Avoiding duplicate posting email notices
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:27 pm
Like many other forum members, I have configured a forum-wide subscription to my account; Any post or any response to it results in a message in my mail box. I did this because I'd like to be informed on what's going on on this forum.
However, recently 50+ posts a day is not an exception anymore. It's clobbering my iPhone and distracting my attention too much from the little regular email I receive, which in fact is usually much more important. I'm seriously considering to stop my subscription which would eventually degrade my involvement.
Unless there's a way to get a little structure in the email I receive. One HUGE improvement would be the absence of duplicate messages: If somebody posts something I receive an email. But I also receive emails for every reply that's been posted, which is rather annoying. Holding the email notices on that specific thread until I log in and actually view that topic would safe at least 90% of the email. PHPBB offers this functionality right out of the box...
Another improvement would be to include the post/answer text itself in the email body. Yes, that would turn the forum into a mailing list, but there's nothing wrong with that: The other way around, many mailing lists are accessible as forums.
Anybody with me?
However, recently 50+ posts a day is not an exception anymore. It's clobbering my iPhone and distracting my attention too much from the little regular email I receive, which in fact is usually much more important. I'm seriously considering to stop my subscription which would eventually degrade my involvement.
Unless there's a way to get a little structure in the email I receive. One HUGE improvement would be the absence of duplicate messages: If somebody posts something I receive an email. But I also receive emails for every reply that's been posted, which is rather annoying. Holding the email notices on that specific thread until I log in and actually view that topic would safe at least 90% of the email. PHPBB offers this functionality right out of the box...
Another improvement would be to include the post/answer text itself in the email body. Yes, that would turn the forum into a mailing list, but there's nothing wrong with that: The other way around, many mailing lists are accessible as forums.
Anybody with me?