Alert Message for Runs Added to the Calendar?

[Max]

Is it possible to sign up for an email alert so when a new run is posted to the calendar you get messaged instantly? Maybe more people could make last minute runs if they knew other people were headed out.

[alexb]

+1

[Jim]

I'll look and search to see if the feature is available, but otherwise, paging Chris to the forum features phone...

[Jim]

What is possible - visit the "Planned trail runs" forum and subscribe to notifications for that forum... It's at least "something" but I don't know if it'll be "instant" enough.

[Chris]

It would be nice but I would be very reluctant to make any changes to the RSVP system since it's already cobbled together and I wouldn't want to break it.

[Chris]

Why not judt subscribe to the Planned Runs Forum? You'd be notified any time a new run (or post) is added.

[Max]

That's an idea, but sometimes a thread isn't even started in there, even for big runs.

[Max]

I subscribed to both trail sub forums but haven't gotten any notifications even though both have had posts in the last few days. Is it working for anyone else?

[Jim]

I'll run a test ?today?

[alexb]

Not working for me.

[Jim]

If anyone wishes to do any testing in the Planning & Planned forums by creating threads - go ahead - but give the thread name something like "test - delete - xyz" and when I see them I'll delete'm.

[Fordguy77]

I've always noticed the notification system is picky about when It sends me an email. Some times I get emails for ever single post or other times I'll get an email for one update and there will be multiple pages of unread posts. Typically thou I get nothing at all.

[Tom]

I get nothin. Subscribed to Jim's test delete and got nothin.

[Jim]

You don't want to subscribe to my test - you want to subscribe to the forum - planning & planned.

I do get notifications for "intro" posts but I did not receive a notification for my test. I have my subscription set to daily updates by e-mail. I'll wish to check the notification settings on my end.

[Tom]

Jim previously posted:

[Jim]

I took a quick look at my subs - and to forum subs - only thread subs were listed. I know my Intro notices came with the admin classification. I'll check more, later today.

[Max]

BTW, this is working now. I've gotten emails about threads started in the Planned Trail Runs forum. Whatever you did... Thanks Jim!

[Jim]

I was curious if you'd notice.

The standard "subscription" process, that each of us as users can control, is not working*. There is an administrative side where I can put e-mail addresses into a forum for notification. That section is working.

So, if anyone would wish to have your e-mail address added to the forum for "planned trail runs", let me know and I'll add it.

* "some day" I'll look into it.

[Jim]

Instead of staring at the inside of my eyelids...

While I have not rectified the user-maintainable "subscription" process, I have found where I can add e-mail addresses into the system for notification to both the calendar and to a forum.

If you would wish your e-mail address added to either the Planned Runs forum and / or the Calendar, please let me know. Let me know "both" or "which" you'd like to be added to. Also remember that this e-mail address is separate from the address in your profile. If you change your profile address, the notification address does not automagically change - you need to tell me and I'll process that change.

Now, for user-maintainable subscription processing - perhaps for another sleepless night.