Re: [Rails-devel] Enhancement Idea: Automated emails notifications

[Edward R. <ed...@we...>]

SMTP would almost certainly be blocked from desktops.   


On Thursday, 3 May 2012 at 16:00, Bob Probst wrote:

> SMTP wouldn't be blocked but an external host IP might be.  You could point it at a corporate SMTP relay - but that's probably a bigger breach of IT policy than playing games at work.
>  
> Of course, you could also use your local corporate mail client if that functionality were programmed and other than having the mail go through corporate servers, it would be fine.  
>  
> I don't use a local mail client so that option would not be of use to me.
>  
> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Chris Shaffer <chr...@gm... (mailto:chr...@gm...)> wrote:
> > Would such systems work behind my work's corporate firewall?
> >  
> > --
> > Chris
> >  
> > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
> >  
> >  
> > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs... (mailto:eri...@xs...)> wrote:
> > > This is an idea I’ve already had in mind for a potential PBEM option.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > But I don’t see why a dedicated SMTP server would be required.  I’m not sure
> > > what kind of email interface is supported by Java, but I would try to use
> > > either the user’s local email system, or his (or any) remote SMTP server.
> > > The former might not be portable, though.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Erik.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Bob Probst [mailto:bob...@gm...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:17 PM
> > > To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> > > Subject: [Rails-devel] Enhancement Idea: Automated emails notifications
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Provided that there's an available SMTP relay (I might be able to host one -
> > > and there's plenty of them available for free albeit some for nefarious
> > > purposes), it would be convenient to add a "Notify by Email" option to a
> > > game.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Each player's email address would have to be entered but once there, when a
> > > player finished their move, they could notify the group/next player that it
> > > was their turn.  the email could automatically contain the last set of moves
> > > (as is the case with the copy buffer) and automatically add an appropriate
> > > subject line.  It could even attach the .rails file removing the need to use
> > > dropbox or other file store.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Just a thought, not a priority.
> > >
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