I decided on initially putting my .Text Comment Notifier function online with a manual, one-click URL process for sending out the notification to a post's Comment Subscribers. I'd get the new comment email as usual, and within that email would be a URL I'd click on to send a copy of the comment to subscribers, in other words. When (if) activity and/or subscriber numbers merit a change in architecture, I'll change it to something more efficient and more automated.
So first step is to replace the rather stark new comment function in .Text with a more sophisticated, HTMLFormat new comment email. This was quite simple to put in place and looks like the image at bottom, with a similar graphical style as my dbvt.com web site.
I simply replaced the email block in Dottext.Framework.Entries.InsertComment() to call my own email method.
if(!Security.IsAdmin)
{
try
{
DBVT.Email.SendCommentToAdmin(entry, entryID);
}
catch{}
}
I wanted to use the same .Text Email Providers so I added another method definition to the IMailProvider Interface
bool Send(string to, string from, string subject, string message); // .Text interface method definition
bool Send(string to, string from, string subject, string message, bool blnHtmlFormat); // Added
Now with a Smarter HTML Formatted New Comment notification to Admin, there are a number of administrative functions that can be added. More on that next.
