Email reminder for inactive users
Version: 1.2.7
Email reminder for inactive users - vBulletin.org Forum
***1.2.7 Update***
This update includes built in support for bouncing emails. The script will automatically detect the bounced mail, mark it as bounced so the user is not to be contacted again so as to avoid spam, and then move that user into a seperate usergroup. This plugin is still in it's testing stages, but I have addressed the bugs mentioned previously regarding the emailing side of things.
This is important so keep reading
To install this plugin and take advantage of the bounced email features you are going to need to follow these instructions very carefully. I can not gaurentee that they will work to the letter as this will be based on each persons individual hosting settings.
Step 1: Pre Install
Before you touch this product you need to do the following
* Create an "inactive" usergroup
* Set up a "bounce to" email address
Pick an email address that you want to use as your bounced email address. Im using "[email protected]". feel free to use whatever you wish.
* Add a email message filter
This is the hard part. You need to set up a filter that will 'pipe' an email sent to the above email address.
I am using Cpanel 11 and this is how i have mine set up:
Rules: 'To' 'Equals' '[email protected]'
Actions: 'Pipe to program' with the setting: |/usr/local/bin/php /home/icora/public_html/forum/bounce.php
This will depend entirely on your settings and structure so you may have to do a little research. It would be very helfull if people who have to use diferent configurations would post them on here.
* Go into vBulletin options, and find the options for 'Emails'. there is a setting asking you if you want to use '-f'. set this to yes.
* While still inn the email options set the 'Bounce Email Address' to your above address.
Step 2: Install
Remove all previous trace of this modification, and upload all the files in the "upload" folder to your base directory of the server.
Go into your product management section and add a new product. upload the XML file with overwrite selected.
Refresh your admin CP to load the new menu items. Just under the "users" group you will find an "Inactive Reminders" group. open that up and click on settings.
Play with these settings and options to suit for the most part. when you come down to the bounce settings you MUST use the same email address as the one you created above.
Set to active and save.
I must re-iterate that this version has not been widely tested, but the simulations i have ran have worked. I look forward to your feedback!
Features:
* Select the period of time before a user is considered inactive.
* Select how many emails to send to each inactive user per inactivity period
* Choose weather inactivity is based on members "Last Post" or their "Last Visit"
* Specify how often followup emails are sent
* Specify alternative emails to send to reduce repetition
* Keep a log of all inactive users contacted
Version: 1.2.7
Email reminder for inactive users - vBulletin.org Forum
***1.2.7 Update***
This update includes built in support for bouncing emails. The script will automatically detect the bounced mail, mark it as bounced so the user is not to be contacted again so as to avoid spam, and then move that user into a seperate usergroup. This plugin is still in it's testing stages, but I have addressed the bugs mentioned previously regarding the emailing side of things.
This is important so keep reading
To install this plugin and take advantage of the bounced email features you are going to need to follow these instructions very carefully. I can not gaurentee that they will work to the letter as this will be based on each persons individual hosting settings.
Step 1: Pre Install
Before you touch this product you need to do the following
* Create an "inactive" usergroup
* Set up a "bounce to" email address
Pick an email address that you want to use as your bounced email address. Im using "[email protected]". feel free to use whatever you wish.
* Add a email message filter
This is the hard part. You need to set up a filter that will 'pipe' an email sent to the above email address.
I am using Cpanel 11 and this is how i have mine set up:
Rules: 'To' 'Equals' '[email protected]'
Actions: 'Pipe to program' with the setting: |/usr/local/bin/php /home/icora/public_html/forum/bounce.php
This will depend entirely on your settings and structure so you may have to do a little research. It would be very helfull if people who have to use diferent configurations would post them on here.
* Go into vBulletin options, and find the options for 'Emails'. there is a setting asking you if you want to use '-f'. set this to yes.
* While still inn the email options set the 'Bounce Email Address' to your above address.
Step 2: Install
Remove all previous trace of this modification, and upload all the files in the "upload" folder to your base directory of the server.
Go into your product management section and add a new product. upload the XML file with overwrite selected.
Refresh your admin CP to load the new menu items. Just under the "users" group you will find an "Inactive Reminders" group. open that up and click on settings.
Play with these settings and options to suit for the most part. when you come down to the bounce settings you MUST use the same email address as the one you created above.
Set to active and save.
I must re-iterate that this version has not been widely tested, but the simulations i have ran have worked. I look forward to your feedback!
Features:
* Select the period of time before a user is considered inactive.
* Select how many emails to send to each inactive user per inactivity period
* Choose weather inactivity is based on members "Last Post" or their "Last Visit"
* Specify how often followup emails are sent
* Specify alternative emails to send to reduce repetition
* Keep a log of all inactive users contacted
