From roger.b.penneman at lmco.com Wed Mar 12 14:48:27 2008 From: roger.b.penneman at lmco.com (Penneman, Roger B) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:48:27 -0500 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only Message-ID: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F3D3544@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> Is this technique for creating password-protected areas on squadron websites still valid? http://www.usps.org/national/itcom/shared/help/simple_password.html Lately it seems that anything on the national server is available to Google, to the point that I now have to scrub our newsletter before posting a pdf version. So I want to set up a secure area for pages that contain private information. Any tips? Thanks. Roger Penneman Fort Worth From plarcuni at sprynet.com Wed Mar 12 15:36:43 2008 From: plarcuni at sprynet.com (Phil Arcuni) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:36:43 -0400 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only References: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F3D3544@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> Message-ID: <00d501c8847a$697b3d60$6501a8c0@phildesktop> Hello, This scheme is still posted, and you are the most knowledgeable on the subject. I did notice that the older IP address is still showing. Please respond to the query at your earliest convenience. Best, Phil P/R/C Philip Arcuni, SN Information Technology Committee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penneman, Roger B" To: Cc: "two way communication for webmasters" Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:48 PM Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > Is this technique for creating password-protected areas on squadron > websites still valid? > http://www.usps.org/national/itcom/shared/help/simple_password.html > > Lately it seems that anything on the national server is available to > Google, to the point that I now have to scrub our newsletter before > posting a pdf version. So I want to set up a secure area for pages that > contain private information. Any tips? > > Thanks. > > Roger Penneman > Fort Worth > _______________________________________________ > Webmaster_Forum mailing list > Webmaster_Forum at usps.org > http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum From webmaster at bpsd9.org Wed Mar 12 18:02:54 2008 From: webmaster at bpsd9.org (Lt. Julian Fiander, P) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:02:54 -0400 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only In-Reply-To: <00d501c8847a$697b3d60$6501a8c0@phildesktop> References: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F3D3544@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> <00d501c8847a$697b3d60$6501a8c0@phildesktop> Message-ID: If the National servers have access to PHP and MySQL (I wouldn't know, as my squadron hosts its own site), I can offer a very useful, customizable option for anyone who needs a password-protected area. If you would like help, please email me directly. Lt. Julian Fiander Birmingham Power Squadron webmaster at bpsd9.org On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Phil Arcuni wrote: > Hello, > > This scheme is still posted, and you are the most knowledgeable on the > subject. I did notice that the older IP address is still showing. Please > respond to the query at your earliest convenience. > > Best, Phil > > P/R/C Philip Arcuni, SN > Information Technology Committee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Penneman, Roger B" > To: > Cc: "two way communication for webmasters" > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:48 PM > Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > > > > Is this technique for creating password-protected areas on squadron > > websites still valid? > > http://www.usps.org/national/itcom/shared/help/simple_password.html > > > > Lately it seems that anything on the national server is available to > > Google, to the point that I now have to scrub our newsletter before > > posting a pdf version. So I want to set up a secure area for pages that > > contain private information. Any tips? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Roger Penneman > > Fort Worth > > _______________________________________________ > > Webmaster_Forum mailing list > > Webmaster_Forum at usps.org > > http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum > > _______________________________________________ > Webmaster_Forum mailing list > Webmaster_Forum at usps.org > http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080312/ceb16327/attachment.html From roger.b.penneman at lmco.com Thu Mar 13 10:20:14 2008 From: roger.b.penneman at lmco.com (Penneman, Roger B) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only In-Reply-To: <024701c88513$da2aa5c0$ca01a8c0@JRB> References: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F3D3544@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> <00d501c8847a$697b3d60$6501a8c0@phildesktop> <20080313031219.55FA51BF4A2@smtp0.av-mx.com> <024701c88513$da2aa5c0$ca01a8c0@JRB> Message-ID: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F43E8BF@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> My impression was that the password-protected area mentioned in the beginning of the thread would be blocked from search engines, as well as anyone else without the password. Doesn't the meta tag "robot" accomplish the same thing as robot.txt, but applied to individual pages? Roger Penneman -----Original Message----- From: John R. Bradley [mailto:jrb at accurecord.com] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:09 AM To: 'Dan Bartell'; 'Phil Arcuni' Cc: Penneman, Roger B; 'two way communication for webmasters' Subject: RE: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only Isn't this a question of having a facility to maintain robots.txt which sits at \web\webroot and is suppose to tell indexing robots where not to go? Or alternatively if we had a policy of allowing a "secure" directory under any localusps directory that wants a secure directory we could add a statement like DISALLOW \localusps\*\secure and accomplish the desired result. John Bradley -----Original Message----- From: Dan Bartell [mailto:dtb at usps.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:12 PM To: Phil Arcuni Cc: John Bradley; Penneman, Roger B; two way communication for webmasters Subject: Re: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only Understand Guys that this is what Dave turned up and I did tell you guys a while back that one of the major problems was that google would index everything. You need to get Dave to tell people how to exclude directories from the search and he needs to manage that. Cheers, Dan PS: Other than this problem the search works great At 15:36 3/12/2008, Phil Arcuni wrote: >Hello, > >This scheme is still posted, and you are the most knowledgeable on the >subject. I did notice that the older IP address is still showing. >Please respond to the query at your earliest convenience. > >Best, Phil > >P/R/C Philip Arcuni, SN >Information Technology Committee > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Penneman, Roger B" > >To: >Cc: "two way communication for webmasters" >Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:48 PM >Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > > >>Is this technique for creating password-protected areas on squadron >>websites still valid? >>http://www.usps.org/national/itcom/shared/help/simple_password.html >> >>Lately it seems that anything on the national server is available to >>Google, to the point that I now have to scrub our newsletter before >>posting a pdf version. So I want to set up a secure area for pages >>that contain private information. Any tips? >> >>Thanks. >> >>Roger Penneman >>Fort Worth >>_______________________________________________ >>Webmaster_Forum mailing list >>Webmaster_Forum at usps.org >>http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum > > >_______________________________________________ >P/C Dan Bartell, SN >SEO - Shallotte River Sail & Power Squadron - D27 (NC) >Member USPS National Information Technology Committee From webmaster at bpsd9.org Thu Mar 13 14:22:05 2008 From: webmaster at bpsd9.org (Lt. Julian Fiander, P) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:22:05 -0400 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only In-Reply-To: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F43E8BF@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> References: <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F3D3544@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> <00d501c8847a$697b3d60$6501a8c0@phildesktop> <20080313031219.55FA51BF4A2@smtp0.av-mx.com> <024701c88513$da2aa5c0$ca01a8c0@JRB> <708B267DA6CD0A4484FB84973D64B4630F43E8BF@emss07m15.us.lmco.com> Message-ID: If the USPS servers have PHP installed, there is a moderately simple method of excluding any viewer, by either IP or name, from viewing any/all (your choice as webmaster) pages on your site. If it is not installed, then I can be of little assistance in this matter. Lt. Julian Fiander Birmingham Power Squadron On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Penneman, Roger B < roger.b.penneman at lmco.com> wrote: > My impression was that the password-protected area mentioned in the > beginning of the thread would be blocked from search engines, as well as > anyone else without the password. Doesn't the meta tag "robot" > accomplish the same thing as robot.txt, but applied to individual pages? > > Roger Penneman > > -----Original Message----- > From: John R. Bradley [mailto:jrb at accurecord.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:09 AM > To: 'Dan Bartell'; 'Phil Arcuni' > Cc: Penneman, Roger B; 'two way communication for webmasters' > Subject: RE: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > > Isn't this a question of having a facility to maintain robots.txt which > sits at \web\webroot and is suppose to tell indexing robots where not to > go? Or alternatively if we had a policy of allowing a "secure" directory > under any localusps directory that wants a secure directory we could add > a statement like DISALLOW \localusps\*\secure and accomplish the desired > result. > John Bradley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Bartell [mailto:dtb at usps.org] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:12 PM > To: Phil Arcuni > Cc: John Bradley; Penneman, Roger B; two way communication for > webmasters > Subject: Re: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > > Understand Guys that this is what Dave turned up and I did tell you guys > a while back that one of the major problems was that google would index > everything. > > You need to get Dave to tell people how to exclude directories from the > search and he needs to manage that. > > Cheers, > Dan > PS: Other than this problem the search works great At 15:36 3/12/2008, > Phil Arcuni wrote: > >Hello, > > > >This scheme is still posted, and you are the most knowledgeable on the > >subject. I did notice that the older IP address is still showing. > >Please respond to the query at your earliest convenience. > > > >Best, Phil > > > >P/R/C Philip Arcuni, SN > >Information Technology Committee > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Penneman, Roger B" > > > >To: > >Cc: "two way communication for webmasters" > >Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:48 PM > >Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Secure web site area for members only > > > > > >>Is this technique for creating password-protected areas on squadron > >>websites still valid? > >>http://www.usps.org/national/itcom/shared/help/simple_password.html > >> > >>Lately it seems that anything on the national server is available to > >>Google, to the point that I now have to scrub our newsletter before > >>posting a pdf version. So I want to set up a secure area for pages > >>that contain private information. Any tips? > >> > >>Thanks. > >> > >>Roger Penneman > >>Fort Worth > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Webmaster_Forum mailing list > >>Webmaster_Forum at usps.org > >>http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >P/C Dan Bartell, SN > >SEO - Shallotte River Sail & Power Squadron - D27 (NC) > >Member USPS National Information Technology Committee > > > _______________________________________________ > Webmaster_Forum mailing list > Webmaster_Forum at usps.org > http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080313/2997559c/attachment.html From webmaster at bpsd9.org Sun Mar 16 01:26:33 2008 From: webmaster at bpsd9.org (Lt. Julian Fiander, P) Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:26:33 -0400 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] PHP Search Engine Excluder Script Message-ID: For anyone who has access to PHP, here is a very simple way to prevent a search engine from having access to your website: To add another exclusion setting, add the user-agent name encapsed in single quotes ( *YES:* *'* *NO:* *"* *or* *`* ) *as it appears* in a $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] call. This shouldn't be too hard to find out. Do not change anything that is in *red*. Place this code AT THE TOP of any page to be protected.** *NOTE:* Default mode for any non-specified user-agent is ALLOW ACCESS ( Included are a few common search engines. ) Remember, this file is executed on the server, not client. This makes the entire process totally secure. ******************************************************************************** *** ***** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080316/cf3a4b7d/attachment-0001.html From webmaster at bpsd9.org Sun Mar 16 14:37:02 2008 From: webmaster at bpsd9.org (Lt. Julian Fiander, P) Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:37:02 -0400 Subject: [Webmaster_forum] MyUSPS - A free, personalizable utility for squadron websites Message-ID: These files come without any styles included. They have comments to help any webmaster integrate them into their website. They REQUIRE PHP and MySQL access. Without PHP and MySQL, you cannot use these files. http://php.net http://mysql.com Download the files at: http://usps.bpsd9.org/MyUSPS.zip Please read the README file for more information. If you need assistance, please email me. Lt. Julian Fiander Webmaster Birmingham Power Squadron http://bpsd9.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080316/09c3f8a8/attachment.html From pbpsus at excite.com Fri Mar 21 08:58:53 2008 From: pbpsus at excite.com (Glen Sherman) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:58:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun.. Message-ID: <20080321125853.5617C8B315@xprdmxin.myway.com> Bill & All Webmasters, I don?t have any problem with ?Boating is fun . . We?ll show you how?. It?s a nice catchy phrase and SUGGESTING we include it makes perfect sense. Requiring us to include it might even be a good idea BUT, telling us exactly where to place it has now gone way over the line. Lets recap, we have the required ?A unit of United States Power Squadrons?, then we add the required ?Sail and Power Boating?, let?s toss in ?America?s Boating Club? so we don?t lose any points, and now we want to add ?Boating is fun . . We?ll show you how? so we don?t lose 2 more points. Oh, and it must be in the header. Why don?t we just add a new catch phrase each year or two and require them all to be in the header so that in 20 years we all have web sites that are just a long list of catchy phrases with no room for anything else. Not only does this become a page layout issue where I would have to redesign our header to make this fit and adjust the space available for the header on over 70 pages, but we are developing a serious ?branding? problem. What is the consistent recognizable identity that we want to project to the public so that they will remember us? We can?t seem to find one! If you want to ask or even require webmasters to use the new slogan, allow them some creative space to place it where they feel it is most appropriate and makes sense with the other material on the page. ?Being a squadron webmaster is fun . . Let?s try to ruin it? Glen Sherman, P Webmaster Peconic Bay Power Squadron www.PBPS.us and District 3 Public Relations OfficerPeconic Bay Power Squadronwww.pbps.us Continuing education, community service, fun and friendshipfor boaters in the Peconic Bay, Long Island, New York area. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080321/408e28c0/attachment.html From WMMILLER at aol.com Fri Mar 21 10:04:59 2008 From: WMMILLER at aol.com (WMMILLER at aol.com) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:04:59 EDT Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun.. Message-ID: Glen, just one point. Not sure where it was stated that the new tag line had to be in the header. Just the requirement that when you home page was open it was visible without having to scroll down to find it. Doesn't look like a major redesign requirement. Where is it stated that it has to be on all the 70 pages of your website? Bill Miller Web Awards Chairman, 2008 In a message dated 3/21/2008 7:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, pbpsus at excite.com writes: Bill & All Webmasters, I don?t have any problem with ?Boating is fun . . We?ll show you how?. It? s a nice catchy phrase and SUGGESTING we include it makes perfect sense. Requiring us to include it might even be a good idea BUT, telling us exactly where to place it has now gone way over the line. Lets recap, we have the required ?A unit of United States Power Squadrons?, then we add the required ?Sail and Power Boating?, let?s toss in ?America?s Boating Club? so we don?t lose any points, and now we want to add ?Boating is fun . . We?ll show you how ? so we don?t lose 2 more points. Oh, and it must be in the header. Why don? t we just add a new catch phrase each year or two and require them all to be in the header so that in 20 years we all have web sites that are just a long list of catchy phrases with no room for anything else. Not only does this become a page layout issue where I would have to redesign our header to make this fit and adjust the space available for the header on over 70 pages, but we are developing a serious ?branding? problem. What is the consistent recognizable identity that we want to project to the public so that they will remember us? We can?t seem to find one! If you want to ask or even require webmasters to use the new slogan, allow them some creative space to place it where they feel it is most appropriate and makes sense with the other material on the page. ?Being a squadron webmaster is fun . . Let?s try to ruin it? Glen Sherman, P Webmaster Peconic Bay Power Squadron _www.PBPS.us_ (http://www.pbps.us/) and District 3 Public Relations Officer Peconic Bay Power Squadron _www.pbps.us_ (http://www.pbps.us/) Continuing education, community service, fun and friendship for boaters in the Peconic Bay, Long Island, New York area. ____________________________________ Join Excite! - _http://www.excite.com_ (http://www.excite.com/) The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ Webmaster_Forum mailing list Webmaster_Forum at usps.org http://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080321/079cbbb5/attachment.html From pbpsus at excite.com Fri Mar 21 10:19:05 2008 From: pbpsus at excite.com (Glen Sherman) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:19:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun.. Message-ID: <20080321141905.49B028B310@xprdmxin.myway.com> ?If you put this on your home page, under the subtitle requirement in a legible font, color and size? To me, under the subtitle requirement means in the header because that?s there the subtitle requirement needs to be. For a consistent look, I use the same header for every page, along with the same style menu layout so viewers will not be confused. Glen Sherman, P Webmaster Peconic Bay Power Squadron www.PBPS.us and District 3 Public Relations OfficerPeconic Bay Power Squadronwww.pbps.usContinuing education, community service, fun and friendshipfor boaters in the Peconic Bay, Long Island, New York area.--- On Fri 03/21, < WMMILLER at aol.com > wrote: From: [mailto: WMMILLER at aol.com]To: webmaster at pbps.usCc: webmaster_forum at usps.orgDate: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:04:59 EDTSubject: Re: [Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun.. Glen, just one point. Not sure where it was stated that the new tag line had to be in the header. Just the requirement that when you home page was open it was visible without having to scroll down to find it. Doesn't look like a major redesign requirement. Where is it stated that it has to be on all the 70 pages of your website? Bill MillerWeb Awards Chairman, 2008 In a message dated 3/21/2008 7:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, pbpsus at excite.com writes: Bill & All Webmasters, I don???t have any problem with ???Boating is fun . . We???ll show you how???. It???s a nice catchy phrase and SUGGESTING we include it makes perfect sense. Requiring us to include it might even be a good idea BUT, telling us exactly where to place it has now gone way over the line. Lets recap, we have the required ???A unit of United States Power Squadrons???, then we add the required ???Sail and Power Boating???, let???s toss in ???America???s Boating Club??? so we don???t lose any points, and now we want to add ???Boating is fun . . We???ll show you how??? so we don???t lose 2 more points. Oh, and it must be in the header. Why don???t we just add a new catch phrase each year or two and require them all to be in the header so that in 20 years we all have web sites that are just a long list of catchy phrases with no room for anything else. Not only does this become a page layout issue where I would have to redesign our header to make this fit and adjust the space available for the header on over 70 pages, but we are developing a serious ???branding??? problem. What is the consistent recognizable identity that we want to project to the public so that they will remember us? We can???t seem to find one! If you want to ask or even require webmasters to use the new slogan, allow them some creative space to place it where they feel it is most appropriate and makes sense with the other material on the page. ???Being a squadron webmaster is fun . . Let???s try to ruin it??? Glen Sherman, P Webmaster Peconic Bay Power Squadron www.PBPS.us and District 3 Public Relations OfficerPeconic Bay Power Squadronwww.pbps.us Continuing education, community service, fun and friendshipfor boaters in the Peconic Bay, Long Island, New York area. Join Excite! - http://www.excite.comThe most personalized portal on the Web!_______________________________________________Webmaster_Forum mailing listWebmaster_Forum at usps.orghttp://www.usps.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster_forum Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080321/074c1432/attachment-0001.html From WMMILLER at aol.com Fri Mar 21 12:21:57 2008 From: WMMILLER at aol.com (WMMILLER at aol.com) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:21:57 EDT Subject: [Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun.. Message-ID: Glen, that is your choice. The only requirements for USPS websites are those spelled out on the web requirements page of the ITCom web site. They are the nine points that are at the beginning of the score sheet. Every thing else has to do with the Web Awards program and are not requirements just what is looked at during the evaluation effort. Bill Miller **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.usps.org/pipermail/webmaster_forum/attachments/20080321/5f3ecd16/attachment.html