RE: sell access to password-protected directories

["Thompson-Jordan" <Thompson-Jordan@mindspring.com>]

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> Hello,
>
> I've checked your FAQ and docs, and can't seem to find this answer...
>
> I have a client who wants to sell access to parts of his site.  Can
> minivend be used to do this?  Basically, a user shows up, puts
> in a credit
> card number, and gets a password to access the directory.  Has
> anyone done

This is done using UserDB. There is an example in the demo of making an
order status page available using the "acl" field.

> this under minivend?  Better still, can the passwords be made to expire
> after X days?

You could check the date every time a user logs in against a date you save
in the UserDB when they buy access and clear the acl field accordingly.

Christopher Thompson

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> Thanks,
> Michael Lucas
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