+mrcpu Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to setup geocaching.com forwarding email addresses much like "infantry.com" (they used to be a forwarding only service now they have webmail... that's not what I'm looking for) The idea would be that in your profile page you would setup your "forwarding" address and then email sent to "Geocaching.com Site ID"@geocaching.com would be forwarded to your "real" email address. (Bottom line: I'd love to have an @geocaching.com address!!!!) Rob Mobile Cache Command [This message was edited by mrcpu on March 15, 2002 at 01:22 PM.] Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Good idea, if it didn't use up Jeremy's time or space. Jamie Link to comment
+rdw Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Strikes me as another layer of complexity which could potentially go wrong. I wouldn't mind if it was available, but I wouldn't do it. Maybe it could be a elitist Members Only benefit. rdw Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by rdw: Strikes me as another layer of complexity which could potentially go wrong. I wouldn't mind if it was available, but I wouldn't do it. Maybe it could be a elitist Members Only benefit. rdw I speak as a consultant that works for a company that supplies e-mail server software. Well actually, the implementation would be very simple. You just need an e-mail MTA and an alias file e.g: jeremyp@geocaching.com: jeremyp@his.real.address for each member. Then you just need some code to populate the alias table from the members' account details. Personnally, I think it would be a great extra for charter members. ------- jeremyp We're going to need a bigger boat! Link to comment
+exConn Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I honestly don't see the need. We can easily email someone by clicking their email icon in the forums or by going to their profile and using "Email this user". You may argue that if there was a geocaching.com email address we could easily email someone without having to come to the site. But when do you email someone here when it's not in response to something on the forums or on one of their cache pages? I never have... -exConn What is Project Virginia? Link to comment
Eric O'Connor Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 I you just want another email address.... Spacemoose will forward username@spacemoose.com to the email address you provide. Not a site for the faint-of-heart though. Not affiliated in any way whatsoever. eric@spacemoose.com Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by exConn: I honestly don't see the need. Of course there's no need. It's just a status symbol. Hey I'm a geocacher - I've got a geocaching.com address. There's no need to change your status from "charter member", but you did ------- jeremyp We're going to need a bigger boat! Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by exConn: I honestly don't see the need. Of course there's no need. It's just a status symbol. Hey I'm a geocacher - I've got a geocaching.com address. There's no need to change your status from "charter member", but you did ------- jeremyp We're going to need a bigger boat! Link to comment
+MrGigabyte Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Perhaps if implemented, this could made availble as an onption to paid members only. Link to comment
+rdw Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 I got a super-brilliant idea yesterday that relates to this thread. My locationless cache, Don't Know Much About History, has given me ample opportunity to use geocaching.com's Email A User function. Usually to pester someone about not including coordinates or a proof picture. A major problem with this system is that there is no good way to keep track of who you emailed or what you wrote to them. My original thought was that Jeremy could set up email forwarding so that you could email USERNAME@geocaching.com and the message would be forwarded to that user. Unfortunately, some people have user names that are not email friendly, things like spaces or special characters. So then I thought there could be a standard address such as forward@geocaching.com which would be used for all email. You would put the username in the subject line of the email, Jeremy's computers would pull it out and then forward the email to the appropriate user. The main benefit of all of this is that you could use the email client of your choice, which would keep a record of the email as if you had sent it directly. What do you think of this? I find it hard to believe that no one has ever thought of this, but I have never seen it mentioned here before. rdw Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 rdw, I like that idea, although I don't have any idea how hard or easy that would be to implement. I don't like that fact that there I have no record of the people I've emailed or what I wrote... unless i were to cut and paste into my clipboard or something, but I'd like to be able to keep a copy of those emails. Maybe the email could be CC'ed to the sender, as well. Jamie Link to comment
+MAntunes Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Sorry for showing up in this thread but as result of my LC, i've been using gc. com email system since September, 2002 and i always receive a copy of the emails i sent. That way, i always know whom i emailed. My "problem" arose a few weeks ago when the identificantion of the user i'm emailing disappeared from the "email a user" page. Now, sometimes i'm not sure if i picked the correct user when writing an e-mail. I miss that feature. Link to comment
+Stunod Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I'm sure the spamming community would love to have a huge list of registered GC user names and just have to tag "@geocaching.com" to each of them. Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 rdw,<BR><BR>I like that idea, although I don't have any idea how hard or easy that would be to implement. I don't like that fact that there I have no record of the people I've emailed or what I wrote... unless i were to cut and paste into my clipboard or something, but I'd like to be able to keep a copy of those emails. <BR><BR>Maybe the email could be CC'ed to the sender, as well.<BR><BR>Jamie if you are talking about GC mail then you are wrong - you always have the following options when you send a message through gc - -- > I want to send my email address along with this message. -- > Email me a copy of this message. after the first message you don't even need gc at all - you can do it all through regular e-mail. So you have a copy and the person can e-mail you directly. This is not to say the @gc.com is a bad idea - I like it and I think it has merrit and that it is worthwhile. Link to comment
+robert Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 This is not to say the @gc.com is a bad idea - I like it and I think it has merrit and that it is worthwhile. the thread started 3 years ago. if it hasn't been implemented by now, chances are it won't. Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 This is not to say the @gc.com is a bad idea - I like it and I think it has merrit and that it is worthwhile. the thread started 3 years ago. if it hasn't been implemented by now, chances are it won't. ha! that'll teach me not to look at the thread date !!! cc Link to comment
+Tzoid Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I've seen a few '&' and '@' characters in usernames. These ( and probably others as well) will render the adress invalid. 'mom&pa@geochaching.com' wont work. Neither will 'c@cher@geocaching.com. And I agree with stunod that spammers would absolutely love this if implemented. Link to comment
+hydee Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Sorry for showing up in this thread but as result of my LC, i've been using gc. com email system since September, 2002 and i always receive a copy of the emails i sent. That way, i always know whom i emailed. My "problem" arose a few weeks ago when the identificantion of the user i'm emailing disappeared from the "email a user" page. Now, sometimes i'm not sure if i picked the correct user when writing an e-mail. I miss that feature. What do you mean the identification disappeared? Please let me know if I misread your comment, but I believe the information you mention has not disappeared it has only moved. If you scroll to the bottom of the email a user page it lists the username of the person you are emailing and provides a link to their profile page. Email/Lookup a User Contacting hydee [view profile] Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 OK - move it back to the top, please... Link to comment
+Stunod Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 OK - move it back to the top, please... Seconded...when I first saw it moved I thought it was a mistake and that it would be moved back. Never happened... Link to comment
+MAntunes Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 ...the information you mention has not disappeared it has only moved. Thanks. I didn't saw it where it is now... Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Personally I would love to be able to have an email like "writeshoprobert@geocaching.com" maybe something like this could be a benefit for paid membership, or even be included in a higher level of paid membership. I'd love to have one!! A couple of reasons that this could be important to someone. If they decide not to maintain the same internet service at home(I had to change mine when I moved), or just to make them more easily identified with the game. And a financial reason for Groundspeak, With (X) thousands of people seing the "@geocaching.com" on a regular basis they could start to charge more from their advertisers? Of course there could also be negative results of all those Muggles being exposed to the site. Link to comment
+Tzoid Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Jeremys previous reply to this Link to comment
+robert Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Here is the actual post. (click the "Posted" link next to the date for a link to the actual post) Link to comment
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