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Todd Jones replied on June 10, 2008 00:20 to the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

I had quite a bit of trouble figuring it out for verizon. I couldn't send the email as a regular sms. I had to send it as a picture message (with no picture selected) and it worked perfectly.

A little strange but not totally inconvenient

tattooedmommie replied on May 14, 2008 18:00 to the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

I followed the directions of putting the location in the subject line and continued to get error emails. Finally, I swapped it up, cleared the subject line and put my "@ mylocationgoes here" in the body... TA DA! It worked, then it replied telling me how I could post a note as well.
So, it seems something may have changed and you no longer use the subject line, you put your commands in the body of the email, leaving the subject line blank.

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

I guess clearing the message body was the trick. Seems like if it's reading the subject line it should ignore the body (except for attachments). Use case: if I'm replying to an email with options 1,2,3,4 my reply may include the original message quoted in the body. It's extra work for me to delete the body before sending... – Michael Strutton, on May 06, 2008 18:36

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

And make sure the body is empty. I tried uploading a picture and use the subject line to set my location at the same time but this is not working. It only processes the image and not the command in the subject line if you do that. – Martin Dufort, on May 06, 2008 18:21

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

The only thing I have done with with the email interface is photo/comment (as advertised), check in "@ location" and "Say, ". Yes, commands are in the subject line. – Michael Strutton, on May 06, 2008 18:16

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

Hmm... that's strange. I keep getting error replies from brightkite, when I try. Could you provide some examples? Also, I'm assuming that the body is left empty and all information/commands are placed in the subject, right? – Dave B, on May 06, 2008 18:11

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

Can anyone confirm business checkin choices work? I tried ?starbucks and get a response with 1) SB, 2) ... 3)... etc. - I tried replying with "1" in the subject line, but it didn't recognize my response. – Michael Strutton, on May 06, 2008 18:11

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

Dave B: All of the SMS commands work via email as well, including notes. – Jordan Running, on May 06, 2008 18:07

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

I agree that documentation would be really helpful. Are there other tricks/commands with email, such as posting a note? – Dave B, on May 06, 2008 17:51

A comment on the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

I guess I should have tried that. Makes sense. Still it needs to be noted somewhere, like in the SMS Guide or SMS command reference. Thanks for the response! – strutton, on May 01, 2008 04:35

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Rick Tait replied on April 30, 2008 17:57 to the problem "twitter placemark problem" in Brightkite:

Completely agree. Why doesn't it say:

I'm at <alias> (<original>)

Surely that would make total sense. And if have privacy turned on, it should say something like:

I'm at <alias>.

PLEASE!</alias></original></alias>

Martin Dufort replied on April 30, 2008 14:08 to the question "Check in via email" in Brightkite:

Strutton: This is possible. Just specify the @ location in the subject of your email and send it to your brightkite email account with an empty body.

Works very well for me

strutton asked a question in Brightkite on April 30, 2008 13:27:

Check in via email

I would rather use email to check-in rather than SMS. My iPhone has unlimited internet, but limited SMS.

strutton replied on April 30, 2008 13:13 to the problem "twitter placemark problem" in Brightkite:

This is annoying. IMO, if the location has a placemark the placemark and link should be sent to twitter not the address. Today I checked in @work and my twitter shows the full address twice. What would look better is "I'm at work http://bkite......"

strutton replied on April 30, 2008 13:07 to the idea "Checking in to a major highway/roadway for people with long commutes" in Brightkite:

Today I checked in as "Interstate 20 30134" and "Interstate 20 Lithia Springs, GA" and BK accepted it. Stinks typing Interstate instead of "I" especially while driving (stuck in traffic).

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