So apparently the MyStop tracking system can does actually give you email alerts.
I tried when it was first set up five (?) years ago and had issues with it, then tried it again a few years later and had a different issue. I got the impression it was a dud, so I gave up.
On a hunch, I tried it again recently with a couple less-used email accounts.
They both sent me email alerts, but with an odd difference.
The Yahoo email only posted them at exactly 12AM.
The Outlook email seems to post them in real time. Now, I just signed up for the Outlook email, but if it actually works, that would be great.
I originally signed up in Google, but never received anything using that email .
Is it possible there is an issue with which email service you use?
The email alerts are the same as the ones that are posted on MyStop.
I have tried out about 20 different email alerts and this isn't my favorite, but at least it is an alert system.
You can sign up from the MyStop page (upper right-hand corner). In the photos I am attempting a walk-through of sign up from a desktop. I'll attempt one from the phne app please have at it!
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If anyone wants details about the issues I experienced, email me. I avoided getting into details to make this more readable.
DESKTOP SIGN-UP:
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Go to MyStop page. Up in the right hand corner where it says Log In, that's where you register
If you have never registered, click where it says "Sign up here" (lower right). DON'T use the same password you use for your email.
Here is where you sign up. I think the reason they ask you for your name is because email without a name sometimes ends up in spam. Since I had already used my real name on the Yahoo email sign up, I gave myself a false name with the Outlook test sign up. If it causes problems,, I can go back and put in my real name.
This is supposed to help you fine tune which alerts you get, but I couldn't get it to work. I will play around with it later, but I want to get this posted. i assume if you don't specify anything here you will get all alerts, and there aren't that many total alerts, so at this point it's not a big deal.
POSSIBLE DELIVERY ISSUES
Spam
To avoid having your alert dumped into the spam folder, you can put it on a whitelist that instructs your email account to always accept emails from that address.
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