Notification service

[jlopez]

I am trying to send emails from labview for notifications, but I have troubles because email anti-spam protections.

It would be better if labview creates a email notification server where you can send a web query, something like:

http:ni.com.notification+javier@company.com+ALERT:temperature over maximum!

then the ni server would send an email to javier@company.com with text: "ALERT:temperature over maximum!"

Also the service could send SMS to javier mobile with same text.

The advantage is that it would work easily in any computer without change in email,antiviruses or antispam configuration

[Mr.Mike]

How much different would this be than regular email service?  It could still be used by spammers, so NI would still need to set up spam control systems.  It could still be used to send viruses, so NI ought to scan emails for viruses before being sent.  You would still need a username and password so NI could control who uses the service.

There are existing companies whose sole business is to provide email.  There are also existing companies whose sole business is to send SMS messages.  I'm sure some of them have an easy to use interface.

Your idea asks for something that is completely outside the realm of its business.

[jlopez]

<quotoe>You would still need a username and password so NI could control who uses the service.</quote>

Thats right, but both LV examples: GmailLV86.vi and E-Mail Notification.vi works at home but not works in my corporate computer.

The idea is that sending an email would be as easy as pluging in a standard NI DAQ device, as you say username and password may be entered at a LV block. Also spam could be avoid by limiting number of recipients.

[smercurio_fc]

Why is it NI's responsibility to provide an email system? I agree that this is outside of NI's realm. If there's an issue with sending email from within your company then the problem is with your IT department, not NI. The GMail example simply uses .NET, and the same exact problem would occur if you tried it from Visual Studio.