OpenSRS: Before you answer....

Re: OpenSRS: Before you answer....

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Carol Bowlin wrote:

> Before you answer the OpenSRS interface question... some food for
> thought!
>
> Good luck on this one Shawn, I've installed the opensrs interface
> and it required a static IP and all kinds of hoops to jump
> through for authentication just to get it to run with THEIR web
> interface...
>
> For those of us who have to put the dom reg in PENDING status and
> look at it to decide which dns servers to put it on (you only get
> one default choice in opensrs...) - an interface to them replacing
> their supplied web interface with something more comprehensive
> would be a welcome addition! Don't you want to rewrite their system?
> Aww, c'mon! Pweeese?
>
> Here's all you would need to do:
>
> 1) Contact them and get permission / make arrangements to access
> their databases from OG. Currently all interface is done via
> their online interface. (THAT I KNOW OF... somebody update me
> if you do it another way!!!)
>
> 2) Figure out how to pass the OG customer's static IP from OG
> to OpenSrs so it meets their auth requirements.
>
> 3) Make a couple of new fields (OS username / pw) and hold them
> in the OG database somewhere so they can verify who they are
> and can update their dns info (see item 4)
>
> 4) Provide a way in OG web interface to update/manage the dom
> reg info (contacts, servers) so that our customers have one
> nice consistent place to manage all aspects of their account
> (replaces the http://manage.opensrs.net pages)
>
> If you started today.. it would only take you a couple of months tops!
>
> See one of my current interfaces: http://www.DomainsOnSpecial.com
>
> I wish you success!
>
> Carol
>
> P.S. We bought OptiGold for my new job at SandStream.com and we are
> watching this list for tips :) Keep up the good work y'all!
>
> P.P.S. DREW: Do I at least get one pizza for this info? :)

Agreed, OpenSRS has not been the easiest system to setup/maintain. We are
doing something else also (for people that do not wish to maintain the
OpenSRS backend on their servers). Basically Optigold ISP users can utilize
a central OpenSRS account if they want without needing to install anything
on their servers (just would need Optigold) for doing transfers and
registrations for something like $15 ($10 to OpenSRS and $5 basically to
maintain all the necessary backend). So that will be an option too.

- Shawn

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Shawn D. Hogan
President, Digital Point Solutions
http://www.digitalpoint.com
(858) 452-3696

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