[HacktionLab] ok, getting pretty close

[yossarian]

JimDog wrote:
> Alrighty.
>
> I've given it a full test and signed up for both forms using a symbian browser (full on baptism of fire) which has worked perfectly in both situations by this end.
>   
Cool, good to hear.

> I've also followed the paypal link and made my donation, also worked fine so from an end users point of view it seems to be all systems go.
>   

Can someone please check paypal to be sure that JimDog's confirmation
code (a six-digit alphanumeric string) came through?  It should be
6ED121, which I embedded in the paypal button in the hidden field
"item_number" (their docs say that code should go through to ye olde
PayPal).

Other form details seem to have come through OK.  I have no idea whether
the prices I put on the front page are correct so you may still owe more
cash depending on how that works out.


> Do i get some kind of prize for being the first to pay? :-) extra sausage at dinner perhaps?
>
> Jimdog
>
> -original message-
> Subject: [HacktionLab] ok, getting pretty close
> From: yossarian <yossarian at aktivix.org>
> Date: 28/04/2010 4:29 pm
>
> Hey,
>
> Ok I think it's pretty close.  There is now a full admin system, a
> paypal link on signup, and a series of reports that (I think) covers
> what Mike has asked for.  "Normal" people can sign up here:
>
> http://hacktionapp.escapegoat.org/attendees/new
>
> People involved in the organizing can also get an admin account here:
>
> http://hacktionapp.escapegoat.org/users/sign_up
>
> I'll need to approve each admin account in the console, maybe I can make
> a more convenient system in a bit.
>
> There are probably still a lot of little things that could be done but
> for the most part it should be cool.
>
> I'll also see if I can find some time to work up a little SSL action and
> present it to Ana later like a bouquet of encrypted tulips.  However,
> the app does send confirmation emails with peoples' confirmation codes
> after signup and notifies all admins, so it can't be considered
> particularly secure.  I think we should not force SSL, most people who
> are coming will have emailed already to the list saying like "yeah I'm
> coming" and/or working on the wiki etc - so I don't think there's much
> to be gained by encrypting everything (I am happy to be persuaded
> otherwise though).
>
> I am not sure if I got the PayPal link right so somebody who knows
> something about PayPal could maybe give me some advice there.
>
> In theory we can set up a callback URL so PayPal can notify the app
> automatically (including the confirmation code so we can track people)
> if somebody pays, is this worth doing or is that overkill?
>
> Still waiting on a hacktivista.net subdomain but at this point it's
> worth people testing stuff out,
>
> Yoss
>
>
>
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