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[Jobst Schmalenbach <address@concealed>]

David,

What would be nice would be a "switch" in the config file where
the SUBSCIPTION is WITH or WITHOUT name.

Then according to that setting if someone wants to subscribe
a tect filed with name is (or is not) displayed.

I can do this (aka code), but I need to see whether I have the time
and I need to find out where I need to do this and whats involved.


I understand that for a LOT of lists this would not be required,
but for smaller lists (especially in business) it is a good thing
to have.



Jobst





On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 03:48:17PM +0200, David Verdin (address@concealed) 
wrote:
> Jobst,
> 
> Jobst Schmalenbach a écrit :
> >On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 09:29:50AM +0200, David Verdin 
> >(address@concealed) wrote:
> >  
> >>Sure!
> >>In the 5.4 version, we introduced the custom attributes, which will 
> >>automatically customize the subscription form according to the 
> >>informations you want to gather.
> >>See: https://www.sympa.org/dev-manual/customizing#custom_user_attributes
> >>    
> >
> >
> >Ok, as far as I understand this enables me to add another field, eg "what 
> >color do you like"
> >and the user could input "a touch of velvet".
> >  
> You can also ask "first name" and "Last name" which would have the 
> advantage of being a structured information, contrary to a gecos (which 
> can be in the orders "last name first name" or "first name last name")
> >If I only want to know their NAME (first and last) and I would like to use 
> >"gecos_user" how do I do that?
> >  
> That is not possible through the web interface for now. Actually, the 
> name is a user attribute, which is not attached to a subscription, but 
> to an email, which can have several subscription.
> So, in the web interface, we gave the possibility to people to declare 
> their gecos in their user's preferences, not when subscribing. This is 
> illustrated by the fact that (if you don't use any custom attribute) you 
> don't have to fill in any information before subscribing to a list.
> 
> If you would like this possibility in Sympa, please fill in a feature 
> request: http://sourcesup.cru.fr/tracker/?atid=170&group_id=23&func=browse
> 
> Regards,
> >I use a lot of soap stuff to interface with SugarCRM, and if I now use 
> >"something else" to specify the NAME it will give me some problems.
> >
> >
> >Maybe I do not understand it correctly?
> >  
> >
> >
> >jobst
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >  
> 
> -- 
> David Verdin
> Comité réseau des universités

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