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dg

Is there a way to automatically email the person that posted a message when a new reply gets posted in a discussion group.
 
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Kevin Spencer

Is there a way to automatically email the person that posted a message
when a new reply gets posted in a discussion group.

It depends on what newsreader you're using. If it's Outlook or Outlook
Express, yes. However, be advised that it is not generally a good idea. Most
MVPs, for example, get so much email that they tend to ignore email replies
from newsgroup postings.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

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A. G. Lyph

It depends on what newsreader you're using. If it's Outlook or Outlook
Express, yes. However, be advised that it is not generally a good
idea. Most MVPs, for example, get so much email that they tend to
ignore email replies from newsgroup postings.
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Hrmm, I read the OP's question as having more to do with the Discussion
Webs that you can build in Frontpage, as opposed to reading Usenet
newsgroups. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the discussion webs that
Frontpage builds, so I don't know if what the OP is asking is possible.
Then again, I may be reading the question wrong.
 
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Kevin Spencer

Well, now that you mention it, I do believe you're right! Unfortunately,
that's not my area of expertise.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
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chris leeds

I remember vaguely about a year ago someone posting a hack that allowed
this.
i didn't book mark it.,
oh, yes i did:
| | > Actually you can
| >
| > In the webbot code for posts and replies add
| >
| > S-Email-Address="[email protected]" S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE"
| b-email-replyto-from-field="TRUE"
| > s-email-replyto="Email" b-email-subject-from-field="TRUE"
| s-email-subject="Subject"
| >
HTH
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Thomas A. Rowe

Not possible, the only function that can be added, is the ability of the
site/web owner to receive an email when a post is made to the discussion
web. FP can only send email to an email address that has already been hard
coded in to a form.

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