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>> Hello.
>> 1. Recently, we introduced shovelware to our site that enables us to
>> automatically place our news stories onto our web site. Consequently, we
>> need our news staff to help us by coding their stories properly. Some get
>> it. Others say it's our job to put out the newspaper on the web, not
>> theirs. I'd appreciate any tips from those of you out there who have made
>> this transition. Or, if you'd like to share any horror stories, misery
>> loves company.
>
>Suggestion: build a CGI form to let them submit their stories.  Require
>just plain text for the article body, and have a separate input box or
>drop down for all meta-info.  Get a Verisign certificate ($329) and tell
>the staff that "Hooray! you can even file your stories from home now!"  ;)
>
>Make the CGI enforce the required fields.  A little finesse is required for
>funky characters (i.e., the upper 128 ASCII characters)--make them
mnemonic,
>or post-process them manually?
>
>Bonnie
>
>
>> Dave Toplikar
>> Web Editor
>> Journal-World Web Works
>
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