[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14444: Send email to admin when update available

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#14444: Send email to admin when update available
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 Reporter:  jane             |        Owner:                 
     Type:  feature request  |       Status:  closed         
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Security         |      Version:  3.0            
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:  wontfix        
 Keywords:  close            |  
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Changes (by Denis-de-Bernardy):

  * status:  reopened => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:16 nacin]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 Denis-de-Bernardy]:
 > > How creepy would it be if your ''cellphone'' was filling your inbox
 when updates were available?
 > My cellphone does that.

 Not so. Your cellphone displays a notice which, depending on the model,
 usually ends up displayed to you as an SMS, along with a link so you can
 upgrade automatically. In this respect, it only differs from WP in that a)
 you can dismiss the notice by deleting the message and b) it works when
 you upgrade the firmware.

 It's definitely not stuffing your gmail account with "Upgrade Me!" nags.
 And neither are your car, your tv, your DVD player, and all those little
 things in or out of your house whose software could be upgraded if you had
 enough time to waste. That would be '''very''' creepy.

 The dozens of WP installs I maintain should not be sending me emails
 either. Those who want one can use a plugin. And I certainly don't want to
 turn the feature off on each and every one of them.

 I'm re-closing this ticket, considerIng that every contributor expressed a
 negative opinion on the idea. The only reason this could possibly stay
 open is if a core dev decided to shove it down our throat -- much like the
 P dangit feature.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14444#comment:19>
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