**P4Review2** is a fresh take on the [original review
daemon](P4Review "wikilink") with enhancement and new features.

FEATURES HIGHLIGHT
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-   Authenticates against SMTP and Perforce servers with
    TLS/SSL support.

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-   Unicode support - even for non-ACSII characters in non-unicode
    enabled server if you use a single encoding.

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-   Configurable email templates which an be hooked with
    [P4Web](http://www.perforce.com/product/components/perforce-clients?qt-perforce_graphical_tools=1#qt-perforce_graphical_tools)
    and [Swarm](http://www.perforce.com/product/components/swarm).

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-   Option to send summary email per user per invocation instead of one
    for each change.

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-   Put limits on the maximum message size and number of emails that
    get sent.

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-   Guards to prevent running multiple instances of the script
    by mistake.

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-   Built-in logging and extensive command-line options to facilitate
    debug and testing.

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-   Use P4Python when available for efficiency and fallback to the
    Perforce command line client gracefully.

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-   Option for users to opt-in (--opt-in-path) reviews from P4Review2
    for smooth migration from other review notification systems.

Usage
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1.  Create an sample configuration:\
    *python p4review2.py --sample-config &gt; p4review2.conf*
2.  The file is in INI-like format. Edit the file to suit your needs. In
    particular, check settings for the following (check "*python
    p4review2.py -h*" for a list of all the current options):
    1.  p4port
    2.  p4user
    3.  p4charset
    4.  review\_counter
    5.  job\_counter
    6.  change\_url
    7.  job\_url
    8.  user\_url

3.  Test the configuration with:\
    *python p4review2.py -c p4review2.conf -P*
4.  When ready, create a crontab (Linux/UNIX)/scheduled task (Windows)
    to run the above command without the -P option.
5.  Configuration can be overwritten on the command line via options.
    See *python p4review2.py -h* for the complete list.

Feedback/Contact
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I can be contacted via one of the following:

-   Twitter: [P4Lester](https://twitter.com/p4lester)
-   [Perforce
    Forum](http://forums.perforce.com/index.php?/topic/2306-p4review2)
-   Email: lcheung \[at\] perforce.com