- Gzipped Tar format: remindme.tar.gz
- Zip format: remindme.zip
- remindme.cgi:
- the actual program that processes the data from the forms and sends the reminders.
- remindme.cron
- A template file for the cron job to run the auto-reminder.
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- allreminders
- Just a plain text file which will contain the list of reminders. Yours should be empty.
- footer
- Another plain text file that contains text which will be appended to all messages sent by RemindMe.
- passfile.txt
- The password file for the program. The default password is simply "password," so I suggest you change this immediately or anyone who knows about this program will be able to use your form. :)
- README.remindme
- contains information on how to get started using the program. READ THIS before you get started!
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Program Summary
[Version 3.0.14 Released 03/10/2007]RemindMe is a simple program that lets users sign up to receive auto-reminders by email about a date they choose at a designated interval before that date. Users can select whether to be reminded only once, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-anually, or every year, and whether to be reminded any number of days in advance of that date, from one day to one year. Users may also select an option to view, edit, or delete any pending reminders.
Working Demo
A Working version of the user interface is online for you to try out. NOTE: this is a demo of the interfaces only. The reminders file gets cleared out periodically, so don't expect to get sent reminders from this demo. To prevent abuse, I have disabled emailing from the script. Please use the username test@tesol.net and the password 'test' to log in and see how the rest of it looks.With the admin interface, you can change your password or modify the footer text that is sent out with each reminder. In the demo version of the admin interface, I have removed the ability to permanently change the password or the footer, but the program will operate as usual without actually making the changes. Use the password "password" to try it out.
If you've gotten RemindMe to work, send me the address of your
website and I'll post a link to it.
I seem to get a lot of requests for help with this script, but I don't
have many URL's of people using it. Here are a few I've found. If you've
got it up and running, please let me know!
Abstageation is using it: check out "Day Reminder".
JensenConnection.com. This is a family news and information site. They are using RemindMe for their event reminder.
MyNameDay.com Reminder Service
Rolebo! (A Travel site)
Ace Mail Order.com
Sweet Treat - Quality Gifts since 1976
Cyber E Reminder.com
Antiquing On Line - Vintage &
Victorian Jewelry
Adam2.org
v 2.0 users:
FreshFlowerMarket.com
If you're using it, let me know and get free traffic for your site from your link here! :-)
The web server where this script will be installed must have Perl 5.000 or higher. Scripts that send email require that "Sendmail" or "qmail-inject" be available on Unix/Linux-type systems. Scripts that send email under Windows-based systems require use of the Socket Perl module (Socket.pm). All scripts may require the Perl CGI module, CGI.pm .
This script is NOT supported on the following web hosting providers:
Tripod.com
Angelfire.com
Lycos.com
Also, sorry, but the scripts are not supported under mod_perl, PerlEx, or speedy_cgi as I don't have any way to test them in that environment. :-(
You must be able to execute cgi programs on your web server. If
you're not sure whether you have permission to do this, or are not sure
how to configure the files, please ask your system administrator, or
check the web pages of your web hosting provider for Help or Support
information. For a free web hosting provider who supports CGI scripts, or
low-cost web hosting providers, you can try looking at
the "Some Places to Host
your Website" page I've put together.
The web server must support both the GET and POST request methods. (Ask your
hosting provider about this if you're not sure.)
Please remember: you get what you pay for, and free web hosting
services are often worth what you pay for them.
But first, the obligatory plea for funding. :-)
All the files you need are contained in these packages. Download it
in the format you wish. If you have MS Windows, there is a program called WinZip (available
at TuCows) which will
uncompress and de-archive tar/gz files as well as Zip files. The package contains the following files: After a major release, you may get one or two messages a week.
Mostly, though, I'm afraid it's less than once a month.
You may also sign up for announcements about other scripts on
the
main Scripts for Educators Mailing List page.
This list is ONLY for announcements specifically about RemindMe:
(Scroll down if you don't want to read this part. You
do NOT have to give money to download these scripts!)
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the scripts? Give me a dollar, or say thanks!
If you like the scripts, you can send
me cash through PayPal, Amazon, or through snail mail
or you can show
your support in other ways. Remember: only about one
out of 100 people who download the scripts even says
"Thanks." :-)
On a Unix-type system, if you have console or command prompt access, you
may unzip the tar.gz file by typing 'gunzip < remindme.tar.gz | tar -xvf
-'. If you're not very familiar with Unix, you may want to ask someone
who is to help you. The latest version of Stuffit for the Mac will also
handle tar.gz files.
I strongly recommend that you sign up here for update and bug fix
announcements about this script. I will not spam you with advertising: I
just want to make sure you have the latest fixes. :-)
The program will send a confirmation message to your email address when
you sign up. In order to get on the announcement list, you MUST click on
the confirmation link contained in that email message. This is to
protect you from someone signing you up as a joke, and to protect me
from being accused of spamming. Since update announcements are sometimes
few and far between, sometimes people forget that they've subscribed and
report me for sending junk mail. Luckily, the system logs the address,
time, and date of everyone who signs up so that I can prove I'm only
sending to people who asked for it. :-)