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[.jeff]

djc,

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> From: Daniel J. Cody
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> the user information for thelist(s) isn't stored in
> oracle, but in a berkeley style DB.
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still a flat-file database though.  shouldn't be too difficult to have
coldfusion write it out.

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> in all honesty, i don't ever see the MG and main evolt
> user information being sycned... two seperate
> applications that do two vastly different things :)
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... with common sets of data that are shared between the two.  in all
honest, i don't see a reason to not try to sync them.

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> that said, getting our user stuff synced and a singular
> login for all evolt *websites except l.e.o* is a high
> priority for next weekend..
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agreed.  that is an important issue.

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> i don't see having a username/password for *.evolt.org
> being different for the one to sign up for thelist as
> a huge issue..
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it's always been a source of confusion.  the bigger our membership gets, the
more confusing it will be.  i think it is an issue -- big enough to do
something about.

thanks,

.jeff

http://evolt.org/
jeff at members.evolt.org
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