GPLRank question for Uwe or Don

First, since I haven't yet, let me thank you for GPLRank. It's a great resource and motivator. But one thing puzzles me. I've never understood why someone would need to register in order to view the rankings. While I certainly understand registering before uploading player.ini files and restricting access to other areas, (such as any that would contain an e-mail address) I've never been able to figure out the need to register to view the rankings. The fact that one can view the Nations Cup without registering further adds to my confusion. Perhaps it's a technical thing as the Nations Cup is one page and the rankings are generated. I don't know, that's why I'm asking. :) If it is a technical thing, would it be possible to have a page of the Top 100 or Top 250 or Top whaterer is possible, that people could access without registering? Once again, thanks very much for your efforts. Rick

[email hidden] (Rick Boyd) wrote in <8muvlh$2c5u$1@newssvr03- int.news.prodigy.com>: >I've never understood why someone would need to register in order to view >the rankings. Good question Rick, I personally don't know. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -5.09 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/

In article <8F8C9F417dscurlock@news>, Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>[email hidden] (Rick Boyd) wrote in <8muvlh$2c5u$1@newssvr03- >int.news.prodigy.com>: > > >>I've never understood why someone would need to register in order to view >>the rankings. > >Good question Rick, I personally don't know. >

Did you ever notice that your position is given in bold typeface in the listings? In order to accomplish this hilighting, I need the REMOTE_USER environment variable within the cgi-script to know who you are. This variable is only available after successful authorization (read: "logging in"). GPLRank had a non-registered section for both handicap rankings and top track times at an earlier time when it was just another wee little website,, but following the tremendous growth after the URL was "leaked" it ate too much bandwidth for my tastes (and the generosity of its current provider ;-) Once GPLRank finds its permanent home (hopefully within the next couple of weeks), I don't see a problem with re-enabling these scripts. Thanks for your patience, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp http://www.schuerkamp.de/ GnuPG Fingerprint: 2093 20B8 B861 9358 A356 B01A E145 9249 5D27 33EA PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

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> In article <8F8C9F417dscurlock@news>, > Don Scurlock <[email hidden]> wrote: > >[email hidden] (Rick Boyd) wrote in <8muvlh$2c5u$1@newssvr03- > >int.news.prodigy.com>: > > > > > >>I've never understood why someone would need to register in order to

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> >>the rankings. > > > >Good question Rick, I personally don't know. > > > > Did you ever notice that your position is given in bold typeface in > the listings? In order to accomplish this hilighting, I need the > REMOTE_USER environment variable within the cgi-script to know who you > are. This variable is only available after successful authorization > (read: "logging in"). > > GPLRank had a non-registered section for both handicap rankings and > top track times at an earlier time when it was just another wee little > website,, but following the tremendous growth after the URL was > "leaked" it ate too much bandwidth for my tastes (and the generosity > of its current provider ;-) > > Once GPLRank finds its permanent home (hopefully within the next > couple of weeks), I don't see a problem with re-enabling these > scripts. > > Thanks for your patience, > > Uwe > > > > > -- > Uwe Schuerkamp http://www.schuerkamp.de/ > GnuPG Fingerprint: 2093 20B8 B861 9358 A356 B01A E145 9249 5D27 33EA > PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61