Web Wiz Guide - Web Wiz Mailing List release v4.0 (MS Access version) **************************************************************************************** ** Copyright Notice ** ** Web Wiz Guide - Web Wiz Mailing List ** ** Copyright 2001-2004 Bruce Corkhill All Rights Reserved. ** ** This program is free software; you can modify (at your own risk) any part of it ** under the terms of the License that accompanies this software and use it both ** privately and commercially. ** ** All copyright notices must remain in tacked in the scripts and the ** outputted HTML. ** ** You may use parts of this program in your own private work, but you may NOT ** redistribute, repackage, or sell the whole or any part of this program even ** if it is modified or reverse engineered in whole or in part without express ** permission from the author. ** ** You may not pass the whole or any part of this application off as your own work. ** ** All links to Web Wiz Guide and powered by logo's must remain unchanged and in place ** and must remain visible when the pages are viewed unless permission is first granted ** by the copyright holder. ** ** This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ** MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER ** WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ** ** You should have received a copy of the License along with this program; ** if not, write to:- Web Wiz Guide, PO Box 4982, Bournemouth, BH8 8XP, United Kingdom. ** ** ** No official support is available for this program but you may post support questions at: - ** http://www.webwizguide.info/forum ** ** Support questions are NOT answered by e-mail ever! ** ** For correspondence or non support questions contact: - ** info@webwizguide.info ** ** or at: - ** ** Web Wiz Guide, PO Box 4982, Bournemouth, BH8 8XP, United Kingdom ** **************************************************************************************** Introduction =========================================================================================== Thank you for downloading this application and hopefully you will find it of benefit to you. If you have not downloaded this application from Web Wiz Guide then check for the latest version at: - http://www.webwizguide.info This application uses ASP and must be run through a web server supporting ASP. The CDONTS, CDOSYS, w3 JMail, Persists AspEmail, or Sever Objects AspMail, component must be installed on the web server in order to send e-mails using this application. An SMTP server also needs to be installed on the server if you are using the CDONTS component. It has been tested on PWS 4 and IIS 4 and 5 on Windows 2000/XP/NT4/98. =========================================================================================== !!!!! WARNING !!!!! ----- IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ----- =========================================================================================== Please be aware that 99% of web hosts now DO NOT allow the use of mailing lists and sending bulk email and will suspend your hosting account if you do!! This is due to the increased use of spam filters and it only takes one complaint to find that all people who use that web host can no-longer send email to anyone using a spam filter. If you host your site with Web Wiz Hosts please be aware that the running of mailing list software and the sending of bulk email is NOT permitted and anyone doing so will have their account suspended. If you are unsure of your web hosts policy on mailing lists and the sending of bulk email then:- CHECK WITH YOUR WEB HOST FIRST!!!!!! =========================================================================================== Setting up the Web Wiz Mailing List =========================================================================================== 1. Unzip all the files keeping the directory structure intact, most files should be in the folder called mailing_list. 2. Files must be run through an ASP enabled web server or on ASP enabled web space. (check with your hosting company). 3. The default.asp page outside of the mailing_list directory is only to show you the application running. 4. If you wish to add the Mailing List subscription form into your homepage or another page on your site place the mailing_list directory containing the main files as a sub directory of the page you wish to integrate the Mailing List subscription form into. 5. Make sure your homepage or the page you want to place the Mailing List subscription form in has the extension .asp and place the following lines in the place on the page where you wish the Mailing List subscription form to be displayed: - For ASP 3 (Win2k/Win2003 Servers): - <% Server.Execute"mailing_list_inc.asp" %> For ASP 2 (NT4 Servers): - You can then delete the page default.asp that is outside of the mailing_list directory as it will no longer be needed. 5. To use the admin area to administer, set up, and send email newsltters to your Mailing List members use the admin.htm file and login with the following case sensitive username and password: - Username - administrator Password - letmein From the administration files you can Send newsletters, Delete mailing list members, create a welcome email for new members, create/edit templates, username, password, set up email notification, and more. 6. If you are having problems with running Web Wiz Mailing List then edit the files common.asp with note pad where you can select to use a different database driver or use DSN if you are able to setup DSN on your web server. 7. If you move the mailing_list.mdb database to another directory then place the new path into the file common.asp (you should do this anyway with the Access version to prevent hackers downloading your database) 8. header.inc and footer.inc files are included for advanced users for better integration into your own site. =========================================================================================== Free Hosting Users =========================================================================================== The Mailing list application will NOT run on most free hosting accounts as they do NOT have any e-mail components installed on these servers. =========================================================================================== Common database error when using the Web Wiz Mailing List =========================================================================================== If you receive the following error: - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable query. This means that the directory the database is in does not have the right permissions to be able to write to the database. If you are running the web server yourself and using the NTFS file system then there is an FAQ page at, http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/FAQ, on how to change the server permissions on Win2k/NT4. If you are not running the server yourself then you will need to contact the server's administrator and ask them to change the permissions otherwise you cannot update a database. For other common database errors see:- http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/faq/access_database_faq.asp =========================================================================================== Make sure the mailing_list.mdb database is secure!!!!!!!! =========================================================================================== To prevent hackers from downloading the Access database and obtaining sensitive information from within it you must place the Access database in a secure location. 1. Move the mailing_list.mdb database to a private folder outside of the root of your web site (also make sure the folder has correct permissions to write to the database). 2. Edit the file common.asp and change the path to the location of the database. =========================================================================================== Problems running the Web Wiz Mailing List Application =========================================================================================== If you are having trouble with the application then please take a look at the FAQ pages at: - http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/FAQ If you are still having problems then post support questions, queries, suggestions, at: - http://www.webwizguide.info/forum The is no official support for this application as support costs a large amount of unpaid time that is not always available to devote to the many questions posted. =========================================================================================== Web Wiz Mailing List Limitations =========================================================================================== Due to spammers abusing this software the free version has several limitations including the number of emails that can be sent using the free version. These restrictions where put in place as a number of spammers abused previous versions of the software which has lead to Web Wiz Guide being blacklisted by Anti-spam organisations. To remove the limitations form this software and to remove the powered by links back to Web Wiz Guide a link removal key can be purchased from http://www.webwizguide.info/purchase/ Thank-you for your co-operation on this matter. =========================================================================================== Removing Links Back to Web Wiz Guide =========================================================================================== Many 1000's of unpaid hours have gone into developing this and the other applications available for free from Web Wiz Guide. If you like using this application then please help support the development and update of this and future applications. If you would like to remove the powered by logo from the application then you must purchase a link removal key from Web Wiz Guide that can be entered into the 'Remove the Links' page found in the admin area of the application. Payments can be made securely on-line using your credit or debit card through WorldPay or PayPall more information on this can be found at: - http://www.webwizguide.info/purchase You can also purchase a boxed version of Web Wiz Studios from the above link that contains all the software from the site with link removal keys. =========================================================================================== Donations =========================================================================================== Many 1000's of unpaid hours have gone into developing this and the other applications available for free from Web Wiz Guide. If you like using this application then please help support the development and update of this and future applications. Donations can be made securely on-line using your credit or debit card through WorldPay or PayPall more information on this can be found at: - http://www.webwizguide.info/donations Alternatively you can send donations to: - Bruce Corkhill PO Box 4982 Bournemouth BH8 8XP United Kingdom Please make personal checks or International money orders payable to: - Bruce Corkhill (Sorry, I can't cash anything made payable to Web Wiz Guide) Please don't send a foreign check drawn on a non-UK bank, as the fees usually exceed the value of the donation. For more info on donations and how Web Wiz Guide can bring professional applications for free please see the following page: - http://www.webwizguide.info/donations =========================================================================================== Other ASP Applications =========================================================================================== The following ASP Applications are available for free from http://www.webwizguide.info Web Wiz Forums Web Wiz Rich Text Editor Web Wiz Guestbook Site Search Engine Web Wiz Polls Web Wiz Site News Web Wiz Mailing List Web Wiz Journal Internet Search Engine Graphical Hit Counter Graphical Session Hit Counter Database Hidden Hit Counter Active Users Counter Email Form's (CDONTS) Email Form's (w3 JMail) Database Login Page Whois Lookup =========================================================================================== If I have missed anything out or any bugs then please let me know by e-mailing me at: - asp@webwizguide.info