Per-user preference: "mark post as read when emailed"

[erlend_sh (Erlend Sogge Heggen)]

I’m still of the opinion that we should allow users to opt in for read receipts which would mark that post as read. It’s not reliable for the average user, but it’s perfectly reliable for power users who are willing to some troubleshooting in order to achieve their optimal workflow.

Tracking user activity via email

Using Discourse as a mailing list is already a power-user type feature, so it’s fair to expect site owners to provide their users with some extra educational material on best practices. Here’s some docs from Mailchimp: My open rates seem high. Here are some common issues that can cause your open rates to be too high. A spam filter is causing high open rates. Aggressive spam filters will click links in incoming mail before delivering them to make sure there isn’t any malicious content. Our …

Still plugin-material though.