Re: Bootstrapping the Web with Email

On 5/31/12 5:45 AM, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
> Below is an example of a notification I get when a new message comes 
> in to my WebID at MyProfile
>
> My email (foaf mbox) is already public in my FOAF so I'm happy to get 
> mails there (gmail handles this very well).
>
> Some comments:
>
> - Love the text think it's very close to the current popular social 
> networking paradigms
>
> - Completes the loop between Web and Email?
>
> - Didnt go to my spam filter as often happens
>
> - It's possible that apps can also use this method for notifications 
> (perhaps this will need a little more thought)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *MyProfile Notification System* <notifications@my-profile.eu 
> <mailto:notifications@my-profile.eu>>
> Date: 31 May 2012 10:45
> Subject: You have a new message on MyProfile!
> To: Melvin Carvalho <mailto:melvincarvalho@gmail.com 
> <mailto:melvincarvalho@gmail.com>>
>
>
> Hello Melvin Carvalho,
>
> You have just received a new message from Andrei Vlad Sambra! Click 
> here <https://my-profile.eu/messages.php> to see it.
>
>
> You are receiving this email because you enabled Semantic Pingback 
> notification (with email as notification mechanism) for your Personal 
> Profile on https://my-profile.eu. If you would like to stop receiving 
> email notifications, please check your subscription settings 
> <https://my-profile.eu/subscription.php>.
>
> You do not need to respond to this automated email.
>
>

Remember, we do have S/MIME, so emails should be signed using 
certificates that bear WebID watermarks. As I do :-)

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