ESN

= Overview = ESN stands for "Event/Subscription/Notification" and will be the new notification system.

Permanent accounts gained access on August 10, 2006.

Paid accounts gained access on September 5, 2006.

Plus accounts gained access on September 7, 2006.

Basic accounts gained access on September 21, 2006.

As of this edit (2006/11/27), there is still a bug where notification emails will be sent without comment text.

= Notification Methods =

Email
An email is sent to the email address associated with your LiveJournal account.

IM
An instant message is sent to an IM handle. The first network to be implemented will be LJ Talk.

Inbox
A notification is sent to the Message Center.

SMS
An SMS is sent to the phone number associated with your LiveJournal account.

= Notification Types =

Befriended
Get notified when someone friends your account.

CommunityInvite
Get notified when someone invites you to a community.

CommunityJoinRequest
Get notified when someone requests to join your community.

InvitedFriendJoins
Get notified when someone you invite creates an account.

JournalNewComment
Get notified when someone replies to a comment in a journal.

JournalNewEntry
Get notified when someone posts a new entry in a journal.

NewUserpic
Get notified when someone uploads a new userpic to an account.

OfficialPost
Get notified when an entry is posted to an "Official Community."

UserNewComment
Get notified when someone posts a new comment in a journal.

UserNewEntry
Get notified when someone psots a new entry in a journal.