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Reggie 2012-04-05 14:30

Forum Email Integration
 
The email integration feature is now active in the forum but in "soft launch mode*. This feature will allow you to create new posts, get notified of new posts/replies, as well as post replies to posts that you receive via email.

Activation of this feature is done manually by following these steps:
  1. From your Control Panel->Networking->Group Memberships, join the "Email Subscription" group. This will give you access to subscribe instantly to specific forums you want.
    http://content.screencast.com/users/...04-05_1002.png

  2. From Control Panel->Private Messages->Edit Forum Subscriptions, select "Instant notification by email" to all the forums you would like to get notifications from of new posts/replies.
    http://content.screencast.com/users/...04-05_1006.png

  3. Whenever a new post is made on a forum that you have subscribed to, you should receive an email about it with the following format:
    http://content.screencast.com/users/...04-05_1009.png
  4. In order to post a reply via email, make sure you enter your reply between the space provided.
    http://content.screencast.com/users/...04-05_1014.png


    You have the option of adding more lines use, BBCode to quote or format the text on your reply, or even include attachments. It is important however that you don't change the subject title of the email. Once you send the email, in a few minutes (less than 15 minutes) a reply should get posted to the correct thread.

  5. You can also post new threads/topics via email. If you are subscribed to a particular forum (from Step 2), all you have to do is email the details of your post to the corresponding forum email addresses below:

    Talk
    • General: general(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Brainstorm: brainstorm(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Community: community(at)talk.maemo.org

    Software
    • Applications: applications(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Multimedia: multimedia(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Games: games(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Themes: themes(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Design: design(at)talk.maemo.org

    OS/Platform
    • MeeGo / Harmattan: harmattan(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Maemo 5 / Fremantle: freemantle(at)talk.maemo.org
    • OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo: os2008(at)talk.maemo.org
    • OS2006 / Maemo 2 / Mistral - Scirocco - Gregale: os2006(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Development: development(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Alternatives: alternatives(at)talk.maemo.org

    Devices
    • Nokia N9 / N950: n9(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Nokia N900: n900(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Nokia N810: n810(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Nokia N800: n800(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Nokia 770 : n770(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Accessories: accessories(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Competitors: competitors(at)talk.maemo.org
    • Buy & Sell: buysell(at)talk.maemo.org



    Note that the Subject of your email will become the title of your post while the body will be the contents of the thread. It is important that you are sending the email from the same email address associated to your Maemo.org account.

If have any quiestions or if you notice any bugs, please report them on this thread.

Thanks.

Jaffa 2012-04-05 14:35

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Unfortunately I can't join the new group:

Quote:

This user's primary usergroup is also listed as a secondary group for this user. Please change the primary group or remove the secondary group.

Reggie 2012-04-05 14:40

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaffa (Post 1188406)
Unfortunately I can't join the new group:

Can you try again? I've updated your account but others might have the same problem so I have to do a mass update.

timoph 2012-04-05 14:43

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie (Post 1188412)
Can you try again? I've updated your account but others might have the same problem so I have to do a mass update.

yeah. At least I have the same issue.

edit: works now

Jaffa 2012-04-05 14:50

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie (Post 1188412)
Can you try again? I've updated your account but others might have the same problem so I have to do a mass update.

Working for me now. Will wait to see if I actually get email :-)

reinob 2012-04-05 14:59

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaffa (Post 1188406)
Unfortunately I can't join the new group:

I got the same error message, but I could still activate the notifications under Edit Forum Subscriptions. Haven't actually tested it yet though..

Reggie 2012-04-05 15:01

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
The problem should be fixed now.

Receiving emails should be instant. Posting is scheduled every 15 minutes (minimum cron setting in vbulletin).

s4br0s0 2012-04-05 15:26

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
This can be done for an specific post/thread?

I would be better for some people to recieve just the reply for an specific post/thread than all new posts/replies for a entire forum.

Greetings.

Reggie 2012-04-05 15:30

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by s4br0s0 (Post 1188443)
This can be done for an specific post/thread?

I would be better for some people to recieve just the reply for an specific post/thread than all new posts/replies for a entire forum.

Unfortunately not. For specific threads, you can always use the "Subscribe to this thread" option on top of the page. You will get instant notification via email when someone replies to that thread.

http://content.screencast.com/users/...04-05_1128.png

lma 2012-04-06 07:44

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Is there a way to make the "Daily updates by email" option include the actual text of the new posts in the email (even if without the ability to reply)?

qgil 2012-04-06 14:13

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Thanks for this Reggie!

Before the notifications had a convenient link to the first unread pst in a thread. The new notifications only offer (as far as I can see) a link to the first post of a thread. Is it possible to keep offering the convenient link in order to save a click?

Note: I'm not in the email notifications group. I just subscribe to threads from time to time.

Reggie 2012-04-07 04:31

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
I have added the "&goto=newpost" on the link, so it should bring you to the first unread post on that thread.

Thanks Quim.

qgil 2012-04-07 04:55

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
It works. I just come here after clicking that link in an email notification. :)

Reggie 2012-04-07 13:08

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lma (Post 1188718)
Is there a way to make the "Daily updates by email" option include the actual text of the new posts in the email (even if without the ability to reply)?

Sorry, I had to wait for the summary to be sent before replying to your question.

The standard feature allows that already. Here's an example of what is sent for the "Daily updates by email" option:
Quote:

Dear Reggie,

You are subscribed to the thread "Forum Email Integration" by Reggie, there have been 2 post(s) to this thread, the last poster was qgil.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=83462

These following posts were made to the thread:
************
Re: Forum Email Integration
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...18#post1188718
Posted by: lma
On: 04-06-2012 03:44 AM

Is there a way to make the "Daily updates by email" option include the actual text of the new posts in the email (even if without the ability to reply)?
************
Re: Forum Email Integration
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...53#post1188853
Posted by: qgil
On: 04-06-2012 10:13 AM

Thanks for this Reggie!

Before the notifications had a convenient link to the first unread pst in a thread. The new notifications only offer (as far as I can see) a link to the first post of a thread. Is it possible to keep offering the convenient link in order to save a click?

Note: I'm not in the email notifications group. I just subscribe to threads from time to time.


All the best,
maemo.org - Talk

lma 2012-04-08 08:21

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie (Post 1189266)
Sorry, I had to wait for the summary to be sent before replying

Likewise :-)

Quote:

The standard feature allows that already. Here's an example of what is sent for the "Daily updates by email" option:
That's a thread subscription daily email, I was referring to the forum subscription ones. Here's what the latest one I got looks like:
Code:

You are subscribed to the forum Community, there have been 0 new thread(s) and 4 updated thread(s).
http://talk.maemo.org/forumdisplay.php?f=16

The following threads are new:


The following threads have been updated:
************
Nokia N900 Owners from Philippines
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40905
In forum: Community
Started by: gviterbo
Last post: 04-07-2012 11:16 AM
************
Community projects having problems with infrastucture
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=83441
In forum: Community
Started by: timoph
Last post: 04-08-2012 02:53 AM
************
Ask the Council!
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41451
In forum: Community
Started by: Texrat
Last post: 04-08-2012 04:05 AM
************
Council election
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=83398
In forum: Community
Started by: Estel
Last post: 04-08-2012 04:54 AM


All the best,
maemo.org - Talk


Jaffa 2012-04-09 14:49

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
How does the "reply area" work with quoting? i.e. if I reply to an email, my email client hardwraps the lines and puts "> " at the start of each line. Are these automatically stripped?

Similarly, is it possible to strip out single newlines (at >~55 characters) from emails before posting them? Currently they're getting newlines into the forum post, rather than soft-wrapping.

jaydeepvaniya09 2012-05-17 04:18

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
I got the same error message, but I could still activate the notifications under Edit Forum Subscriptions. Haven't actually tested it yet though..
:confused:

lma 2012-05-19 17:12

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Every now and then (about a third of the time), I get a notification email with a bogus

Code:

Content-Transfer-Encoding: $encoding
header (when things are working fine it's "8bit" instead). The most recent instance was Message-Id: <84358.1209282@emailintegration> in case it helps.

ehab 2012-05-22 04:04

Re: Forum Email Integration
 
Everything ws going to the trash!


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