Re: [edict-jmdict] Email notifications

[Jim Breen <jimbreen@*********>]

On 16 August 2016 at 06:48, Mislav Blažević mislav.blazevic5@gmail.com
[edict-jmdict] <edict-jmdict@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I don't see how it could be abused. Subscription could be done by sending an email to a bot, which then sends back an email with confirmation link, exactly like mailing lists deal with subscriptions. Sure, someone could make a submission with my name and address, but that problem already exists.

It's something we do need to be careful about. I don't want the server
to be blacklisted. I think any emails generated should only go to
registered and confirmed addresses.

> Anything other than a notification system would not be much of an improvement. It does not have to be an email notification. You could also let anyone register an unprivileged account and display the notifications on the website.

A notifications section is certainly an interesting alternative to
emails. Should be considered.

Jim

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Jim Breen
Adjunct Snr Research Fellow, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University