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Joiseystud

I would like to suggest that the Channel 9 website team add "post notifications" to the Channel 9 forums. This feature helps drive traffic back to the forums. I for one think I would be here much more if I was notified when there is a new message on a thread I have interest in...

Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

That is my #1 desired feature as well, so it is definitely being planned. Lots of suggestions have come up around notification methods, but I'm thinking that email is the right way to go for this... any thoughts?

figuerres
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In reply to Duncanma

#May 28th @ 11:26 AM

Yes, that's the normal thing, short email with subject and link.

Joiseystud

In reply to Duncanma

#May 28th @ 11:26 AM

I have only really seen it done through email. I would do email as a minimum. I prefer the sites that not only tell you there is a message, but also give you the post in the body of the email.

Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

In reply to Joiseystud

#May 29th @ 11:24 AM

oh yeah, we aren't facebook ... we'd give you all the info right in the email Smiley

GoddersUK
I CAN has cheezburger and you CAN'T has stop me!

In reply to Duncanma

#May 29th @ 1:34 PM

but I didn't think c9 kept our email addresses any more? Perplexed

figuerres
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In reply to GoddersUK

#Jun 1st @ 7:46 AM

back when they did the move to the current code there was a topic on the "how to notify" i posted to that thread that the LiveID / Passport system has the email and some of the msft forums use that to send an email notice.

duncan saw that post and kind said "Hey we missed that, we can do that later" so now it's later and....

Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

In reply to figuerres

#Jun 1st @ 1:15 PM

We could do that, although I personally wouldn't want notifications sent to the hotmail account I use for my Live ID ... so I was thinking instead of letting you enter in a 'notification address', we verify via a quick email, and we use that to send any notifications you want... no direct connection to your Live ID.

figuerres
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In reply to Duncanma

#Jun 2nd @ 9:46 AM

Duncan, I recall that was said to be a problem with some MSFT policy on storing user info ?? am i confused or??

I seem to recall a bit about "we no longer store the login and email as that would violate [??????] terms .... " or something like that.

Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

In reply to figuerres

#Jun 4th @ 6:32 AM

You remember correctly, that was the reason behind moving to Live ID, to avoid making your email the identifying factor for a new account on C9.

It is more about it being optional *and* making sure our host is cleared to handle that type of data. Using it for notifications, not login, makes it optional and our vendor (who also handles www.asp.net and others) already has experience dealing with this type of information.

figuerres
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In reply to Duncanma

#Jun 4th @ 2:21 PM

Ahhh, ok.

Glad to know my memory chips are still working ok, so much stuff i have crammed in this grey box that i hope it does not leak Tongue Out

well anyway yeah lets get a way to know when a topic is hot/live etc....

funny to me how folks are with email i know for me it's one real address that i have had for ages, and not many others have one like it -- you know what i refer to Smiley

Joiseystud

In reply to Duncanma

#May 28th @ 11:26 AM

any progress on this feature request Duncan?

Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

In reply to Joiseystud

#Sep 24th @ 8:58 PM

Yes and no. Our host, where our database is, is now cleared to hold this type of info (actually they always were, but it seems it just wasn't up to date in the system). Now we have to build the actual notification in.

staceyw
Before C# there was darkness...

In reply to Duncanma

#Jun 2nd @ 9:46 AM

That sounds like the best approach - like MSDN forums use. You can set a "Notify me if someone posts reply" to xx@xx.com

Naturally, if you want to get jump out of box - Allow some kind of Rx framework editor so we can enter our own where clause and the Observable will only get posts we want (i.e. filtered on name, or date, etc). Then maybe create a google gadget and vista gadget. An email would be great.

Joiseystud

In reply to Duncanma

#Sep 25th @ 1:09 AM

I notice that this exact thing is being done on Zune.net. Not sure if that helps you, but I didnt have to put anything special in. Just my liveID and done...