(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)
[RFC|Superseded] Notification mail links without forced login
- DavidIQ
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Re: [RFC] Notification mail links without forced login
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.
Re: [RFC] Notification mail links without forced login
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.
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Re: [RFC] Notification mail links without forced login
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?
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Re: [RFC] Notification mail links without forced login
Superseded by newer RFC viewtopic.php?f=108&t=42071