How to test e-mail notifications properly
30 Oct, 2008 | Written by Frank Carver | under Information
I’m currently working on some software which sends notifications to users (using SMS, email, or whatever) and have faced the inevitable problems with testing it. On balance I’d prefer not to receive a test SMS on my mobile phone every time our continuous integration system runs an end-to-end test.
Gojko Adzic has some thoughts about how to make such a system more straightforward to test.
For years Frank Carver has been paying attention to the strange world of convergent technology. During that time he has discussed and researched broad subject areas, come to some surprising conclusions, produced and distributed digital media, scattered ideas and opinions like sparks from a firework, and above all consulted for businesses both large and small to help develop and deploy successful systems, services, and products in this highly complex arena.
