Instant Notification Service

[+MTH]

Is the Instant Notification Service working?

 

I can't believe not a single cache has been published within 35km of my home in the last week (especially as that includes most of London).

 

Yet I've not received an email notification about new caches since updating my subscriptions last week. I've checked they're still enabled.

 

I'm still receiving other emails (e.g. for caches on my watchlist), there's nothing in the Junk E-Mail folder and the email address is in my safe senders list.

[+Wes_and_Miles]

It should be pretty quick to set up a dummy PQ by date and double check the problem is with the notifications.

[+t4e]

do a search for newest caches in your area and see if anything new has been published, that will confirm whether or not notifications work

 

if they don't, i suggest you post in the feedback section

[+MTH]

It's a bit difficult to do a PQ for new caches, but checking those modified in the last 7 days shows at least one new cache.

 

Isn't this the forum for feedback?

Edited August 5, 2010 by MTH

[+t4e]

It's a bit difficult to do a PQ for new caches, but checking those modified in the last 7 days shows at least one new cache.

 

Isn't this the forum for feedback?

 

why is hard?

 

just pick in the "Placed During" section either "the last week" or the option bellow with specific range of dates

Edited August 5, 2010 by t4e

[+MTH]

just pick in the "Placed During" section either "the last week" or the option bellow with specific range of dates

 

It's hard because I didn't see that bit

 

Surprisingly there have only been 4 caches in that time, but I still didn't get a notification.

[+Wes_and_Miles]

Forgive me for saying this, but I've done it myself. You probably made a silly mistake when you updated it.

 

You could tick off "found it". That will vastly increase the number of notifications and make it easier to debug the problem.

[+MTH]

I received one notification this morning, so it seems to be working again.

[+MrsBean]

I'll just add to this thread, seems most in place here.

 

I have the instant notification set up for several regions, it works, but I seem to get them a lot later than other people do. Every time.

 

Example: At 4 this morning I got a notification that two caches were published at a place I had just been the day before. I was awake anyway, so I looked them up: Several logs already, apparently others got the notification at midday the day before. The one was particularly annoying as I had driven past that exact spot shortly after publishing...

 

I'm not FTF crazy (never had one) but it would at least be fun to be able to join in the race every now and again.

 

Anyone else observed this, what can one do?

 

Thanks in advance

[+dfx]

using GMX as email provider by any chance?

[+t4e]

most likely not related to GC but but rather with your ISP or email service you use, delaying emails for some reason

Edited August 14, 2010 by t4e

[+MrsBean]

using GMX as email provider by any chance?

 

No, web.de

 

most likely not related to GC but but rather with your ISP or email service you use, delaying emails for some reason

Possibly, although I don't understand then why it ONLY happens with the publishing notifications and never with any other mails (including PQs etc.)