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We simply deactivated the 'lost password' link and put one of our own on the System Announcements page and another on our home page - however, it does mean that we have to reset passwords ourselves. I just had to learn a bit of php coding to set up the forms... Sophie Brettell Blackboard Support Officer LTSU, University of Newcastle upon Tyne t: +44 (0) 191 222 5565 f: +44 (0) 191 222 3406 e: [log in to unmask] The LTSU has booked two more 'Getting Started with Blackboard' training sessions for Newcastle staff on 16th October 02 with Netskills. If you are interested in attending please complete the form at this url: http://bb.ncl.ac.uk/staff/training.htm > ---------- > From: David Pattern > Reply To: David Pattern > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 13:07 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Lost Password = Long url > > Hi > > I think it's a function of most email software - I suspect that the original > email RFC's (http://www.livinginternet.com/?e/em_rfc.htm) probably specify a > maximum line length (70 or 80 chars?), after which a newline has to be > inserted. If so, then it *could* be your email system just sticking to the > rules. > > I think there's really only two alternatives - either Blackboard generates > (shudder!) HTML formatted emails, where you can hide the length of the URL > behind a "click here!", or Blackboard builds in support for a shorter URL. > > If nothing else, just having a bit of explanatory text in there for the user > (telling them how to rebuild the URL) would be betting than nothing - and, > from memory, I'm sure that online message boards that require user > confirmation emails do this. Although whether or not that's something that > you can do without Blackboard's involvement is another question. > > regards > Dave Pattern > INHALE Project (http://inhale.hud.ac.uk) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Gamble [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 26 September 2002 12:01 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Lost Password = Long url > > > Is it me (again)? > > Do you, too, suffer from the too-long link sent by email when a user goes > through the Forgotten Password procedure - or is it a function of our email > system? The url they get back is split over 2 lines because it's so long and > consequently doesn't work unless you carefully copy and paste both lines > into the address bar of the browser..... Is there a better way......? > > -- > Regards > Mark > > Mark Gamble - Head, AV-Media Services, Learning Resources > Tel-ext 2260 Fax 2259 Mobile 077 200 686 05 > >