contao/import — Issue #2983: Resume sending newsletter
Author: importer
Created: 2011-11-29 20:38:57+00:00
State: open
Labels: Accepted, Feature, newsletter

After the problem with the newsletter "offset" was fixed I was thinking about the useability of the offset field for a backend user in an editor role.
A typical professional Contao back end user (at least amongst my customers) usually have a somewhat limited technical knowledge. As it is now they are completely lost if the newsletter sending is interrupted. When instructed to find a log file in a sub folder on the server, using FTP, count the lines and enter the result in the offset field they're lost

![]( Isn't one of the things with CMS:s that you shouldn't need to be a "hacker" to use it?

Why not add a simple button, or a checkbox, for resume sending from the point where the interruption occurred?
Or, at least, display some information text like "Attention) The newsletter was not sent to all recipients according to the transmission log. Enter xxx in the Offset field to resume sending the newsletter from the point where it was interrupted.".

BR, Matz

--- _Originally created by SuperMatz on April 3rd, 2011, at 11:26pm (ID 2983)_