[geeklog-devtalk] Remote Authentication ;-)

[Richard S. Westmoreland]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dirk Haun" <dirk at haun-online.de>
To: <geeklog-devtalk at lists.geeklog.net>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [geeklog-devtalk] Remote Authentication ;-)




> [Disable accounts]

> >I didn't realise that didn't exist. Perhaps I should add it since I'm in

> >users.php anyway? Disabled big flag?

>

> Yeah, a flag should do. But we have to make sure they can't log in with

> an existing cookie, can't request a new password, etc. Nothing

> complicated, just need to add checks in a few places - and make sure we

> catch them all.

>

> bye, Dirk


You will need a Remote Users group that these remote users are automatically
assigned to, so you can get permissions in different places based on this
group.  Like perhaps I don't mind if they post comments but don't want them
in a members only forum topic.

Rick