Hmm. So basically the issue is security. Maybe Commons could have a "mobile upload key" that you could obtain by typing in your credentials? That key could then be parsed by the mail server. Just a thought over coffee... Jane
On 9 mei 2012, at 00:38, Nuno Tavares <[email protected]> wrote: > Ermm, excuse me, "and hide (from us)" should be read "othewise it would hide > (from us)" > > -NT > > > Em 08-05-2012 22:27, Nuno Tavares escreveu: >> What I think is worth noting is that the e-mail is simple to integrate >> with, and would allow the whole ecosystem to use it as a "bridge": any >> site, any mobile app, any whatever, could upload photos easily by just >> sending a simple e-mail. This applies for webservices as well, but while >> in the former you'd just send an e-mail (encrypted or not), with (any >> kind of) webservices you'd have to develop the "consumer" - for every >> application. >> >> The worst part of this is that I can't imagine any of this without the >> user sharing his credentials - I'd rather let the user login to WLM site >> and fill in appropriate info (Commons user and password, email, etc) but >> then again we would be leaving the user away from Commons - and this is >> a separate and old discussion - and hide (from us) important statistics, >> IMO, such as if it is a new user, upload counters, etc. >> >> -NT >> >> >> >> Em 08-05-2012 20:29, Jane Darnell escreveu: >>> Hi Maarten, >>> I thought about the security issue, but especially for new users, they >>> probably don't care about security and are more concerned about losing >>> their password, and keeping it in the email may help them upload a >>> second time. Another alternative could be to somehow let them mail a >>> bunch of photos and keep them in a queue so that when they logon, the >>> upload requests get executed. >>> >>> A bot account might work for that, if it sends a confirmation link for >>> the user to click on for the logon page. >>> Jane >>> >>> On 8 mei 2012, at 20:06, Maarten Dammers <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Jane, >>>> >>>> Op 8-5-2012 16:14, Jane Darnell schreef: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I was wondering if we could get around the problem of all the native >>>>> mobile apps by allowing mobile users to upload photos by email. I am >>>>> thinking of an email with a photo attached or pasted in the body of >>>>> the message, accompanied by text in the subject line or body of the >>>>> form: >>>>> username:jane023 >>>>> password:**** >>>>> {{en|Duinlustweg 16 Overveen, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. Next to >>>>> park "Middenduin".}} >>>>> {{Rijksmonument|514778}} >>>>> [[Category:Bloemendaal]] >>>> That's a security nightmare. >>>>> You need the commons user login details, and the basic description >>>>> and unique identifier. The default date is the date of the email or >>>>> the photo date, but it could be optional to include category data if >>>>> the user is enough of a commons user to determine this. So the last >>>>> line in the above example could be optional. >>>> I would opt for using a shared bot account. You would need some sort >>>> of system to get your own personal emailadress >>>> <somestrangecode>@submit.wikilovesmonuments.org . This would have a >>>> bot upload the image for you and leave a note on your talk page so you >>>> can find it back later on. >>>>> Someone would need to set up a mail server that can auto-reply with a >>>>> failure message or confirmation upload link. >>>>> Is this possible? It could save people having to hassle with various >>>>> mobile application SDK's. It could also be handy for people to reuse >>>>> their messages as a template, if they take 10 or more photos of the >>>>> same object with different angles. The mail parser would need to >>>>> create a file title based off the description given. >>>> Making a prototype shouldn't be too hard. Implementing all the >>>> features might be a bit more difficult. >>>> >>>> Maarten >>>>> Jane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu
