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Alkapton
Member
Cookie said:
A 'simple' script could be devised to process the 40,000 odd incomming emails. I sort of know how to do it in linux. (umm, yea, the same way you might validate a new member, except instead of click the link to validate, its click the link to remove yourself from postal ballott - it be all automagical) Something like if email recieved from address remove that person from postal ballott list. Its not impossible to do it in such a way. Granney eggs and all.
caving_fox
Active member
Bob Mehew said:
I received this email. But not a ballot one. It's not clear on this thread whether or not the ballot email has been sent yet??
What a mine field! Using a new domain seems to me exactly the wrong thing to do; it would practically guarantee going into spam on my system. Similarly with using a commercial mail distributor; given the problems of phishing, and the ease with which a 'from' address can be forged, I check the headers of unexpected mail and treat anything that isn't from a domain controlled by the organisation that claims to have sent it as phish.
glyders
Member
I use Mailerlite for my bulk emailing (to my fanclub). It allowed me to authenticate it to my domain so it was signed as authorised by me even though they were dealing with delivery. It also allows me to automatically trigger things based on readers clicking particular links in the email.
Alkapton
Member
My 'simple' php scrit solution woks like this:
Create two new tables The first will have bca_memer_number and a boolian Postal. Populate it with all the BCA Member numbers and set Postal for each to true.
The second is BCA_Member_Number, Validation_string. Validation_String is a unique random string for each member.
Now you need three php scripts. The first is request_validation.php. Its job is to email each member explaining the ballot and that email ballott is prefered, it asks the member to click a link to confirm they recieve email.. The link points to validate.php and passes the members unique string to that script.
validate.php recieves request from each member and finds the members bca number so it can set Postal to False in the table above. It also displays page saying that person is not getting postal ballott but only email ballott.
A third script will then one day use the first table to generate postal and email ballotts.
I know I not explain this very tidy but you shuld get the idea and it seems to me a fast efficient solution.
Create two new tables The first will have bca_memer_number and a boolian Postal. Populate it with all the BCA Member numbers and set Postal for each to true.
The second is BCA_Member_Number, Validation_string. Validation_String is a unique random string for each member.
Now you need three php scripts. The first is request_validation.php. Its job is to email each member explaining the ballot and that email ballott is prefered, it asks the member to click a link to confirm they recieve email.. The link points to validate.php and passes the members unique string to that script.
validate.php recieves request from each member and finds the members bca number so it can set Postal to False in the table above. It also displays page saying that person is not getting postal ballott but only email ballott.
A third script will then one day use the first table to generate postal and email ballotts.
I know I not explain this very tidy but you shuld get the idea and it seems to me a fast efficient solution.
Bob Mehew
Well-known member
It appears that the typical percentage of people who open and read an email is just above 50%. I believe the read rate for our first email was around that mark.
The ballot forms are due out next week by post or email. It is now too late to change address details. Such requests will have to be dealt with by the clean up process, details of which will be announced later.
I have had several enquiries from people saying they have not got the email. That is not surprising as we never sent them one. It would appear that clubs have not relayed addresses onwards to BCA in some cases.
The ballot forms are due out next week by post or email. It is now too late to change address details. Such requests will have to be dealt with by the clean up process, details of which will be announced later.
I have had several enquiries from people saying they have not got the email. That is not surprising as we never sent them one. It would appear that clubs have not relayed addresses onwards to BCA in some cases.
shotlighter
Active member
Thanks Cookie, PM sent.Cookie said:
JohnMCooper
Member
Mine was in the Spam folder this morning.
Dave Tyson
Member
Mine just turned up in my inbox. Filled in, sent off - job done
Dave
Dave
cavemanmike
Well-known member
ballot paper received and returned. thanks go out to everyone involved in the email process 
Cookie
New member
Hi Jane,
Tim should have his. For you see http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22337.msg282497#msg282497
The posted version is with the printers who will also post. Bob should be able to confirm when they have been posted.
Tim should have his. For you see http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22337.msg282497#msg282497
The posted version is with the printers who will also post. Bob should be able to confirm when they have been posted.
