[RFC|Superseded] Notification mail links without forced login

[xerces8]

(prologue here : viewtopic.php?f=99&t=35034 *)

Currently the link URL in the notification email to the new posts in a thread requires a login, so the forum SW knows the user visited the thread and decides to send new notification on future new posts.

I suggest detecting the users visit without the login.

The additional login step can be distracting or even unwanted (when not on ones own PC etc.).

A rough implementation idea:
use an ID in the URL (similar as with the first registration confirmation URL) that tells the server who is visiting.

Regards,
David


* - are there special forum internal links ? Some forum SW support them. Makes linking to other posts and threads easier. They also remain valid when the site URL is reorganized)

[DavidIQ]

As you posted in the other topic, such a number is already in the link though it may need to be hashed in order for this to work on a per-user basis. I think it's not a bad idea. Sometimes I don't really feel like logging in after clicking on the e-mail link.

[naderman]

Seems like a good perspective from that point of view, at the same time it makes it less transparent that the board realises who you are / serves that request as if you were logged in even though you really are not. But I guess that is not something you can expect when following a link in an email anyway, so I suppose this makes sense.

[bantu]

Could you please extend your implementation sketch? Once you get back the generated string from the URL, where (and how) do you want to map it to?

- Thanks

[naderman]

Superseded by newer RFC viewtopic.php?f=108&t=42071