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National Sojourners, Inc.

7942-R Cluny Ct
Springfield, VA 22153

Phone: 703-765-5000
Fax: 703-765-8390
Email: hq@nationalsojourners.org
www.nationalsojourners.org

From the Webmaster

So, I’m sure you noticed over the summer that the web page Sojourner-only section, realize that I probably just haven’t gotten
was behaving strangely. No, it doesn’t have COVID, but … it did to your account yet. All you need to do is let me know and I’ll
suffer a serious failure in the security module that protects our deal with it as soon as I can. Otherwise, I have to go in order of
pages from outsiders as well as authorizes each of you to access email account name – alphabetically. On top of that, each of the
certain content based on your needs. Approximately a month ago, 200+ pages on the site have to be recoded to indicate what per-
I noticed that our login procedure was once again broken, and we missions are required to access the information. MOST of the
traced it back to that malfunctioning security module. Let’s just information is simply Sojourner-only, but some things have addi-
say the module was pretty much beyond its end of useful life and tional committee membership or unique position requirements to
we had to remove it and replace it with new application modules access certain information. And, right now, I’m focusing on get-
that perform the same job, but do them in a markedly different ting people into the Sojourner-Only part first before I change
way. The upshot of all that is that I, as webmaster, have to reau- focus and begin to recode the pages themselves. I appreciate your
thorize the 2000+ participant accounts to get past the first fire- patience, and if you let me know when you have a particular
wall and into the Sojourner-Only section. I’m about 350-400 peo- problem getting information you need, you need to let ME know
ple into that process, so you can see I have a significant number about it, not the National Office – they really can’t help you with
to complete before I’m done. If you find you can’t get into the any of that. – Bill Hickey (wa3h@hotmail.com)

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