PM email notifications

**Joni** · 14th November 2006, 15:35

Hi guys

This thread is just a reminder about something that I have mentioned many times before...

A while ago the site was upgraded, one of the features was that you could preview your pm's content in your email notification. The problem is people are replying to the notification which means, a) the people who the pm was intended for never gets it b)I am getting lots of unnecessary emails and having to reply to them asking people to log in before they reply.

So please keep in mind:
*Log in before you reply to a pm.
*If you reply to the notification - it goes to KB and not the person who you are replying to.

So please think about these things before just acting, its becoming a huge waste of time..

**ManDownUnder** · 14th November 2006, 15:40

Can't spank put an autoresponder on the mail system to intercept those replies?

... he says hopefully...

It'd save a truckload of work for you.
MDU

**Joni** · 14th November 2006, 15:47

Spank reckons I should just ignore the emails (so I doubt he will spend too much time doing something like that)... but im such a softie I spend a lot of time replying... so i suppose Im the fool!

**crashe** · 14th November 2006, 15:51

Originally Posted by Joni

So please keep in mind:
*If you reply to the notification - it goes to KB and not the person who you are replying to.

Cheers for that bit of info....... I havent done this yet, well I dont think I have... but had thought about it on a few occassions.

So heads up to you for that info. Much appreciated.

**onearmedbandit** · 14th November 2006, 15:52

Weeeell, we didn't want to say it....

**ajturbo** · 14th November 2006, 16:20

Originally Posted by Joni

Spank reckons im such a softie

and we all love ya for it

**Mom** · 14th November 2006, 16:26

Originally Posted by Joni

Spank reckons I should just ignore the emails (so I doubt he will spend too much time doing something like that)... but im such a softie I spend a lot of time replying... so i suppose Im the fool!

Not a fool at all......what a pain for you to get all that spam stuff to reply to.......have never responded to an email notification yet, cos I used to have to deal with the bounced back mail from people who did, make this thread a sticky, hopefully that will help......

**skelstar** · 14th November 2006, 17:22

Joni, is there a template that the PM gets encapsulated into before it is sent as an email to the recipient?...you could put a line in there that says 'please do not reply to this email'.

**Joni** · 14th November 2006, 17:27

Good idea... but I get the feeling that wont penetrate the grey matter either...

**skelstar** · 14th November 2006, 17:31

Can you send a blanket email ('broadcast') to every one (like the newsletter) thats dedicated to this issue. Not everyone is going to read this thread.

**The_Dover** · 14th November 2006, 17:34

why don't you reply to them in big bold letters

"LOOK FUCKTARD,

THIS IS AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION NOT A FUCKING PM HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU MONKEYS NEED TO BE TOLD??????

Surely that would grab their attention? No?

**skelstar** · 14th November 2006, 17:36

I know if youre coding (in PHP) you can set what email address is replied to. You could set up an email address that autoresponds with Dover's suggestion.