The steps are pretty simple. Front end Form to allow people to subscribe to the email. Form to allow people to UNSUBSCRIBE from the email
When they ask to subscribe, add them to the database When they ask to unsubscribe, remove them from the database (or mark them inactive) Backend Form to allow you to create press release When the press release is created and saved, pull all the current active records from the email list, and send an email with the press release information to all those users. Those are the main steps. The rss idea is a good one, but more of an "also" for me than an "instead of". On 7/23/07, Nicholas M Tunney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not set up an RSS feed? I've done that before with a certain level > of success. I created an admin interface that allowed me to add news > items, and a CF page that fed the RSS feed. That way people can manage > their own subscriptions. > > -- > Nicholas M. Tunney > Blog: http://www.nictunney.com > > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX7 Developer > Adobe Certified Instructor > Adobe Community Expert > > > > Steven Sprouse wrote: > > I tried on here before without much luck, but I really need to know how to > > set up some code that allows us to notify people on a mailing list when > > we've posted a new news or press release item. I'm assuming I need to set > > up a database that will hold the people who register, but how will we > > notify them when something has been updated and how can we email them > > what's been updated? It's a lot like the mailing lists here. How do they > > work? I'm just really stuck putting all of the pieces together! > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:284392 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
