Re: [cobalt-users] Customizing Default Homepage

[David Lucas <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:16 PM 1/29/2002, you wrote:
> I've been working on customizing the default homepage that is created for
> each virtual site and pretty much have what I want except for some things.
>
> I want to be able to also have the following information included on the
> page for each client but am not sure how to call it.
>
> 1)Document root: (ie:  /home/sites/siteXX/web)
> 2)IP: if applicable
> 3)Clients main login username (as client will choose their password but we
> will assign their login)
>
> This will make my life easier if I can automate this information to be
> included in the default page and can just send out an email for the client
> to reference the page.
>
> thanks
> a

Sounds interesting but ....
If you are going to send an email to them, why don't you create a template 
for your email and just change the site number and user id when you send it?
After all, the default page is nothing but a place holder.
They probably need more help configuring their ftp client.  ie setting the 
default remote directory to /web so they will get to the correct place.
Told where to get a ftp client if they don't already have one.

Are you only going to send to site admin's or everyone?  Everyone doesn't 
have access by default to the /web directory for a site.  They only have 
access to their  web directory.  Most site admins end up in their own 
directory instead of the site /web directory.

Just a few other things to think about.  Sorry I didn't really answer 
anything you asked.