Frequently asked Questions

On tihs page we will give advice how to handle certain problems
... Still under work

  • Registration :
    • click on ‘crate new account’.
    • on the upcoming registration panel you can choose (any!) user name you like and you have to enter (one of) your actual e-mail addresses. Note that the systems requires a unique, not yet used, user name and only accepts for each email one user.
    • After entering the data the system will send you an email with a one-time password which allows you ONE access to the system upon which you can choose your own password.
    • From then on you can log-in with your username and your chosen password.
  • password: As the Webmaster I see the names of the registered users and their e-mails but not their passwords. When you forgot your password I can jsut send you a new (one-time) password
  • further permissions; To get special status/permissions please send an email to the webmaster requesting these. The webmaster will assign these permissions.
  • fhierarch of users and permissions
    • Users without registration: may only read certain pages
    • Registered user: may make comments on certain pages
    • VIP (very important person): may additionally add page contents to some pages
    • P-C-Member: (member of an IFSR Committee or Project)
    • Board Member (representative of a member society)
    • EC-Member : (member of the Executive Committee)
    • Webmaster

    VIPs, P-C-Members, Board Members and EC-Members receive increasingly more rights with respect to reading from and writing to pages. We are still experimenting with the details of permissions.