RE: [cobalt-users] Control Panel

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> To get an idea (only) try the demo site,
> http://dnsplus-test.luxmi.net/
> No username/password required.

Babu,

I don't know what other people feel, but it drives me nuts to add a new
domain record by record (and with about 10 clicks per record, each
record takes up to a minute total) when 99% of the domains I add (about
40 so far) have exactly the same recordset.

Idea: why not make the setup for a new domain's DNS like this?

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Domain: [_____________________]

[x]        domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]    ns1.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]    ns2.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]    ftp.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]    www.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]   smtp.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]    pop.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]   imap.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x] secure.domain.com        A       [_______________]
[x]        domain.com      MX 10      smtp.domain.com
[x]        domain.com      MX 20    backup.domain.com

               /------\             /--------\
               |  OK  |             | Cancel |
               \------/             \--------/

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[x] represents a checkbox and [_____] a textbox. This way, setup takes
just the following steps:

* Enter domain name.
* All boxes selected by default; uncheck those I don't want.
* Triple-check carefully.
* Hit OK.

Now, it's time to go back to the screen you already have and make
individual additions or changes if I need them. However, you've already
saved the sysadmin about 10 minutes of work in the GUI.

What do you think?

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rodolfo@xxxxxxxx <mailto:rodolfo@xxxxxxxx>