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[Bug-gne]Accessing GNE by e-mail
From: |
Bob Dodd |
Subject: |
[Bug-gne]Accessing GNE by e-mail |
Date: |
Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:03:44 -0800 (PST) |
All my moaning about Perl and my past lives got me thinking...
One of the bits I was responsible for was a remote management facility
onto our database. It allowed "majordomo" style commands to be sent to
the db (but with me soextra security options...) via SMTP. Not very
efficient, but effective.
A similar system for submissions, and for retrieval from our
classifier(s), could also be a useful mechanism for GNE.
## it would allow access to GNE where e-mail is available, but web
access is not e.g. from WML/WAP/iMODE browsers, or where GNE is a
proscribed web-site.
## it would allow front-ends to be easily written for any system that
has an e-mail facility (even if you are reduced to "exec"ing "mail
address@hidden < file.txt") without needing to have access to HTTP etc.
## it would make blocking of GNE very difficult for repressive regimes.
Even if they manage to block all e-mail to address@hidden, at least it's
easy for "friends" to forward the mail to GNE :-)
## the obvious extension of this would also accept commands using SMS,
so that any GSM phone would also have access.
As I said, it's not a vey efficient mechanism, but it can be very
effective and provide greater reach and accessibility for GNE. Actually
Jimbo if you're reading this, it wouldn't be such a bad move for
Nupedia either...
/bob
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- Re: [Bug-gne]ID and password server, (continued)
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Bob Dodd, 2001/02/24
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Hook, 2001/02/24
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Bob Dodd, 2001/02/24
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Hook, 2001/02/24
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Mike Warren, 2001/02/24
- Re: [Bug-gne]Programming the front/backend, Tom Chance, 2001/02/24
Re: [Bug-gne]ID and password server, Tom Chance, 2001/02/24
Re: [Bug-gne]ID and password server, Christopher Mahan, 2001/02/23
Re: [Bug-gne]ID and password server, Christopher Mahan, 2001/02/23