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My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. So you should go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anything about the cost so wehywhy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

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programming and software development,

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My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. So you should go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anything about the cost so wehy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,

My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. So you should go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anything about the cost so why do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,

Fixed one of the spelling errors I saw and wasn’t able to find the other when I went to edit it…
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My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. GoSo you should go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anythtinganything about the cost so wehy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,

My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. Go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anythting about the cost so wehy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,

My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. So you should go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anything about the cost so wehy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,

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DavidPostill Mod
DavidPostill Mod
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My question was closed

The community voted to close your question with the reason

Add details and clarify the problem being solved. This will help others answer the question. You can edit the question.

This reason was chosen because your question was unclear. You were given the opportunity to edit your question to clarify it, but you chose not to do so.

I have quoted the original question below for the people who cannot see deleted questions and added some commentary on why I though it was unclear.

The laptop needs to be able to switch on devices when an email is received with the required parameters - ie which device, how long it should be on etc - all of which are contained in the email. Any email system could be used - gmail, outlook etc as the system has not been set up yet.

That is a statement of specification. So we kind of know what you want to do. Any solution is going to depend on which email system you choose to use - and you haven't decided that yet. We cannot make that decision for you.

I have thought about using a PLC and could easily code the solution but accessing emails appears to be an issue. SMS and electronic gate switches could be used but this involves SIM cards, contracts etc. The application generating the emails is in the USA and TWILIO could be used to to analyse the emails and generate SMS to the appropriate switch. That requires understanding TWILIO and some coding or cost to achieve.

Writing down your ideas does not make them into a question. It's a bit more specific what you are trying to achieve, but there is still no question in there we can answer. You say you need to understand TWILIO. Go and learn it. Note that asking for learning material would be off-topic.

We cannot do anythting about the cost so wehy do you mention it?

I have done some VBA and HTML in the past - there are plenty of laptops/PCs available but using Windows or Linux?

Again what is your actual question? Note that asking us to do any coding for you is off-topic. We are not a programming site.

Summary

You wrote down a bunch of ideas which may have multiple different ways to be put into place. There was no real question.

From our help centre:

You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face

Our site is

not about …

programming and software development,

asking for a product, service or learning material recommendation,