Re: [cobalt-users] Control Panel

["PepsiCoke" <clist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thats a great idea and one that i really would like to see in a automated signup script for the raq2
though raq4's


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodolfo Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Control Panel


> > 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?
>
> ===========================================================
>
> 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 |
>                \------/             \--------/
>
> ===========================================================
>
> [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?
>
> --
> Rodolfo J. Paiz
> rodolfo@xxxxxxxx <mailto:rodolfo@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
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