Posted by Toby A Inkster on 04/12/07 10:35

Joey Nolan wrote:

> I have a PDF file on my site that I want to distribute freely but I want to
> be able to contact anyone who downloaded it to warn them about mistakes and
> new versions and updates etc...

I think the best approach to this would be something like this:

<h1>My Document</h1>
<p><a href="/documents/mydocument">mydocument</a></p>
<h2>Important Updates</h2>
<p>From time to time, there are important and life-changing updates
made to My Document which are very important and life-changing. If
you wish to be made aware of any changes, please sign up for the
updates mailing list. Messages are infrequent, typically less than
one per month. I <a href="/privacypolicy">respect your privacy</a> and
will not sell your e-mail address to spammers. You may unsubscribe at any
time. To sign up, submit your e-mail address here:</p>
<form action=blah method=post>
<div>
<input name=email><input type=submit>
</div>
<div style=font-size:smaller>
<label><input type=radio name=status value=important checked=checked>
Alert me to only the most important updates</label>
<label><input type=radio name=status value=all>
Send me alerts for all updates to the document</label>
</div>
</form>
<p>Alternatively, I also provide an <a href="/updates/mydocument">RSS feed
listing recent changes</a>.</p>

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