SID-00472: why can't use WebNotify?

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Category:	MailInContrib	Server OS:	fedora 10	Last update:	16 years ago

about mailnotify. I have a strange problem. when I install twiki website and finish configuration. the email function is normal working at registration. I also setup the web mailnotify. sometimes it works well. when a topic changed. it would send mails. for test. I don't use cron job. just use the manual command:

perl -I /twiki-w/twiki/bin /twiki-w/twiki/tools/mailnotify

but sometimes. when I have changed the same topic. then I run the same command. it couldn't send mail. the output is:

Last notification was at 2009-08-11T03:17:10Z

0 change notifications from <AWebName>

the time 2009-08-11T03:17:10 would be GMT time(that's another issue. I think many users would like to display locale time). but in fact I do have changed the topic. and the topic's last modify time is later than 2009-08-11T03:17:10. e.g. the time displayed on the browser is:

r1 - 2009-08-11 - 04:07:58

I don't know what's wrong. it seems to happen randomly. sometimes good and sometimes fail. could someone solve it?

-- LukeVi - 2009-08-11

Discussion and Answer

Additional: Now if I created a new topic. then run perl -I /twiki-w/twiki/bin /twiki-w/twiki/tools/mailnotify it would send mails immediately. but the changes before would be ignored. and it is random. sometimes(especialy don't use twiki for a long time) when I change the same topic the mailnotify can send mails. and sometimes it can't. at this time it always prompt:

0 change notifications from <testWeb>

how can I do?

-- LukeVi - 2009-08-11

Changes to topics have to be done by a different user than the one being notified.

-- HugoDeLaCerda - 2009-08-14

I solve this problem through set LocalSite.cfg:ReplaceIfEditedAgainWithin = 0，if I change this parameter=3600(defalut) . mailnotify can't send mail. and if I change it=0. mailnotify send successfully at once.

it is strange because I don't find such explain in mailnotify documents. does twiki need to be improved on software or document? so make people avoid the same problem.

-- LukeVi - 2009-08-15

Seems to be answered.

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