[Slashcode-general] Re: Sending A Message To All UIDs

[Blake C. <li...@li...>]

> To send every use a web message, which 'web message' would you use? 
> Most message codes from the Slash::Messages plugin are for things like daily 
> newsletter, relationship change, comment reply, etc.

Actually I was thinking of adding a new one, something along the lines of "A 
Message from LISNews" or something like that. 

> So - even if you wrote up some quick code to spam all the users via a 
> particular message_code, not all of your users would get the message because 
> they may not have configured their messaging preferences to receive that 
> particular message type.

Yeah, I'd force them all into it. I *think* web messages are less intrusive, 
and I am guessing no one will be offened, it's not like I am selling them 
herbal viagara. My thinking here is, as a member of slahsdot I wouldn't mind 
an update from Rob once a month on what's going on, but I really don't need 
more email, so a web_message wouldn't be bothersome.
Maybe that's just me? 

> The sending is easy, it only take a few lines of code via the 
> message plugin's calls.

:-) At this point, nothing is easy for me, I looked thought the 
Slash::Message perldoc, and I *guessd* it would be easy for someone further 
along than I at this point, but I've had no success in making a plugin or 
extending slash at all yet. I just can't seem to get the basics down yet. 

I'm still addicted to PHP I think. 

Thanks Shane!