Email Via Forum V0.3
Description:
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As is stands at the minute, the only way for Members to send emails to other Members is through their own email program. This Mod will add a new option in Admin Center to enable Members to send emails via the forum. Members will then have the option to receive emails even if their email address is hidden.

Notes:
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- This feature only works for Members. If you allow Guest posting, then emailing Guests will still open the users own email program.

Credits:
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A big thanks to Carsten for his help with passing user data through a hidden form field.
http://www.carsten-dalgaard.dk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl

And thanks to Mick (www.info4alien.de) for the German and German_Du Language translations.

Screenshots:
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Send Email:


Email Sent:


User CP - Profile - Contact Information:


User CP - Profile - Options:


Admin Center - Advanced Settings - Email:


Installation:
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1) Modify YaBB files using BoardMod or manually.
2) Upload modified files to your server in ASCII mode.
3) Upload SendEmail.lng to the relevant Languages directory in ASCII mode.
4) Upload SendEmail.pl to the Sources directory in ASCII mode.
5) Go to 'Admin Center => Advanced Settings => Email' and check 'Enable Emails to be sent via the forum' to enable this feature.

Files to edit:
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Admin/ModList.pl
Admin/NewSettings.pl
Admin/Settings_Advanced.pl
Languages/English/Admin.lng
Languages/English/Email.lng
Languages/English/Profile.lng
Sources/Display.pl
Sources/Load.pl
Sources/MemberList.pl
Sources/MyCenter.pl
Sources/Profile.pl
Sources/SubList.pl
Sources/System.pl

Zip package:
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EmailViaForum_V0_3.mod
EmailViaForum_V0_3_German_Patch.mod
EmailViaForum_V0_3_German_Du_Patch.mod
cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English/SendEmail.lng
cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/German/SendEmail.lng
cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/German_Du/SendEmail.lng
cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources/SendEmail.pl

History:
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V0.1 - First release - 5th May 2010
V0.2 - Added Member Group permissions and Member profile option - 9th May 2010
V0.3 - Added Member option to receive emails via the forum even if their email is hidden - 25th May 2010

Thanks chillipepper.

I'll take a look at the group permissions and hopefully get something up over the next few days...

Hi Mick - long time no speak.

mick wrote on 09.05.10 at 19:16:18:

Yep. It doesn't change that setting -  If you have 'Hide Email from public?' checked, then no one will be able so send you an email...

chillipepper wrote on 06.05.10 at 22:52:22:

Okay, that's done now - V0.2 attached to the first post.

I've also changed it so that once it's enabled in Admin Center, Members then have the choice to enable it in Profile - Options.

mick wrote on 09.05.10 at 21:11:52:

This option only enables members to choose if they want to 'Send' email through the forum, not 'Receive' email sent from the forum...

I could look into to the option you suggested of 'Reveiving' too if you want me to...

Okay, I'll take a look at it over the next few days and see if it's workable...

Hi Derek,

thanks for the work. I think, that I can test it next week. On Friday I go to a little holiday, untill this I have a lot of program

Greetings
Mick

Hi,

found a time-window  

Installed and tested with different preferences.
Looked very good! Thanks Derek!

German-Patches attached. You can add them
to the package in 1st post.

Greetings
Mick

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