| AlphaSigOU |
07-28-2003 02:38 PM |
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Originally posted by chideltjen
BTW, not to pry, but what do chapters put on secret sites? i was thinking maybe a calendar, guestbook for sisters, and a phone list or something. but why bother with it?
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Generally, password-protected sections vary in what information is posted. This generally is information that should not be posted openly in a public website. For example: - E-mail addresses and other contact information for undergraduates and alumni. A goldmine for stalkers and spammers if placed in a public page. To be doubly sure that the actual 'mailto' address does not show, you may wish to create a 'redirect' e-mail address (example foo @ foobar.com) that redirects this address to the real e-mail address of 'foo @ fubar.com' without divulging the actual e-mail address.
- Chapter meeting minutes or agendas. Depending on the rules of your fraternity or sorority, minutes may or may not be published online, but at least, the agenda of what's going to be talked about in a chapter meeting is very helpful. However, information that is not proper to be published, such as mentioning the names of members facing disciplinary action should NEVER be included.
- Chapter and alumni newsletters. With the exception of newsletters directed at the general public, these should remain in a password-protected section, namely because of private contact information.
- Calendars and guestbooks. Again, calendars with only events intended for the fraternity or sorority members and pledges and their invited guests should never be published publicly. The same goes with 'guestbooks', which may contain information of a personal nature, though some guestbooks allow the option of posting a private message only the guestbook may read.
A good rule of thumb is to record and display only 'what's proper to be written'. NEVER publish any part of your ritual or secret work or publish any other information that could cause it to fall into unauthorized persons not entitled to receive it.
Also, NEVER post a hint of what the username and password should be to access the private areas of the site. If someone requests access to those pages and does not have the login information, make sure to verify who that person is before granting access. Change your access username and password regularly for security purposes.
Most of your basic password-protected sites only allow for a single username and password; other more sophisticated sites and networks allow for multiple user logins and passwords. |
