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* Due to bug [[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-23 SVC-23]] (present since 2005), objects may stop receiving emails completely until either the region is restarted or the object crosses a region boundary (resetting the script doesn't help).  Emails sent may eventually be received after a restart/region-cross.  Hence, don't rely on this function for reliable inter-region messaging.
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Revision as of 12:09, 8 June 2008

Summary

Function: llEmail( string address, string subject, string message );

Sends an email to address with subject and message.

• string address
• string subject
• string message

Specification

The message is prefixed with information about the prim sending the email.

Template Example
Object-Name: *prim*
Region: *simname* (*simpos.x*, *simpos.y*)
Local-Position: (*primpos.x*, *primpos.y*, *primpos.z*)

*message*
Object-Name: Object
Region: Gibson (254976, 256000)
Local-Position: (117, 129, 50)

The real message starts here.

Caveats

  • This function causes the script to sleep for 20.0 seconds.
  • There is a limit to the number of email messages an object can send in a given amount of time.
  • Due to bug [SVC-23] (present since 2005), objects may stop receiving emails completely until either the region is restarted or the object crosses a region boundary (resetting the script doesn't help). Emails sent may eventually be received after a restart/region-cross. Hence, don't rely on this function for reliable inter-region messaging.
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Examples

<lsl> string email = "";

default {

   state_entry() 
   {
       if(email == "")
           email = (string)llGetKey()+"@lsl.secondlife.com";
       //Send an email to a normal email account
       llEmail( email, "Look it's an email subject line!", "Testing 1 2 3" );
   }
   touch_start( integer num_detected )
   {
       integer i = 0;
       //Send an email to the person who touched the prim
       do
           llEmail( email, "No touching!", "I was defiled by: " + llDetectedName(i) + "\nKey: " + (string) llDetectedKey(i) );
       while(++i < num_detected);
   }

}

</lsl>

Useful Snippets

<lsl> email( string time, string address, string subj, string message, integer num_left ) {

   if(llGetSubString(address, -19, -1) == "@lsl.secondlife.com")//trim the header
       message = llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "\n\n") + 1);

} </lsl>

Notes

  • Because of the long delay on this function, it is often called from a second script triggered by link message.
  • If you are sending email within Second Life, remember that the address is [key]@lsl.secondlife.com
    • Which means if the key returned by llGetKey is "a2e76fcd-9360-4f6d-a924-000000000003", then its email address is "a2e76fcd-9360-4f6d-a924-000000000003@lsl.secondlife.com".

See Also

Deep Notes

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Tests

Signature

function void llEmail( string address, string subject, string message );

Open Source Portal

Feature Design Document

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Functional Spec

(none)

Test scripts

internal test

Discussion for future improvements

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Relationship to other features

List of features that need to be tested when this feature changes, and why.

IM to email - verify IM -> email still works.

Postcards - Postcards use email out?


User Guides

llEmail on LSLwiki.net