On Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:12:33 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
I just got in using Windows 10 and Chrome 61, 64 bit.Â* I was
disappointed, however, to learn that after I logged in to ssa.org, I had
to log in again to view the contents of the directory.Â* But then this
poor bit of programming seems to occur every where, especially on
Amazon.com.

On 10/23/2017 9:59 AM, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:26:40 AM UTC-6, AS wrote:
On Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 12:07:03 AM UTC-4, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 4:03:23 PM UTC-6, Frank Whiteley wrote:
Would a few of you see if you can get to the login page for the SSA Sailplane Directory? ssa.orgMember Resources menu. It goes to a landing page with two links to the login page. No need to log in, just need to see if there are any fails at reaching the login page.

Really only need to hear from those that fail to reach the page and the browser used.

Thanks,

Frank Whiteley
970-330-2050
Thanks all.

I get intermittent access to the login pages, having tested four browsers over two networks and five laptops and PCs. I cleared my caches, changed DNS, rebooted routers and switches.

If the Sailplane Directory page loads fully, that is, shows the rotating glider images, then the links work. If those rotating images load, then the login link works.

Thanks for chiming in.

Frank Whiteley
Hi Frank,

I was able to get in w/o issues.
Related question: is this directory maintained at all, i.e. updated and/or corrected?

Uli
'AS'
Yes. We have two SSA volunteers that can add, correct, and update content. I was actually trying to login the other day to see if a unique US glider was in the directory. It was shared on Facebook and is a variant of another homebuilt design. Not sure if it would just be a subtext or get it's own listing.

I know the developer/administrator was going to have a look at the login page issue. I haven't checked from various PC's and browsers yet to see if I'm still finding problems, though I just logged in okay from this PC.

I don't see that there's a link to contact the volunteers, Bob Whelan and Gary Adams. I just discussed that with Denise. Bob has the most experience as he's been doing it the longest. I'm not sure Gary has had any opportunity yet.

Images for the gallery, polars, and other input is desired.

Frank Whiteley

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Dan, 5J

If you are logged into the Sailplane Directory and there is a related Soaring magazine article, there is a link to that article and you don't have to log into the Soaring Archive. If you are logged into the archive, you can open the directory search. As there are not specific links, it takes a little navigating. You could also be logged into the SSA website, but that's a separate session. Once you close the browser, those session states are no longer valid.

I believe the SSA web site was developed with classic ASP whereas the Sailplane Directory and Soaring Archive were developed with ASP.NET. Thus the main web site shows .asp extensions and the others show .aspx extensions. As a result, the session states can't be shared between the two configurations, hence the two logins. A bottom to top rewrite is estimated to involve a low to mid six figure cost. The server migration done late last year bought us a few years to consider what's needed going forward.

This would make a good Soaring article(s) from the perspective of the member, the staff, volunteers, committees, leadership, and administration. It is really quite a resource if understood and used properly. There is way more there than meets the eye.

Frank Whiteley