Alias Tell A Friend

This section explains how to configure Alias Tell-A-Friend via the configuration file, Settings.cfg. Each parameter of Settings.cfg is described and explained. This file is delivered as part of the download package.

[website]
name	name
description	The domain name of the web site hosting the script
mandatory	parameter : yes, value : yes
format	<host server>.<second level domain>.<top level domain> (without http://)
value list	-
example	name = www.mywebsite.com
usage	1. mentioned in mail sent to the friend's email address(es) 2. used as 'abuse site' if no abuse site is defined (see next parameter [website]/abuse). 3. used as the default referred link if no link is specified (normally the link of the page you are refering your friends to) or HTTP_REFERER variable if empty. This can be caused by a bad implementation of your tell-a-friend script calling conventions or by the behaviour of some exotic browsers.

[website]
name	abuse
description	The URL of the web site page abusive usage of your tell-a-friend form must be reported to.
mandatory	parameter : yes, value : no
format	<host server>.<second level domain>.<top level domain>/<path>/<page> a complete URL can be provided i.e. including http://
value list	-
example	abuse = www.mywebsite.com/abuse.htm
usage	1. The abuse site/page is mentioned in the mail sent to the friend's email address to allow them to report potential abusive usage of your tell-a-friend form. 2. When not defined, the abuse site value is defaulted to the [website]/name (see previous parameter).

[form]
name	width
description	The form width in pixel.
mandatory	parameter : yes, value : yes
format	<number>
value list	-
example	width = 380
usage	1. sets the width in pixel of the main form table (outer table). This fixes the form width. Without this parameter the form will take the full width of the current browser client area width.