I think after the whole filesystem transition is complete for the gutenberg site, we should look at building a delay/confirmation into the dvdlogin.cgi page. When someone submits a request, they get an email, and have to come back 48-72 hours later to confirm the request. At that point, the request is then "confirmed" and is put into the queue. Thoughts? -brandon John Hagerson wrote:
Well, requiring a second visit to the web site would cut down on the "Hey, Vern! Lookee here! I can get free stuff from the Internet." I don't know how often this happens now, but we would reduce it.
I think that we're all agreed that "third world" access is the most important part of providing the CDs and DVDs. By "third world" I also mean to include rural and more isolated portions of "first world" countries.
-----Original Message----- From: dvdvol-bounces@lists.pglaf.org [mailto:dvdvol-bounces@lists.pglaf.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:17 PM To: CD and DVD Volunteers Subject: Re: [dvdvol] queue control
It's a great idea, and one I would go for, if paypal were available in more countries. You bet it would decrease the number of requests, but it would also keep people from the poorer countries from gaining access.
Unfortunately, I don't really have a better alternative. The only idea I came up with was to have the person type their e-mail address into a form. They would then be e-mailed a password which they could use to fill out the form like they do now. However, the catch would be that they couldn't return to fill out the form until 72 hours had elapsed. If they forgot, then they probably didn't want the discs anyway.
Thoughts? :)
Sincerely Aaron Cannon
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