Mod Name / Version: Email PM Hack v1.0.3<br />Description: This will allow users to email their PM's to their email address on file.<br />Working under: UBB.threads 6.0.2<br />Any pre-requisites: None<br />Author(s): written by JustDave, converted to v6 by Astaran, converted to v6.0.2 by Lisa_P<br />Credits: Not sure, this one was around before I found you guys!<br />Files Altered: (3) /languages/english/generic.php; /templates/viewmessages.tmpl; delete.php<br />Database Altered: No<br />New Files: none

Credit JoshPet, he suggested the hack. I just obliged. <img src="/forum/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />

Thanks...<br />But anyone can think 'em up. You guys make it happen. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

I agree with Dave, if nobody asks for it, it usually doesn't get done! <img src="/forum/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />Here is an updated attachment. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks Lisa, you are becoming quite the developer yourself. Nice work. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Awaiting email confirmation <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/forum/images/icons/frown.gif" alt="" /> If you're still waiting, I forgot something! We get the emails immediately. I was afraid of this, because it took so long for me to get it right. <img src="/forum/images/icons/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Lemme look . . . .

Ok, I think I found the problem. <img src="/forum/images/icons/blush.gif" alt="" /> I forgot to add this change in delete.php:<br /><br />Find:<br /><br /> $user = $userob -> authenticate();<br /><br /><br />And change it to:<br /><br /> $user = $userob -> authenticate(U_Email);<br /><br />Updated (once again <img src="/forum/images/icons/tongue.gif" alt="" />) instructions attached. One of these days I'll get it right on the first try. <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" /><br />

You fixed it, because I just emailed all my pm's from here to myself. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> Yay! <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" />

Lisa:<br /><br />Great job on this. I only had a couple of suggestions:<br /><br />In viewmessages.tmpl, change this:<br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_DELETE']}</pre><hr><br />To this:<br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_SELECT']}</pre><hr><br />Then, in generic.php, add the following line:<br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>$ubbt_lang['TEXT_SELECT'] = "Select";</pre><hr><br />After this:<br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>$ubbt_lang['PM_EMAIL'] = "Email PM";</pre><hr><br />What this will do is to change the column header from "Delete" to "Select". I think this helps to avoid confusion since users might not figure out that they need to check the "Delete" box in order to email messages to themselves. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> Changing it to "Select" still works for the "Delete Checked" button, so it shouldn't be confusing at all. <br /><br />Hope this helps...

I think you're right WrÅith, I think it will make it much clearer for users. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I updated the file and attached it as v1.0.4 . Thanks! <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hi Lisa,<br /><br />you've forgot to add the "$user = $userob -> authenticate(U_Email);" - fix into the documentation of v1.04<br /><br />Btw ... seems that this hack needs to be optimized against sending html-codes included into the pm's, right?

For the most part I think that the <br /> tags need to be converted to control character breaks, \n or \r\n depending on the system I believe.<br /><br />Other steps would need to be taken to display the emailed pm with the html content in working order too. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hmm ... after adding this hack correctly the deletion of private messages doesn't work anymore ... anyone tested this hack too?

Got it ...<br /><br />[]<br />Find ~ line 35:<br /> // -------------------------------<br /> // Make sure they own this message<br /> $Username_q = addslashes($Username);<br /><hr /></blockquote><br /><br />should be:<br /><br />[]<br />Find ~ line 39:<br />// ---------------------------------------------<br />// Track the total number of delete new messages<br /> $Total = 0;<br /><hr /></blockquote><br /><br />

I haven't done anything with it since 5.5.1, I believe... lol <img src="/forum/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />

It still won't delete checked PM's when clicking the "Delete Checked" button. Did I miss something?

I figured it out (worked for me anyway). In the viewmessages.tmpl file, the "Delete Checked" button is named "option", so in the delete.php, instead of inserting:<br /><br />if ($deletecheck == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}") <br /><br />it should be:<br />if ($option == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}")<br /><br />

Thanks for sharing! <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I'll probably be putting this into my main site too at some point.

For 6.1 the table-prefix needs to be added.<br /><br />Change:<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr> $query = "<br /> SELECT M_Subject, M_Sender, M_Sent, M_Number, M_Message<br /> FROM w3t_Messages<br /> WHERE M_Username = '$Username_q'<br /> $msgquery<br /> ";</pre><hr><br />to:<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr> $query = "<br /> SELECT M_Subject, M_Sender, M_Sent, M_Number, M_Message<br /> FROM {$config['tbprefix']}Messages<br /> WHERE M_Username = '$Username_q'<br /> $msgquery<br /> ";</pre><hr>

I installed this hack last night but did not work at all. Following the posts of this thread I managed to make it delete messages (as it used to) but not to send emails.<br /><br />Following the logic of the problem, I think I found a possible solution (which works very well for me).<br /><br />In the delete.php the logic applied by the hack is to check if any of the checkboxes are checked and then delete the messages and after that email them.<br /><br />I moved the emailing code which starts with:<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br /> // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> // If they chose "Email PM" then we email the message instead of deleting it<br /><br /> if ($pmemail == "{$ubbt_lang['PM_EMAIL']}") {<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />in the instructions just below the line ~39<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />$Total=0;<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />and after that block of code I changed the:<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />if ($deletecheck == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}") <br /></pre><hr><br /><br />to <br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />elseif ($option == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}")<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />This way once you select messages and click on the Email PM button, the messages will be sent to you via email (provided that you have completed the rest of the steps outlined in the instructions of this hack).<br /><br />Once you return back to the messages screen you will have to select back the ones you emailed and click delete to delete them.<br /><br />This is a feature that I wanted for my users. If you want to select messages and by clicking Email PM them to be emailed and deleted you need to first change the:<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />$ubbt_lang['PM_EMAIL'] = "Email PM";<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />to <br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />$ubbt_lang['PM_EMAIL'] = "Email and Delete checked";<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />and change the<br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />elseif ($option == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}")<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />to <br /><br /><pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr><br />if ($option == "{$ubbt_lang['DELETE_CHECKED']}")<br /></pre><hr><br /><br />Warm regards<br /><br />Nikos

I would sure like to implement this hack on 6.2. Is anyone else interested? Maybe is there is, we can persuade someone knowledgeable to lend a hand <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <br /><br />Seems like this would help me eliminate many of my own 500+ PMs that I want to archive for later use, never mind my users clearing their PMs.<br />

I have this one on my toDo list for the next week. Especially my moderators find it pretty useful.<br /><br />I'll post the updated instructions, when finished.

Astaran,<br /><br />THANKS!<br /><br />Haven't used it before, but it looks great.<br />

I have it working here. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />You an put the instructions up or I can.

Looks like I need to fine tune it a tad. Getting the user number as the name of the user that sent the pm. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />lol but it works.

If you have it, do it <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /><br />I haven't started working on it and have several hacks to convert to 6.2<br />Maybe i get my forum-management for moderators before a new version is released this time. ;-)

hehe ok will do. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I'm working on allowing for sending the pm's in html based on the user's prefs. Have a glitch with the same pm being looped in a number of times. Working on it now. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

i'm using this for 6.1<br />

heh I just got it working... lol<br /><br />I'll post my instructions sometime here shortly. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Here it is: http://www.threadsdev.com/threads/php/sh...amp;amp;fpart=1<br /><img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thx, JustDave! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Since this has been updated. I'll close this. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />