Annoyed. Password protection not working

cwphotos

For the last several days my password protected galleries have not been giving me the option to input a password. It's like the page is blank except for header and footer. Can someone look at this. I have wedding guests that are expecting pics online in a couple days and this just wont fly with me. Thanks

cwphotos.smugmug.com

Andy

cwphotos wrote:

For the last several days my password protected galleries have not been giving me the option to input a password. It's like the page is blank except for header and footer. Can someone look at this. I have wedding guests that are expecting pics online in a couple days and this just wont fly with me. Thanks

cwphotos.smugmug.com

Don't be annoyed. Password Protection works JUST FINE. It's only because you put this in your CSS:

#content {display:none;}
which will block the content from the password page from showing up. Why do you have that code there anyhow?

Also, read our instructions on domains very carefully
You are forwarding, NOT CNAME Aliasing, your custom domain. See our excellent help and blogs:

http://www.smugmug.com/help/professional-accounts
http://blogs.smugmug.com/pros/2005/12/01/dont-get-framed-or-forwarded/

cwphotos

Well Andy I dont know how that got there. But I havent touched my code in a long while. This stuff worked a week ago. And with the forwarding is that a big deal? I dont really mind it. Thanks.

Andy

cwphotos wrote:

Well Andy I dont know how that got there. But I havent touched my code in a long while. This stuff worked a week ago. And with the forwarding is that a big deal? I dont really mind it. Thanks.

I wouldn't have written the blog entry and we wouldn't have the help section if it wasn't a big deal. So yeah, it's a big deal. If you leave things as they are, then you are setting yourself up for client problems down the road.

cwphotos

Ouch. Ok I will take a look at the whole CNAME thing. :uhoh I will also remove the element and see what I get with my password pages.

cwphotos

Ok I removed that element and it works now. As far as I can remember though that has been in my code......has something changed over the last week or so?

Andy

cwphotos wrote:

Ok I removed that element and it works now. As far as I can remember though that has been in my code......has something changed over the last week or so?

No, and we don't put stuff in your code without your consent or knowing it....

cwphotos

I wasnt isinuating (sp?) that you did. I was just wondering if something was interpreting that command differently now, as opposed to a week ago when it worked last. As for the CNAME issue I cant use that with 1and1 without losing my email accounts functionality that are attached to my domain.

tweaker

cwphotos wrote:

As for the CNAME issue I cant use that with 1and1 without losing my email accounts functionality that are attached to my domain.

Sorry for jumping in here, but i have had experience with 1and1 and im a dns pimp :-)

I has been a while since i have seen the 1and1 domain control panel. But you should be able to check a checkbox by your domain and then click a "edit dns settings" button. On that page you should be able to create a cname record.

A cname should have no effect on your mail. MX records tell mail servers where to send your mail.
Your MX records point to 1and1 mail servers.

cwphotos.net. MX IN 86400 mx00.1and1.com. [Preference = 10]
cwphotos.net. MX IN 86400 mx01.1and1.com. [Preference = 10]

Enjoy! and good luck.

cwphotos

Thanks for the hint but it says this:


I am aware and accept that all current DNS settings, e-mail addresses, and forwards will be disabled.
This happens when I go to create a CNAME, under the edit DNS method

Andy

cwphotos wrote:

I wasnt isinuating (sp?) that you did. I was just wondering if something was interpreting that command differently now, as opposed to a week ago when it worked last. As for the CNAME issue I cant use that with 1and1 without losing my email accounts functionality that are attached to my domain.

Hey, it's all good and I didn't think you were insinuating anything

Are you all sorted now? Holler if I can help in any way at all.

cwphotos

Thanks Andy. My password pages now work. But still no joy on the CNAME stuff. FYI the forward on my site is simply an HTML page with a redirect. Im not using my webhosts forwarding options.