Hello drupal-support,
There seem to be two modules in CVS that are at cross-purposes, and I'm wondering if anyone has a preference of one over the other?
1) Which is more likely to be integrated with future modules. For instance, I'd like to use a feature like this in conjunction with the "invite" module.
2) There seems to be a glaring omission here... should there not be a maintained "do not email" list? These outbound emails should at least have a link that the recipient can follow so that any future notices are blocked. I would not want my domain name being added to spam filters.
3) As a simpler alternative, what if the tell-a-friend link on a page is a simple "mailto:" url with subject and message body filled in. That way each individual surfer is using their own ISP's SMTP server, the "FROM:" will be from the recipient's friend, and they have the option of modifying/personalizing the email before it goes out. The only caveat I can think of is.. besides Microsoft Outlook, how many email clients support the following type of link...
mailto:somebody@fakeisp.nowhere?subject=This%20And%20That&Body=A%20Sample%20Message
4) What if this were made into some kind of incentive/contest? In addition to support for #2 above, have a way to record who sent a visitor to the site, by adding a tracking method to the URL (similar to affiliates). Then have an "effectiveness" contest... a score based on a ratio of how many invites / how many responses.