Smart or not, I think I'd like it
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That's easy. Choosing where to draw the line isn't. We can't just say "We'll only send 10,000 emails an hour, first in, best dressed". There are options, though, such as saying you only get an email if you've visited that forum in the last N months. Or I could sell a kidney and just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth. At least that wouldn't require as much debugging.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
One thing that is a possibility, is only sending out an email for forum posts that have not had any responses in a certain period of time. However, this might also mean the posts could possibly be from forum spammers.
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That's easy. Choosing where to draw the line isn't. We can't just say "We'll only send 10,000 emails an hour, first in, best dressed". There are options, though, such as saying you only get an email if you've visited that forum in the last N months. Or I could sell a kidney and just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth. At least that wouldn't require as much debugging.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth
Would you like me to send 'Nessie - the Loch Ness Hamster' over to whip your guys into shape? Could put off the necessity.
Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any viable solution *MUST* involve a larger can.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth
Would you like me to send 'Nessie - the Loch Ness Hamster' over to whip your guys into shape? Could put off the necessity.
Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any viable solution *MUST* involve a larger can.
Your sig suggests an alternative ending - If you open a can of worms, don't serve it to Mustafa.
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This is our TODO list. Our only worry is email volume. As it is the servers are straining.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
With Yahoo Groups you can also ask to have all new posts grouped in a daily mail. This could be a starter solution. I don't read the newsletter because there are just too many articles (and also because I visit CP daily) but I would appreciate to have a daily summary.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth
Would you like me to send 'Nessie - the Loch Ness Hamster' over to whip your guys into shape? Could put off the necessity.
Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any viable solution *MUST* involve a larger can.
Henry Minute wrote:
Would you like me to send 'Nessie - the Loch Ness Hamster' over to whip your guys into shape?
Are you from Inverness?
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With Yahoo Groups you can also ask to have all new posts grouped in a daily mail. This could be a starter solution. I don't read the newsletter because there are just too many articles (and also because I visit CP daily) but I would appreciate to have a daily summary.
yarp wrote:
With Yahoo Groups you can also ask to have all new posts grouped in a daily mail.
I think the OP's idea was that he wanted notification of a new thread so he could run off and answer the question quickly thereby increasing the chances of becoming an MVP/maintaining MVP status. My less cynical reasoning would be that it is to ensure that questions get answered quickly, thereby aiding those asking the questions.
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Henry Minute wrote:
Would you like me to send 'Nessie - the Loch Ness Hamster' over to whip your guys into shape?
Are you from Inverness?
* Developer Day Scotland 2 - Free community conference * The Blog of Colin Angus Mackay
Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.
Nah, Inversouff, me old cock sparrer!
Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any viable solution *MUST* involve a larger can.
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yarp wrote:
With Yahoo Groups you can also ask to have all new posts grouped in a daily mail.
I think the OP's idea was that he wanted notification of a new thread so he could run off and answer the question quickly thereby increasing the chances of becoming an MVP/maintaining MVP status. My less cynical reasoning would be that it is to ensure that questions get answered quickly, thereby aiding those asking the questions.
* Developer Day Scotland 2 - Free community conference * The Blog of Colin Angus Mackay
Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.
Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
notification of a new thread so he could run off and answer the question quickly
Seriously beating Mika, Dave and some of the other people to the questions is really hard work :laugh:. Colin you really are a cynical bugger.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
notification of a new thread so he could run off and answer the question quickly
Seriously beating Mika, Dave and some of the other people to the questions is really hard work :laugh:. Colin you really are a cynical bugger.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Colin you really are a cynical bugger.
I didn't used to be this cynical. I only became this way after moving to Glasgow. While the folk here are very friendly (at least on the surface) I always get the impression there is an alterior motive.
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Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Colin you really are a cynical bugger.
I didn't used to be this cynical. I only became this way after moving to Glasgow. While the folk here are very friendly (at least on the surface) I always get the impression there is an alterior motive.
* Developer Day Scotland 2 - Free community conference * The Blog of Colin Angus Mackay
Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.
Hah try being a tourist in (I started adding countries but the list got too long) you are considered a walking wallet, India was the worst but only by a smidgen.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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That's easy. Choosing where to draw the line isn't. We can't just say "We'll only send 10,000 emails an hour, first in, best dressed". There are options, though, such as saying you only get an email if you've visited that forum in the last N months. Or I could sell a kidney and just buy a bunch of servers and some serious bandwidth. At least that wouldn't require as much debugging.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Hah try being a tourist in (I started adding countries but the list got too long) you are considered a walking wallet, India was the worst but only by a smidgen.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
You're in the right part of the world to be seen as a "walking wallet". :sigh: Even southern and eastern Africa wasn't as bad.
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