[Koha] Send all notices to all available eMail addresses

[Alvaro Cornejo]

Hi

Do it the hardway?

Koha "borrowers" table define the email field as a long text. This means it
accept any character. Therefore you might enter the info directly to the DB
jumping over Koha... this can be done with a script to automate the
process...

Then would need to test if koha email processing does not broke with
this... also, once changed, what happens if you want to edit the borrower,
will koha accept the double email address or it will reject it and you will
need to use your script again to re-update the email?

Obviously, jumping over Koha interface and access DB directly have its
risks...

Better to open a bug request and see if developers buy it and find an
option.

Regards,

Alvaro

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2018-08-24 8:49 GMT-05:00 Boettcher, Uwe <Uwe.Boettcher at whu.edu>:

> Hi Alvaro,
>
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> thanks a lot for your feedback.
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>
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> Indeed, we already have tried to enter more than just one email address
> into the address field. Unfortunately, as you already assumed, Koha comes
> up with an error message, claiming the email address not to be correct. We
> have tried several combinations of blank and semicolon, but none was
> accepted.
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>
> Best
>
>
>
> Uwe
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> *Von:* Alvaro Cornejo [mailto:cornejo.alvaro at gmail.com]
> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 24. August 2018 15:24
> *An:* Boettcher, Uwe <Uwe.Boettcher at whu.edu>
> *Cc:* zefanja <koha at zefanjas.de>; koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> *Betreff:* Re: [Koha] Send all notices to all available eMail addresses
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> Hi,
>
>
>
> Haven't tested on Koha but in other applications, the workaround I use is
> to enter both email addresses on the same field separated by a semi-colon
> (;) something like "email1 at domain.com; email2 at domain2.com"
>
>
>
> Koha might not allow the ; and space as valid characters on the email
> address and the email process might also fail. You can also try with a
> semicolon only (no space).
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Alvaro
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> 2018-08-24 5:52 GMT-05:00 Boettcher, Uwe <Uwe.Boettcher at whu.edu>:
>
> Dear all,
>
> we have the same problem, just with professors and personal assistants,
> and would be happy to learn about a way to send notices to more than just
> one e-mail address derived from a patrons' account.
>
> Many thanks in advance, and kind regards
>
> Uwe
> --
> (Mr.) Uwe Boettcher
> WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
> Vallendar, Germany
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> Von: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] Im Auftrag von zefanja
> Gesendet: Freitag, 24. August 2018 12:10
> An: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Betreff: [Koha] Send all notices to all available eMail addresses
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> we are using Koha in our school library and we have the following
> "problem". We checkout books to all of our students starting from
> preschool. Especially the younger once don't have a personal eMail
> address. So we like to send notices (checkouts, checkins, overdues...)
> to both parents. As far as I understand Koha it send the notices only to
> one address. We could put in one of the parent's email, but we like to
> inform both.
>
> I've read that overdue_notices.pl has an repeatable --email parameter.
> Where can I change it to send the notice to both parents?
>
> Are there other ways to solve this problem or is it just not possible?
>
> I'm thankful for any hints.
>
> Regards,
> Stephan
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