Forum Activity for @claygordon

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

If I send them NOT via Mailgun at least I will get the bounces, but that might make Arvixe mad.

Rock. (me) Hard place.

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

Brian -

I just entered a ticket with Mailgun.

Is there anyway to keep the Ning email invite function to send to some addresses in future? If I turn off all Notifications in a profile?

Fortunately, most of the members on the mailfun bounce list have added little or no content so it's not such a big deal to delete their profiles and accounts. However there is a slight chance that some will have some content I want to keep. The alternative is to assign a bogus email to a catchall account, e.g., bounce001@thechocolatelife.com, bounce002, bounce003 so at least they'll be accepted and we can worry about the member claiming the account if/when they want to.
updated by @claygordon: 01/24/15 03:42:25PM

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

I am going to have to manually delete the bounced accounts to keep the Ning import send email tool from sending email - or any other mail - to those accounts in the future. Right?


Some are "mailbox full" which means they are valid accounts still.

Others are "no such email". Some just seem stupid -- 550 Host Unknown for alum.mit.edu.

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

It crashed - there was no queue to see.

Doesn't matter though, as the bounce rate (out of date email addresses) was too high and Mailgun temporarily suspended my account. not.

Catch-22. Wants me to clean up my database of old emails (what was Ning do with all the bounces ???!) but I can't do that unless I know which ones are bouncing!
updated by @claygordon: 01/24/15 03:12:36PM

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

Postfix fix at Arvixe? I can always ask.

Other question - what happens if I crash out? Has the process been stopped because of the gateway timeout or is the process running and I am just not getting the updates?

Sending invite emails via Ning Import

Installation and Configuration

I have Mailgun set up.

The email utility looks like it's sending out 10 messages four seconds or so. That's a long time until I get to 9000+

Also, encountered a Gateway timeout while sending. Only sent the first 750 according to the progress panel.

I am going to have to crash out of this. What will happen?
updated by @claygordon: 02/24/15 06:49:25PM

New Feature Request - Who am I Following in addition to Followers

Installation and Configuration

Brian -

The page in question is something that I think all Ningsters are going to want. I am not an expert on these matters and I trust the JRTeam's ability to do it right (and do it faster) than I do mine. lol

The next question is what capabilities that page has.

I think the ability to change sizes of the images - as on a gallery page - would be very cool (and should be added to the Followers page). Default sort order might be by last log in with those who'd logged in most recently at the front of the list.

New Feature Request - Who am I Following in addition to Followers

Installation and Configuration

Makes no sense to display everyone there. I was thinking of having a button, like the number of images I had uploaded:

Following:###.

Click on the button and see everyone you're following.

New Feature Request - Who am I Following in addition to Followers

Installation and Configuration

Brian -

Why wouldn't I just do it inside the existing stats.tpl that's already called by sidebar.tpl?

Wherever module that's in. I couldn't find it.

New Feature Request - Who am I Following in addition to Followers

Installation and Configuration

Brian -

In the top nav makes some sense as that's the place where the Private Notes feature shows up. It also sounds like a pretty modular piece of code that someone could easily copy and paste into the existing menu code.

OTOH, if it's a really concise piece of code I'd prefer to see it in the Stats section of a member's profile because it's a kind of measure of participation in the community and it would be fun to see the number of people I am following in that context.

My .03, adjusted for inflation.

-- edited to add --

It may go without saying but I will say it anyway, but the people I am following should only be visible to me if this goes in the Stats section. This makes it a little more complicated than if it's in the menu nav which does that test already.
updated by @claygordon: 01/24/15 01:54:09PM