Use a scheduled task. Basically, mark the event with the time or offset when the email should be sent, and at whatever interval is appropriate, query for the events that are ready for the reminder, and generate the e-mails.
On 8/20/07, Mik Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I've been wondering about delayed sending of email. What would the best > way to, for example, not send an email at the moment an event is posted to a > site, but, say, 12 hours before the event. How would YOU do it, using CF7 > and IIS / SMTP. > > Thanks > > Mik > > > > > -------- > Michael Muller > Admin, MontagueMA.net Website > work (413) 863-0030 > cell (413) 320-5336 > skype: michaelBmuller > http://www.MontagueMA.net > > Eschew Obfuscation > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:286631 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
