[Koha] Overdue notices

[Jesse]

2009/7/16 Wagner, Jane <jwagner at ptfs.com>

> There is a syspref AutoEmailPrimaryAddress (under Administration, system
> preferences, patrons) which lets you specify which email field should be
> used for notices -- email or emailpro.  However, so far as I know, Koha
> doesn't have the ability to use both.  I think it would be a useful
> enhancement to set it up so that if field A in email priority list is
> empty, use address in field B.
>
> Jane Wagner
> Library Systems Analyst
> PTFS Inc.
> Content Management and Library Solutions
> 6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200
> Bethesda, MD  20817
> (301) 654-8088 x 151
> jwagner at ptfs.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz
> [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Cab Vinton
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:16 AM
> To: Koha list
> Subject: [Koha] Overdue notices
>
> Is it correct to assume that Overdue notices are only sent to Home
> email addresses (borrowers.email)?
>
> Some patrons provide both a home & a work email (borrowers.emailpro).
>
> Ideally, the Patron DB would be setup to allow staff to specify the
> default email address to be used for notices.
>
> Otherwise, Koha should send notices to any available address (work if
> no home address available, & vice versa.)
>
> At present, I believe we would have to copy work addresses into empty
> home address fields to ensure that Notices are sent out.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Cab Vinton, Director
> Sanbornton Public Library
> Sanbornton, NH
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The overdue notices cronjob currently uses Koha's default behavior for
sending notices: only check the email field, fail if that isn't present.
Fixing this would benefit anything else in Koha that sends email.

-- 
Jesse Weaver
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