavaScript or jQuery might be of help. If I detect the old domain name, use jQuery to force a change. We mainly use FF2, IE6, You should handle this type of redirect on the server. ___ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
Mike, I know I can do DNS forwarding, or PHP forwarding on the login page. I just want to blow the old domain away without everybody calling the help desk. I want to clean house and do for the user what they won't do themselves. Gerry On 1/25/07, Mike Alsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Sharp
On 1/25/07, Mike Alsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I thought, JavaScript or jQuery might be of help. If I detect the old domain name, use jQuery to force a change. We mainly use FF2, IE6, You should handle this type of redirect on the server. He wants to help users change their browsers

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Olaf Bosch
Gerry Danen schrieb: Mike, I know I can do DNS forwarding, or PHP forwarding on the login page. I just want to blow the old domain away without everybody calling the help desk. I want to clean house and do for the user what they won't do themselves. I would give the old domain a static

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Andy Matthews
I'm pretty sure this would be a MAJOR security breach and I doubt that it's allowed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerry Danen Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:54 PM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: [jQuery] Changing a browser's

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread jgrucza
That would be a nightmare if sites could willy nilly change users' start pages. I'm pretty sure there's no way to do this or all the evil spammers in the world would have already done so, right? Jennifer Gerry Danen wrote: Looking through the docs, I'm not sure that jQuery can do this, but

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
On 1/25/07, Olaf Bosch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would give the old domain a static site, content: *Our domain is changed to NEWDOMAIN, please change your bookmarks* you will in 20 sec automatic going to the new domain, or click here www.newdomain.com We have done this for 3 months,

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
On 1/25/07, jgrucza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That would be a nightmare if sites could willy nilly change users' start pages. I'm pretty sure there's no way to do this or all the evil spammers in the world would have already done so, right? Probably, but that still does not solve my

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
On 1/25/07, Andy Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty sure this would be a MAJOR security breach and I doubt that it's allowed. Yeah, I should look at a different solution, I guess... Still, ... ___ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ
change the timeout from 20 seconds to 30 then to 60 then to 120 ... people will figure it out! On 1/25/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/25/07, Olaf Bosch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would give the old domain a static site, content: *Our domain is changed to NEWDOMAIN, please

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Jonathan Sharp
I think this calls for appropriate use of the BLINK tag and pink color size 42 font in comic-sans -js On 1/25/07, Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: change the timeout from 20 seconds to 30 then to 60 then to 120 ... people will figure it out! On 1/25/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Olaf Bosch
Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ schrieb: change the timeout from 20 seconds to 30 then to 60 then to 120 ... people will figure it out! Yes, and without click here!!! you will in 20 sec automatic going to the new domain, or click here www.newdomain.com We have done this for 3 months, and people just don't pay

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Andy Matthews
25, 2007 3:01 PM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page On 1/25/07, Olaf Bosch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would give the old domain a static site, content: *Our domain is changed to NEWDOMAIN, please change your bookmarks* you will in 20 sec

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Andy Matthews
Calm down now. I don't know if ANYTHING calls for that. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Sharp Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 3:11 PM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page I think this calls

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Dan G. Switzer, II
Gerry, Probably, but that still does not solve my problem... :( The default homepage for IE is stored in the registry. Since you have the many employees, I suspect you have something in place to manage Windows patches/registry changes for all your users. I would recommend just pushing out the

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
On 1/25/07, Dan G. Switzer, II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gerry, Probably, but that still does not solve my problem... :( The default homepage for IE is stored in the registry. Since you have the many employees, I suspect you have something in place to manage Windows patches/registry changes

Re: [jQuery] Changing a browser's starting page

2007-01-25 Thread Gerry Danen
Found the key, Dan. Thanks for your help. Gerry On 1/25/07, Gerry Danen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/25/07, Dan G. Switzer, II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gerry, Probably, but that still does not solve my problem... :( The default homepage for IE is stored in the registry. Since you