Re: [mv] MiniVend 4 beta test

[Barry Treahy <treahy@mmaz.com>]

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Hot dog.  Are there any plans of providing direct FTP access in the near future?

Barry

Mike Heins wrote:

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>
> Announcing beta test of MiniVend 4.
>
> (I had planned on making this a bit better announcement supported
> with web pages, demos, and such, but I will be out of circulation
> for some time due to a family emergency. The software is ready;
> not all supporting elements are.
>
> Most importantly, look at the docs:
>
>         http://www.minivend.com/alpha/minivend.html
>
> I don't know when I will again be fully back; my father just
> lost his eyesight and he needs me right now. I will try to
> keep up on bugs in the beta, but it will be a bit more tardy
> than usual.)
>
> Minivend 4 is an extensive rewrite of the Minivend software. Though
> many things will be compatible with Minivend 3, some will not.
>
> Major new features are almost too many to mention, so I won't
> in this forum. Read the WHATSNEW and documentation for the
> most complete description.
>
> In particular MiniMate (thanks to Stefan) and the demos have
> been extensively reworked.  Some highlights:
>
> * Added "basic" demo with bare-bones set of MV features, no
>   __VARIABLE__ defines, etc.
>
> * Added multi-level order pages, selectable at makecat time.
>
> * Built-in support for all sorts of payment schemes. A "signio"
>   and an "authorizenet" routine will be provided; integration
>   with other payment systems should be a relative snap.
>
> * HTML fixed (somewhat). HELP WOULD BE NICE HERE.
>
> * MySQL and PostGres should install out of the box. PostGres
>   still has some userdb problems due to arcane SQL syntax that
>   I don't understand.
>
> MiniMate is now *strongly* recommended -- it is greatly improved.
> In fact I will probably include it in the normal distribution.
> Highlights:
>
> * Security/login is handled within userdb and should be
>   transparent. You can supplement it with HTTP auth if you
>   want, but for most purposes it should be sufficient.
>
> * Individual user profiles can be created so that certain
>   users can only edit certain tables (and rows and columns).
>   You can also limit the set of features they see.
>
> * Meta-information, a little-known feature of MiniMate, has
>   been supported with a display editor. This allows you to
>   custom-tailor the display of certain fields in the edit
>   screens.
>
> * Some menus have been cleaned up and simplified.
>
> I believe this software is a great improvement over MiniVend
> 3 -- only time will tell if you agree.
>
> Best,
> --
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