[roc-chat] Re: Minor problem on NSL site

  • From: Jeff Gortatowsky <indanapt@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:37:16 -0700 (PDT)

I registered a while back with no issues... but I just completed my purchase of 
the hat and shirts... no issues to report.
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Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: 
indanapt 

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From: David Erbas-White <derbas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 7:05:51 PM
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Minor problem on NSL site

  On 4/28/2011 6:57 PM, Rick Dickinson wrote:

Thanks, Rick.  Still some minor glitches, but I was able to complete     the 
transaction and register...

David Erbas-White



Thanks for the heads up.  I didn't realize there was a       problem until 
today.
>
>It should be working now.
>
>Thanks,
>
> - Rick Dickinson
>
>-- Sent from my Palm Pre
>
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On Apr 28, 2011 6:52 PM,         skyward4me @dslextreme.com 
<skyward4me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

>
>Yea,  it is screwed up.  It least you received a message saying         that a 
>password would be emailed to you, I didn't.  It wasn't         until I went to 
>change my nonexistent password that I found out         one was emailed to me. 
> 
>I had some other issues with the site         but let them go.  I figured 
>since 
>it run by volunteers  I should         let it slide.
>
>Steve
>
>
>On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM, David           Erbas-White 
><derbas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Okay, so I'm finally getting around to registering for NSL             (and 
>BTW, 
>folks, the pre-order for hats/T-shirts is May             1st).
>>
>>However, after loading up my shopping cart, I discovered             that I 
>>have 
>>to create an account (rather than simply pay for             the stuff).
>>
>>I attempt to create an account (using FireFox).  Only thing             is, 
>>the 
>>'captcha' box only says "This question is for             testing whether you 
>>are a human...", with no image or             anything else available.  I 
>>then 
>>carefully kept my FireFox             window upon while starting up the hated 
>>Internet Explorer.              I then try to create an account on the site.  
>>I 
>>get an             error for the 'captcha' area that says that the security   
>>          
>>certificate is invalid (wonderful, so what good is that?),             but I 
>>tell it to continue anyway (presuming my virus checker             will keep 
>>me 
>>safe if needed).
>>
>>Finally get all the information entered, and it says my             password 
>>will be emailed.
>>
>>Well, no message has come through in many minutes now, and             I've 
>>been 
>>keeping the FireFox window open so I don't lose my             carefully 
>>constructed shopping cart contents.  But frankly,             I've got other 
>>things to do (which include re-booting my             computer shortly), so I 
>>guess if/when I finally get the             email message, I'll have to start 
>>over.
>>
>>Is it really necessary for someone to create an account             simply to 
>>pay for my shopping cart via PayPal?  Is there any             concern that 
>>folks may end up not signing up because of             these problems, and 
>>then 
>>simply show up at the launch,             creating a logistical nightmare at 
>>the 
>>registration table?              Enquiring minds want to know... <G>
>>
>>David Erbas-White
>>
>>
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