[WEB4LIB] Postcards and IIS

[Jenny Levine]

	I implemented a postcard script for the LaGrange Public Library,
but it's not nearly as complex as the Smithsonian one.  You can view it
by going to http://www.lagrangelibrary.org/ and following the "Send a
Postcard" link.
	I used a Perl script I found on the Web and received permission
to use the "READ" clip art from the Library PR site
(http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/).  Someday I hope to let my
libraries implement postcards of their own making (for example, pictures
from digitizing projects, etc.), but I haven't had time to pursue this.
The script isn't the most secure thing in the world, but it does only
allow email sent from our referring domain.  We're running a Unix
server, but I imagine you could port the Perl script to an NT
environment.
	I can dig out where I found the script if you'd like.

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rpage at okstate.edu wrote:
> 
> Hi! One of my librarians has asked us to implement a "postcards" function,
> similar to what she found at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries site
> (http://www.sil.si.edu/card.html). I've been hunting around, but haven't
> found anything specifically called "postcard" functionality (CGI, EXE,
> etc.).
> 
> Has anyone implemented this type of function, in a secure (especially from
> spammers) manner, using MS IIS4 on NT? If so, I would be very interested in
> how you did it and what you used.
> 
> BTW, I did send this question to the Smithsonian, but their form for
> contacting the Webmaster indicated that it could be several weeks or months
> before I receive any sort of response.
> 
> Thank you,
>      Richard
> 
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