RE: News from COMMON?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

Hoss,

by "unique name" will that allow the email addr to be used as well?  How 
long of a name is being allowed?  Alot of sites are standardizing on 
letting people use their emails as thier ID's...and this is a growing trend...

Don in DC

At 09:09 AM 9/19/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> Hey Vern,
>
> We are making the change so you as the user will not have to use your COMMON
> ID assigned to you at the time of signup. You will be able to use the unique
> name or the COMMON ID. We will post here when the change has been made.
>
> Hoss
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:04 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: News from COMMON?
>
> The fact you cannot use the unique name they ask you for to log in is
> irritating to me - you have to use this number that I have no reason to
> remember. I had the opportunity to mention this today to Bev Russell, now
> outgoing president of COMMON. But I hope someone else hears this. I'll talk
> to my colleague, who is on the board.
>
> Vern
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Hall, Philip" <phall@xxxxxxxx>
>
> > The log-in id number on the sign up confirmation page, you wrote it down,
> right?
> >
> > That's what it's asking for...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> > > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:01 PM
> > > To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> > > Subject: RE: News from COMMON?
> > >
> > > This is strange. I told it I had forgotten my password, and it sent it
> to
> > > me. So it knows I am who I am. But when I try to log in, I get "Log-In
> > > Failed". I wonder if it's a security setting?
> > >
> >
> >
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