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12/18/2005 07:44:02 AM · #1 |
1) make those itty-bitty boxes BIGGER, please
2) make the message persist while the send function is checking to see if you are logged in. i just lost a LONG pm because my dpc connection had timed out--that sucks.
3) give the sender a 'return' message when the recipient's email address is invalid
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12/18/2005 07:55:09 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
1) make those itty-bitty boxes BIGGER, please |
That should be possible, good idea!
Originally posted by skiprow:
2) make the message persist while the send function is checking to see if you are logged in. i just lost a LONG pm because my dpc connection had timed out--that sucks. |
Tricky, but might be possible. I'd recommend that you write everything in notepad or suchlike before cut/paste into the PM if your connection is that unreliable.
Originally posted by skiprow:
3) give the sender a 'return' message when the recipient's email address is invalid |
When you sign up to DPC you have to have a valid email address in order to enable your account. However, there's no easy way of telling if this address has subsequently expired or suchlike, and parsing the bounce messages would be quite a task in itself...
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12/18/2005 08:20:47 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by skiprow:
3) give the sender a 'return' message when the recipient's email address is invalid |
When you sign up to DPC you have to have a valid email address in order to enable your account. However, there's no easy way of telling if this address has subsequently expired or suchlike, and parsing the bounce messages would be quite a task in itself... |
I'm no expert on coding... in fact I know next-to-nothing, but could you not do it so that it bounces messages to the sender's "PM-box" a.k.a. their e-mail, whether it is valid or not?
Lee
edit: whoops that was a question
Message edited by author 2005-12-18 08:21:10.
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12/18/2005 08:48:37 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Tranquil:
I'm no expert on coding... in fact I know next-to-nothing, but could you not do it so that it bounces messages to the sender's "PM-box" a.k.a. their e-mail, whether it is valid or not?
Lee
edit: whoops that was a question |
I'm not sure how we could do that and not give away the sender's email address. Part of the benefit of the PM system is it's private -- the email addresses of both parties are protected.
~Terry
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12/18/2005 08:53:01 AM · #5 |
| I know you guys think the PM system is working well, but I just got PM's that were sent almost 2 weeks ago. |
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12/18/2005 08:56:27 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
I know you guys think the PM system is working well, but I just got PM's that were sent almost 2 weeks ago. |
On what date were they sent?
Also, would you mind pasting the COMPLETE Internet headers from the email into a ticket on //www.dpchallenge.com/help_contact.php? I'd like to see where the problem is. I get a lot of PM's and have never had a delay like you described. I'm not saying there's not a problem, because there clearly is, but the headers will give us some good insight as to WHAT the problem is.
Thanks,
Terry
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12/18/2005 09:01:31 AM · #7 |
Pasted from another thread:
Originally posted by MrED:
How about having a mailbox instead of having the PM's sent to an e-mail address? This way you know when you sign into here (DPC is my homepage :)) you know if you have a PM right away. |
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12/18/2005 09:13:38 AM · #8 |
thanks, guys!
i know #1 should be easy enough (as well as really nice). #2 would probably take some work, but it would really be worth it, rather than having to resort to an ugly work-around. #3 was just wishful thinking. |
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12/18/2005 09:17:53 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
I know you guys think the PM system is working well, but I just got PM's that were sent almost 2 weeks ago. |
The system seems to be working fine for users who aren't using AOL but those who are seem to be having quite a problem with delay. You definitely aren't alone in that. |
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12/18/2005 09:22:58 AM · #10 |
| I'm not using AOL and I'm not getting PM's. I sent myself one just to check. Didn't get it. Then I sent one with the box checked to send myself a copy and didn't get that or the copy. |
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12/18/2005 09:25:17 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
I'm not using AOL and I'm not getting PM's. I sent myself one just to check. Didn't get it. Then I sent one with the box checked to send myself a copy and didn't get that or the copy. |
Kelli,
I just sent a regular email to your email address on file with us. Did you receive it?
~Terry
Message edited by author 2005-12-18 09:30:11.
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12/18/2005 09:26:48 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
I'm not using AOL and I'm not getting PM's. I sent myself one just to check. Didn't get it. Then I sent one with the box checked to send myself a copy and didn't get that or the copy. |
i just sent you a pm and i got my copy almost instantaneously. did you get yours? |
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12/18/2005 09:28:56 AM · #13 |
| skiprow - no sorry, I didn't get it. |
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12/18/2005 09:29:50 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
skiprow - no sorry, I didn't get it. |
Did you check your "spam" or "junk" mail folder as well, if you have one?
~Terry
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12/18/2005 09:31:47 AM · #15 |
| Terry - No, I didn't get that either! I wonder what's wrong. That is my correct email address. I'm using Outlook express. |
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12/18/2005 09:32:26 AM · #16 |
| I checked my spam folder and there's nothing in there either. |
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12/18/2005 09:33:38 AM · #17 |
Can you send an email to incoming [at] dpchallenge [dot] com?
That way I'll be able to see your source email address and compare it to the one we have on file.
~Terry
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12/18/2005 09:35:22 AM · #18 |
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12/18/2005 09:38:01 AM · #19 |
got this back...
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: incoming@dpchallange.com
Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address
Diagnostic code: smtp;550 : Recipient address rejected: Your message did not reach the intented recipient, there is no mail associated with this domain. Please check your to address and try again.
Remote system: dns;ix2-mail-gw.new.net (TCP|206.46.252.40|12746|66.113.70.101|25) (ix2-mail-gw.new.net ESMTP Postfix)
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12/18/2005 09:41:07 AM · #20 |
here's the header too...
Message-id: <004301c603df$0b98c730$8950fea9@kellivj7k7tktj>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:26:31 -0500
From: "Kelli"
To:
Subject: Test for Terry...
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12/18/2005 09:43:14 AM · #21 |
dpchallenge.com ;-)
You have dpchallange.com
Originally posted by kdsprog:
got this back...
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: incoming@dpchallange.com
Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address
Diagnostic code: smtp;550 : Recipient address rejected: Your message did not reach the intented recipient, there is no mail associated with this domain. Please check your to address and try again.
Remote system: dns;ix2-mail-gw.new.net (TCP|206.46.252.40|12746|66.113.70.101|25) (ix2-mail-gw.new.net ESMTP Postfix) |
Message edited by author 2005-12-18 09:43:42.
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12/18/2005 09:45:22 AM · #22 |
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12/18/2005 04:36:35 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
2) make the message persist while the send function is checking to see if you are logged in. i just lost a LONG pm because my dpc connection had timed out--that sucks. |
This wouldn't take much coding if the actual send was sent from another window. Think of the forum preview with an added send button. That adds a seperate step to confirm the message is right, but at least nothing is lost in the original window. It could likely be sent in this manner without actually displaying the preview window.
Storing it temporarily would also work, but adds much more complexity -- and I would rather see a full-fledged mailbox system. :D
As has been pointed out typing the message in a text editor first is an option, but is a pain -- I have learned to copy the text to the clipboard before posting (Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C), works better for me than a seperate editor until the problem is addressed.
Originally posted by Manic:
Originally posted by skiprow:
3) give the sender a 'return' message when the recipient's email address is invalid |
When you sign up to DPC you have to have a valid email address in order to enable your account. However, there's no easy way of telling if this address has subsequently expired or suchlike, and parsing the bounce messages would be quite a task in itself... |
If DPC recieves a bounce notification, what happens to it? Would it be that hard to process the bounce notification to discover who sent it and send a PM to the sender saying something to the effect of 'the message send to user has been bounced...' and give the reason included in the bounced message -- taking care to not give any server names and such.
While that's being done, a mechanism to add the email addy to a list. One bounce is probably not a big deal, but when a threashold is reached placing a notice on that users front page that they need to update their email address would be great. Just a suggestion to help keep the sight in communication with itself. ;) It sounds like a lot, but it's all relatively straight-forward coding and the notification code is already in place (for DQ validation requests) and would just need replicating.
David
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12/18/2005 04:40:50 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
1) make those itty-bitty boxes BIGGER, please
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Oh Gosh YES!
they really are kinda tiny ;) |
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12/18/2005 05:46:43 PM · #25 |
Add a preview pop-up as is done with forum posts. I hate seeing the typo for the first time in the "The Following Message Has Been Sent ..." window.
I don't have much use for spell-checkers, but I remember hearing other people express a desire for one. |
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