Forum subscription not working?

i would think maybe it could be broken up into timed. like every 3 hours batch and send?

but then we could just ask Gmail to play nicely

Or perhaps just a limit of one email every 10 minutes? I know that when I had my subscriptions enabled, I would probably get 50+ emails per hour. A short 'cooldown' would vastly reduce the number of emails sent without holding people back from responding in a reasonable about of time

Of course... you could always just build your own email server... ;) It's a challenge we developer geeks salivate over... sort of. :D

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/how-to-run-your-own-e-mail-server-with-your-own-domain-part-1/

How would people feel about a delay? Batching emails into 5 minute segments?

Personally I could see living with a 5, 10, or 30 minute batch as a totally feasible compromise.

Well without seeing any stats it’s a bit hard to gauge where you’d get a good break point and I’ve a feeling a 5 minute batch may not give you much reduction in volume. A longer delay is less of an issue for me to be honest as I tend to check the site manually a couple of times a day but I appreaciate the need to find a good balance for it

I have zero idea of how complicated it would be, but could users pick a batch time from a drop down? Like offer 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 60 min, or daily with a default of 30 or 60 or something?

I don't mind the idea of a 15-30 minute delay for a digest email.

I have to ask, how would batch alerts affect email alerts for people not using gmail? Because I like getting the alerts immediately, and Yahoo isn't causing any problems. I don't want to be a pain in the ass, but I hate the idea of losing the functionality I've had because Google is being a dick.

My current plan of attack is this:
- Try a bit more to get Google working
- If I can't get Google on board, try setting up a transactional service
- If I can't get a transaction service working, build a system where you can select instant, 5/15 minute, 1 hour, and once a day batches. For Gmail, instant wouldn't be an option

Ideally, I find a professional to help me understand what I need to do to fix it.

I think a batch email would be great. But that’s just me. Not getting notifications affects me badly because it is not my routine to regularly check the forums.

All working now it seems... thanks!!

I am now getting emails to (Yahoo).