> Out of the box, not that I'm aware, but it would be reasonable simply to set > this up using scheduled tasks.
I'd agree with this. However, I see an issue in that you may not want *all* the dmEvent or dmNews items to actually notify you. Once you get into review notification systems the whole thing can become very complex. For example, in our new site we are using dmNews for quite a lot of "different" content types (because dmNews is a really nice generic alternative to dmHTML when you want content to appear and disappear automatically). E.G. News itself should expire without really notifying anyone, as should our "Floats" announcements (just another form of news). BUT if we were publishing some dynamic content that was set to "expire" (from a "review" context) then that should be notified. Then you would want to be able to state either on a per instance basis or a per "group" (a FarCry category ??) basis what the lead time for notification was. Should you be notified a week before? A month before? Should there be just one notification, or should it be spaced out over 1 month, 1 week, 3 days before? Or should it just annoy you every day after the expiry date? If you expand the FarCry category mechanism to allow "notifications" do you want to be able to control it for each different FarCry type that may be categorised? (Probably). Should the whole process be wrapped up in a "workflow" packet so that a process can be followed to either edit or re-approve the content? (Probably - at least optionally). So - I think being able to implement a notification system would be a GREAT addition to FarCry - but it really should be planned out to be as flexible as the rest of FarCry. Fortuanately, we are currently building a generic notification system and will be attempting to package that up as a FarCry add-on. Of course, it will still be necessary to put appropriate hooks into FarCry to call this. Gary Menzel Web Development Manager IT Operations Brisbane -+- ABN AMRO Morgans Limited Level 29, 123 Eagle Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 PH: 07 333 44 828 FX: 07 3834 0828 If this communication is not intended for you and you are not an authorised recipient of this email you are prohibited by law from dealing with or relying on the email or any file attachments. This prohibition includes reading, printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, storing or in any other way dealing or acting in reliance on the information. If you have received this email in error, we request you contact ABN AMRO Morgans Limited immediately by returning the email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and destroy the original. We will refund any reasonable costs associated with notifying ABN AMRO Morgans. This email is confidential and may contain privileged client information. ABN AMRO Morgans has taken reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all its communications, including electronic communications, but accepts no liability for materials transmitted. Materials may also be transmitted without the knowledge of ABN AMRO Morgans. ABN AMRO Morgans Limited its directors and employees do not accept liability for the results of any actions taken or not on the basis of the information in this report. ABN AMRO Morgans Limited and its associates hold or may hold securities in the companies/trusts mentioned herein. Any recommendation is made on the basis of our research of the investment and may not suit the specific requirements of clients. Assessments of suitability to an individual?s portfolio can only be made after an examination of the particular client?s investments, financial circumstances and requirements. --- You are currently subscribed to farcry-dev as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
