Author: kiusau

Life is full of surprises. Still, you can quit at anytime, if you have grown weary of their outcome. For, after all, survival is but a first step; it is a primitive instinct that does not distinguish us, humans, from other animals. Accordingly, if it is all that you can achieve in life, do not be surprised that others treat you like an ordinary animal. Alas, if it is all there is left, and you have grown weary, it is good justification to depart. Before you go, however, look deep inside and determine if you are not the cause of your own demise. For, in the end, society owes you nothing, and even your parents are likely to forsake you, if you have not been grateful. Have you said thanks for all that you have received, and have you given in return for all that you have taken? John F. Kennedy once stated "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". Obviously, he was not thinking of taxes, but the help that he would require to become an effective president. Little that is great can be achieved alone. Then too, it takes great leaders to motivate society and move it forward in a manner that will pave the way to a better tomorrow. The world is in need of good leaders. Maybe you are one of them in disguise. Indeed, no one owes you a living, but if people see you struggling they are apt to lend a hand. Just do not be afraid to reach out. And, do not quit, if nothing is given in return. For, many people simply do not care, and you must not let them get you down. You have a right to your own life and the pursuit of your own happiness, so do not be afraid to claim what is yours. Just do not take what belongs to others, if it not without their permission or obtained in fair competition. And, cry out when you have been cheated, but only if there is something to be gained from your cries, for few people like a cry-baby. Be judicious, strategic, and select your battles wisely. Do not waste your time with trivial injustices, for we all make errors, and we are all, therefore, subject to the injustice of others. It is the very thought of exercising my freedom of last resort that keeps me alive, for it is the comfort that I can put an end to my suffering at any time that allows me to endure enormous pain. It is what gives me the courage to fight for what is right without fear of losing. It is a powerful freedom that you should never surrender! Just do not make pain your goal, or you will surely finish a loser. Then too, never place pleasure over goodness and know to distinguish between the two. In liberty, Roddy

In the meantime …

You would think that new registrants would be desired.  When they are all coming from the same questionable domain, however, there is could reason to believe that they are spam.

Unfortunately, Grammar Captive’s current anti-spam software does not seem to be working against the sudden inflow of new registrants from suspicious websites including  www.basic.islaby.com and www.platinum.shamroad.com.

It is for this reason that Grammar Captive is deactivating Akismet Anti-Spam and has downloaded, installed, and activated WP-SpamShield.

I am hoping that Grammar Captive will soon be able to add WP-SpamShield to its Credits list.

Grammar Captive will now return to its database development project.

Roddy

A Small, but Worthy Aside

Learning code means being exposed to unintended code discoveries. It also means new ideas about which one has not previously thought, and might very well prove useful in the future.

So, stop, pause, and take notes.

Indeed, Grammar Captive can now select any number of columns in a MySQL database, select all rows of one column with the same column entry, and discover all of the information in the other columns that pertains to the selected rows.

This is “future power”.

Roddy

Mass Mail Update

Grammar Captive has successfully sent its first mass mailing using the PHPMailer library. Hooray! Hooray!

Yes, it was only sent to two people, but the mechanism is now in place for sending to many many more.

Next Up: Combine Grammar Captive’s newly acquired ability to: one, send an HTML insert; two, extract email addresses from Grammar Captive’s database; and three, send a single email message to multiple newsletter subscribers with a single click.

Sending a newsletter must be as easy as receiving it!

Roddy

Mass Mailing Update

Although still in its test phase Grammar Captive has just sent its first successful multipart (MIME) email message using PHPMailer — the software selected by Grammar Captive for the purpose of mass mailing.

Two messages (one containing ASCII script — namely, English — and one containing Japanese) in both the address line and body were sent. Both messages contained images.  Both were successfully transmitted over a secure TLS/SSL connection.

Though a small issue, it was discovered during the experimentation that copies cannot be sent to recipients when the name is included in the address line. In short,

CC: iwato@hashimori.com OK
CC: Hashimori Iwato <iwato@hashimori.com> NOT OK

Still users must be warned.

Arabic was not attempted, but will surely work.  This is because both use the same character set — namely, UTF-8.

Roddy

MIME Messages

Multipart Messages are messages that contain tesx, HTML, embedded images, and attachments. They are the handsome messages that attract your eye and encourage you to read more.

Using the PHP’s Mail_mime class Grammar Captive is now able to produce multipart messages.

Roddy