[webteam] site registration

[Florian Jensen]

Bart van Bragt wrote:
> On Apr 29, 2008, at 16:54, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>> Until we connect the IM and Drupal databases, does open site
>> registration make any sense? IMHO site registration is mainly for
>> developers and service admins (add your software project or IM service),
>> plus random folks who actually want to make comments -- but it seems
>> easy enough for them to ask an admin for an account.
>
> For developers and admins I agree, for users that want to post a message
> on the forum or a comment this is not going to work IMO.
>
I have setup a forum on jabberforum.org :) We could use that for end-users.

> Isn't it possible to offer a web registration frontend for the
> jabber.org XMPP service? That way we can direct people there with a 'do
> you want an account for the website or for your Jabber/XMPP client?'.
>
Problem with that: SPAM :) And don't tell me captcha protects against 
this, it really doesn't :)

> Or, if web registration isn't an option, first try a big red warning
> with 'this registration is NOT for the jabber service'.
>
I am still for disabling it.

Greets,

Florian

> With kind regards,
>
> Bart van Bragt
>