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Jenkins email notifications
The default Jenkins email notifications are almost unusable, they contain a complete output of the build log. How to set up custom notifications:
- Install this plugin: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Email-ext+plugin
- Configure a Jenkins job, scroll to the bottom and click "Add post-build action", then select "Editable email notification"
- Example email design:
Subject: [CI] Nightly "master" test results - Build #${BUILD_NUMBER} - ${BUILD_STATUS}
Body:
Nightly master tests
Test run #${BUILD_NUMBER} for "${PROJECT_DISPLAY_NAME}"
Links: (1) details of successes/failures, (2) full console output, (3) latest commits to master
Summary
Result: ${BUILD_STATUS} - ${TEST_COUNTS, var="fail"} failures
${TEST_COUNTS, var="pass"} out of ${TEST_COUNTS, var="total"} tests passed (${TEST_COUNTS, var="skip"} skipped).
Details
${FAILED_TESTS, showStack=false, showMessage=false}
Change quoting level in Outlook 2007
When replying to an HTML email, the original message has a blue bar to the left (which replaces the traditional > symbol). I've seen in previous versions of Outlook that pressing enter on this line takes you to a new line without the blue line ("paragraph unindent") and allows you to write a reply inline. That's fine and what I'd expect.
But currently that doesn't work and I can't easily get rid of the blue line, meaning all my inline replies look like they're part of the original message! Quite odd. Here's how to work around the problem:
But currently that doesn't work and I can't easily get rid of the blue line, meaning all my inline replies look like they're part of the original message! Quite odd. Here's how to work around the problem:
- Change the message format from HTML to Rich-text
- Type Ctrl-Q where you want to add a reply
- Type your reply
(source)
Outlook 2007 autocomplete doesn't work
It really doesn't.
I tried these things:
I tried these things:
- Adding the name to my contacts list
- Composing and sending an email to the contact (source)
- Tools | Address Book | Tools | Options | Check names using these address lists | Contacts
Some names are auto-completed, but some aren't.
:-(
Do you know how to make it work? Leave a comment
How to set the follow up flag in Outlook 2007
Sometimes I click on the 'follow up' flag icon for an email in the inbox, and nothing happens. Or there's a message to say the flag was set but it doesn't change colour and doesn't appear in the to do list.
Workaround: Click on the follow up flag for a different email, then clear it, then click back on the first one.
Workaround: Click on the follow up flag for a different email, then clear it, then click back on the first one.
Outlook 2007 reminder windows always on top
Hit Alt-F11, navigate to Project1 | Microsoft Office Outlook Objects | ThisOutlookSession
Simple way
Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)
If TypeOf Item Is AppointmentItem Then
MsgBox "Message text", vbSystemModal, "Message title"
End If
End Sub
(source)
Sophisticated way
(source)
Simple way
Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)
If TypeOf Item Is AppointmentItem Then
MsgBox "Message text", vbSystemModal, "Message title"
End If
End Sub
(source)
Sophisticated way
Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindowA Lib "user32" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, _
ByVal X As Long, ByVal Y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, _
ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
Private Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
Private Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
Private Const FLAGS As Long = SWP_NOMOVE Or SWP_NOSIZE
Private Const HWND_TOPMOST = -1
Private Sub Application_Reminder(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim ReminderWindowHWnd As Variant
On Error Resume Next
ReminderWindowHWnd = FindWindowA(vbNullString, "1 Reminder")
SetWindowPos ReminderWindowHWnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, FLAGS
End Sub(source)
Email me that information, don't tell me out loud!
Why I want you to email me that information instead of telling me out loud. There are so many reasons:
Speaking is inefficient:
Email is efficient:
Speaking is inefficient:
- I could mis-hear and copy it down wrong
- I have to spend time listening to you and writing it down somewhere
- If I'm not in front of a computer then it's written on a piece of paper, I have to store it somewhere for future reference, or spend more time typing it up
Email is efficient:
- You've got a record of the information for the rest of your life, with no further effort (you are using a web-based email system, right?)
- You can search for and find the information instantly
- You can forward it to someone else for their reference
- You can copy and paste with no chance of error
- Email is so fast that someone can email you while you're speaking on the phone, and you can receive it and verify that it's correct before they hang up
How to paste a table into a thunderbird email with correct formatting
How:
- Copy table from web page
- Paste into OpenOffice Calc (Excel)
- Copy from Calc
- Paste into email
done.
When Thunderbird's calendar broke
Events weren't displayed properly in Thunderbird email client and its Lightning calendar plugin, for two weeks. There were complaints.
To fix it, manually download a previous version of Thunderbird (24.0) and its associated old version of Lightning (2.6).
(Missing step here regarding how to have Synaptic recognise an old version of Thunderbird. Disabling upgrade in Synaptic may not be necessary if Thunderbird is run outside of any package manager)
Then fix them both so they don't upgrade automatically:
After a while, the developers will probably fix it. After that happens, you can unlock the packages and upgrade again.
It's times like this that make me appreciate Microsoft Outlook :(
To fix it, manually download a previous version of Thunderbird (24.0) and its associated old version of Lightning (2.6).
(Missing step here regarding how to have Synaptic recognise an old version of Thunderbird. Disabling upgrade in Synaptic may not be necessary if Thunderbird is run outside of any package manager)
Then fix them both so they don't upgrade automatically:
- Use Synaptic package manager to find Thunderbird, the click the 'Package' menu and select 'Lock Version'.
- For Lightning, go to Add-ons, Extensions, right-click Lightning and 'Show more information', then switch off 'Automatic Updates'.
It's times like this that make me appreciate Microsoft Outlook :(
How to view .msg files on Ubuntu
Email gateways
I want to write my tweet in an email and have it tweet for me, because I don't like most twitter clients. Email is also available on all devices (like old blackberries) where there aren't good apps.
- ping.fm - used to work, but it got shut down
- ifttt.com - couldn't get it to work
- everything else - closed
Labels:
email,
productivity,
review,
twitter
Turn off gmail notification sound in Android
gmail app version 2.3.5.2:
- go to inbox
- press menu | more | settings
- select your account
- scroll down to the bottom
- select 'Labels to notify'
- here you can change the notification sound or disable it, set vibration and other settings
Email clients on Ubuntu
Linux email clients for Microsoft Exchange:
- Evolution: Ugh. Clunky. Hangs.
- "Microsoft Exchange" server type screen scrapes webmail
- MAPI needs the 'evolution-mapi' package from Ubuntu software centre
- Otherwise IMAP
- Thunderbird: Pfft. Also clunky. Hangs slightly less than Evolution, sometimes.
Add-ons for Thunderbird
- Lightning = a calendar
- Mailbox Alert = pop up a message for important emails (first set a rule to copy them to a folder, then right click on the folder to set the Mailbox Alert)
Labels:
alert,
calendar,
email,
linux,
notification,
plugin,
pop-up,
productivity
Pop up a message box in Ubuntu
Try gmessage, xmessage or zenity (in that order)
But none of them force the window to always appear over other windows.
But none of them force the window to always appear over other windows.
Labels:
alert,
email,
linux,
message,
notification,
pop-up,
productivity
Prevent spammers from harvesting your email address
When you write your email address on a web page, use @ instead of @, and . instead of the dot.
That way, most email harvesting programs won't recognise it.
Here's a method using Javascript that should stop 100% of email harvesting programs.
However, just using a web contact form would work best.
Sending an email to yourself
You can't send an email from your blackberry phone, through a gmail account, and expect to see it arrive.
It just doesn't work. For reasons explained here:
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB18070
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=196b521f8b4b7a76&hl=en
It just doesn't work. For reasons explained here:
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB18070
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=196b521f8b4b7a76&hl=en
Labels:
blackberry,
email,
gmail,
phone
Set up sendmail on linux desktop
Setting up email sending (not receiving) for XAMPP in Ubuntu.
Install Postfix:
To check the version, do postconf -d | grep mail_version
PHP/XAMPP settings:
$email = 'you@yourdomain.com';
$headers = "From: $email\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $email\r\n";
$subject = "test subject";
$message = "test body";
print mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers) . "\n";
?>
Install Postfix:
- sudo apt-get install postfix
- Choose satellite system
- Choose example.com for the system mail name (it will mean the 'hidden' Return-Path address goes to nothing, not the visible From/Reply-to address)
- Type your ISP's SMTP address
- Type a user for incoming email
- Just accept the defaults for other questions
To check the version, do postconf -d | grep mail_version
PHP/XAMPP settings:
- In php.ini, add: sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t
$email = 'you@yourdomain.com';
$headers = "From: $email\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $email\r\n";
$subject = "test subject";
$message = "test body";
print mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers) . "\n";
?>
Simple PHP email form
The 'hidden' Return-Path header (not visible Reply-To) will be your name at your domain.
Email form:
<form method="post" action="s.php">
From: <input name="from" type="text" /><br />
To: <input name="to" type="text" /><br />
Subject: <input name="subject" type="text" /><br />
Body:<br />
<textarea name="body" rows="15" cols="40">
</textarea><br />
<input type="submit" value="send"/>
</form>
s.php:
<?php
$to = $_REQUEST['to'] ;
$from = $_REQUEST['from'] ;
$subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;
$body = $_REQUEST['body'] ;
$return = mail( $to, $subject, $body, "From: $from\r\nReply-To: $from" );
if ($return == 1) {
print "sent.";
}
else {
print "error.";
}
?>
Email form:
<form method="post" action="s.php">
From: <input name="from" type="text" /><br />
To: <input name="to" type="text" /><br />
Subject: <input name="subject" type="text" /><br />
Body:<br />
<textarea name="body" rows="15" cols="40">
</textarea><br />
<input type="submit" value="send"/>
</form>
s.php:
<?php
$to = $_REQUEST['to'] ;
$from = $_REQUEST['from'] ;
$subject = $_REQUEST['subject'] ;
$body = $_REQUEST['body'] ;
$return = mail( $to, $subject, $body, "From: $from\r\nReply-To: $from" );
if ($return == 1) {
print "sent.";
}
else {
print "error.";
}
?>
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