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Re: Tools for ISP's...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris J. Manders)
Wed Oct 21 17:00:44 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:59:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Chris J. Manders" <cmanders@mh1.lbl.gov>
Reply-To: "Chris J. Manders" <cmanders@mh1.lbl.gov>
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Hi,
I'll pipe in that we are also looking for such a repository. We would gladl=
y take scripts=20
to do what you are looking to do and use them!!! :>
Let us know as well....
=0DThanks
--Chris
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> From: Thomas Gaume <tom@flwireless.net>
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> Let me know if you need an alpha tester!!! : )
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> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Nikki Cook wrote:
> >Hi Gordon,
> >
> >We run a small ISP here in Daytona. We have had quite a number of ISP's=
in
> >our area go under because of bad accounting procedures. Not us, of cour=
se,
> >I'm a killer on due dates.
> >
> >To specifically answer your question, sounds like a killer project that
> >would have lots of interest. I hasten to add, accounting online time is
> >still not being metered here in Florida, afaik. However expire dates,
> >account types, space used and additional services are important to be
> >tracked and billed. From your description below, looks like you have a
> >handle on needs.
> >
> >Best wishes on the project.
> >
> >Nikki
> >
> >At 03:11 PM 10/21/98 , you wrote:
> >>A while back, someone expressed interest in a set of tools for ISPs.=20
> >>Something that anyone could use to maintain users of the system, in a
> >>GUI.
> >>
> >>At the time, my ISP was just beginning to undertake just such a
> >>project. However, as busy as we are, it hasn't gotten far. Last
> >>week, I was assigned to undertake the project, and see it completed.=20
> >>I convinced my management that an open project would move faster and
> >>be more complete, so I'm checking for interest here.
> >>
> >>Goals of the project:
> >>The software must be first, secure. It must provide for the
> >>maintainance of all aspects of a user's accounts, as well as billing
> >>and RADIUS authentication (probably).
> >>
> >>Design:
> >>At the heart of the project is an administration daemon, which keeps
> >>it's data in an SQL database. The first clients will be web based, to
> >>eliminate the current text-based menus.
> >>Command line utilities will follow immediately, since there will be
> >>the neccessity of cron jobs and the like.
> >>
> >>At any given interval the daemon must print bills for the users. I'm
> >>thinking of using Tex here, any ideas for more efficient systems?
> >>
> >>The daemon will probably also be the interface for RADIUS
> >>authentication. It'll have to provide this as some kind of module, I
> >>suppose, since not all of our equipment uses the same RADIUS
> >>interface. (we currently run RADIUS on multiple machines...)
> >>
> >>I figure that I'll need at least three tables:
> >>Customer Info:
> >>Customer # for POS, Last name , First name, Street Ad., City, St, ZIP,
> >>Phone
> >>
> >>User:
> >>CUSTOMER#, username, status(active, locked), type(employee, free, off
> >>hours, monthly, quarterly...), expiration date, web space in MB,
> >>personal webpage indexed (y,n), business webpage indexed(y,n), domain
> >>names hosted
> >>
> >>Billing:
> >>Service, cost, and billing frequency for each service.
> >>
> >>So...Is anyone interested? Any suggestions or requests? Anyone want
> >>to help?
> >>
> >>TIA for any replys
> >>MSG
> >>
> >>
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> Thomas Gaume
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> Wireless Internet Services of Florida, Inc.
> 407-752-4000, tom@flwireless.net
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