Email Notifications

  • Hello,
    Hope this is an easy one.. When a person makes a comment on the blog is an email suppose to be sent to anyone, like the admin? or if someone posts a comment and then another does the first poster get an email letting them know someone else posted a comment. I just want to get an idea of all the scenarios where email might be sent, keeping in mind that registering for the blog is not available.
    Which brings up another question. What does registering for the blog get you? The ability to make posts?
    Also, if you are not using Linux but instead using IIS and have an SMTP server and no sendmail. Will WP know to use the local SMTP server or not in version 1.2? Are there any options for me to get WP to use the SMTP server? I do not want to install sendmail just for WP when I have a fully function SMTP server available.
    Kind regards,
    Stephen

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  • 1) Yes.
    2) Not unless you install a plugin to that effect.
    Registering.
    Depends to what level you promote people, if you have a wiki they could post there.
    IIS – no idea .. sorry !

    Thread Starter gravity

    (@gravity)

    So what you are saying is that the admin should get an email all the time for any posts. People will only get emails if I have a plugin installed so that it happens ( which one? Where? )
    Have no reason for people to register and if I want anyone else I can add them myself from the admin console.
    IIS is a biggie.. Still need to know about that.. as I have posted comments to the blog, but I have not received any emails and I am sure this is the reason why. So if anyone else has any suggestion, hacks, plugins or advice on the conversion from sendmail to SMTP. Please let me know.
    Kind regards,
    Stephen

    ScriptyGoddess – Subscribe to Comments:
    https://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/06/03/wp-subscribe-to-comments/

    Thread Starter gravity

    (@gravity)

    Thanks for that podz,
    I was in the admin tool and found that there are settings for comment email delivery to the admin in there. Also, a nice option that no one can post unless they leave a name and address. Good feature to track the IP addy of the sender.
    Version 1.2 must support smtp cause I just received and email after I left a comment. So that was nice..
    I will look into the email notification script.. Thanks again,
    Kind regards,
    Stephen

    gravity – the admin will get a post IF the option has been turned on. In the admin area, under “Options” -> “Discussion” there is a “Email me whenever:” section…. just set those as you desire.
    TG

    Thread Starter gravity

    (@gravity)

    That notification script is great.. However, there are some coding errors that will make your site not pass XHTML Transitional. If it is as important to you as it is to me to have a properly coded page all you need to do for this script is add an “/”
    so this is what they give you:
    <input type=”checkbox” name=”subscribe” id=”subscribe” value=”subscribe”>
    and this is what you need to change it too for both places:
    <input type=”checkbox” name=”subscribe” id=”subscribe” value=”subscribe”/>
    Othewise it works well.. with the exception of the unsubscribe page that I have to figure out.. cause right now it is crappy.
    When I figure out the reason I will post it here..
    https://www.gravityworks.us/a.wpblog/wp-subscription-manager.php
    Kind regards,
    Stephen

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