$http.post('/myapp/authentication/register', user)

def register():
    return dict(form=auth.register())

def register():
    username = request.vars.username
    password = request.vars.password
    email = request.vars.email

    row = db.auth_user(username=username)
    if not row:
        db.auth_user.insert(username=username, password=password, email=email)

    else:
        raise HTTP(409, 'username exists')

login_bare(self, username, password)

db.auth_user.insert(username=username, password=password, email=email)

db.auth_user.validate_and_insert(username=username, password=password,
                                 email=email)