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9/7/2009 10:49:09 AM
Przemek Lopaciuk
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Registering for newsletter

Hi,

I would like anonymous users to register for my newsletter only with an email address. Is it possible in mojo? I can't find it.

 

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Przemek

9/8/2009 10:38:16 AM
Joe Audette
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Its not currently possible but hopefully I will get this implemented within the next few releases.

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Joe

9/11/2009 5:29:11 AM
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And if I wanted to implement it by myself where should I start?

 

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Przemek

9/11/2009 5:43:10 AM
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I can see that there is a mp_lettersubscriber table. So I suppose we should create new table for "not registered users" table and create a module for adding entries to that table.

The thing is that it would be nice to be able to choose what kind of receipients should get the letter, like

  • Registered users
  • Subscribed only with e-mail users

 

Can I do it only by creating a seperate module? Or I have to change mojo "internals".

 

Przemek

9/11/2009 10:38:55 AM
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My plan for this is to automatically create a site user if one does not already exist for the email.

I don't want to have additional tables or lists for non site members and I want to be able to use the existing mechanisms for opting out of a newsletter so we don't have to have 2 implementations for it to comply with CANSPAM laws.

My recommendation is just be patient until I implement this or else implement your own completely separate newsletter feature.

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Joe

9/11/2009 10:44:30 AM
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OK. I'll wait. :)

 

Thanks Joe,

Przemek

10/17/2009 6:43:53 AM
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Any news on that Joe?

 

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10/17/2009 10:21:36 AM
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I am working on Newsletter improvements for the next release. I changed my mind about automatically creating a site user when an email is entered into the subscribe form because there is a lot of potential for spam submissions from automated scripts. We could use a captcha to block this but this is not very friendly for real users, so I'm going to implement a verification email to confirm subscriptions and I'm decoupling the unsubscribe functionality so it can work without a site user or with a site user.

Best,

Joe

10/17/2009 12:12:59 PM
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This is a good news! :-)

 

Thanks Joe,

Przemek

10/19/2009 2:27:42 AM
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I currently have this issue with robots trying to spam my db, a email verification would definately be a good idea

10/29/2009 7:29:12 AM
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fyi, I just uploaded a new build on our Novell Forge download page, mojoportal-mssql-build-2009-10-29.zip

Both this site and demo.mojoportal.com are running this build, the only difference is that www.mojoportal.com uses MySql whereas demo.mojoportal.com uses MS SQL. I have only uploaded a build for MS SQL though.

Most of the main improvements for the newsletter have been implemented including a new Newsletter Sign Up feature that you can put on a page as I have done on our home page. It's also possible now to enable viewing of previously sent Newsletters as web pages. I have never yet sent a newsletter though I already have 426 subscribers. I plan to start using the Newsletter soon. If the user is not signed in then an email confirmation is sent and a link must be clicked to confirm the subscription. I'm sure there will be a lot of false submissions from web bots, I still need to implement a few things like an easy way to purge unverified records older than x days. The newsletter is only sent to verified addresses. There is also a nice new progress bar for showing the progress of mailing to a large list.

Its also possible to put <portal:Subscribe id="subscribe1" runat="server" /> in the layout.master file if you wanted the sign up on all pages. I will need to work on new documentation for the newsletter soon.

Best,

Joe

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