[DBTech] vBMail v2 (vB3)

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail: What is it?
vBMail is a professional mailing list mod with Bounced Mail handling and advanced subscription management features.

Uses

vBMail is the perfect solution for any forum who wish to send out large quantities of mail to users on a mailing list. It lets admins and users have fine-grained access to subscriptions, and also automatically handles bounced mail.

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Please remember to click the, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2015/08/2.png button to the right if you installed the mod ---->

What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified by us whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

We appreciate the support!
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Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/

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Translations available @ our forum (http://"http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/f91/)
Support for translations handled by the translator in its respective threads only.

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Major Features:

Bounced Mail Handling: Once configured, it will (if so desired) automatically track and handle bounced mail. Alternatively, you can manually handle bounced mail if you so wish.

Automatic "Unsubscribe" Link Creation: If the user receiving the mail has access to unsubscribing, a secure link to unsubscribe themselves from the mailing list will be automatically added to the bottom of the mail. It does not require the user to be logged in, so it complies with spam policies set forth by mail providers.

Mail History: Each past sent mail can be viewed at any time from the front-end.

Advanced Subscription Management: Users can quickly and easily (un)subscribe from the mailing list via the mailing list directory, or the admin can manually change the subscription status in the AdminCP.

Bounced Mail Threshold: When an admin-configured number of mails bounce from the same email address, the user is automatically removed from mailing lists and all other email-related vBulletin features, and notified via PM what happened to their account, as well as directions to change their email addresses.

Complete Feature List (Lite)


Mailing List Directory

List all mailing lists
Links to send mail / view mail history / (un)subscribe
Unsubscription stats


Send Mail

Uses the full editor in vBulletin
Works with 4.1.4's CKEditor
Uses vBulletin's Mail Queue system to avoid overloading servers / avoid "maximum mails per hour" server restrictions


Mail History

Displays a list of all mail from that mailing list
View the mail in full HTML
Unsubscription stats


(Un)subscribe

One-click to add or remove from a mailing list


AdminCP

Create unlimited mailing lists with per-list usergroup permissions
Create keywords for people to subscribe to
View list of bounced mail
Prune list of bounced mail
Permissions for who can view unsubscription stats


Scheduled Tasks

Hourly collection of bounced mail
Hourly checks for number of bounces above the threshold




Complete Feature List (Pro)

Send Mail

Subscribe to an external mailing list via the vBulletin Sidebar (vB4 only)
Override SMTP settings per mailing list


AdminCP

Ability to create External mailing lists, powered by emails not found in vBulletin user accounts



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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:
1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[Eric]

I was considering using this mod, until I saw that part of the copyright info. in the footer includes some sort of an affiliate link to Hivelocity.


Copyright &copy; {$year} <a href="http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com" target="_blank">DragonByte Technologies Ltd</a>. Runs best on <a href="http://www.hivelocity.net/?utm_source=Iain%2BKidd&utm_medium=back%2Blink&utm_term=Dedicated%2BServer%2BSponsor&utm_campaign=Back%2BLinks%2Bfrom%2BIain%2BKidd" target="_blank">HiVelocity Hosting</a>.


Looked like a nice mod though. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Nothing stopping you from removing the affiliate link, you'll need to leave the links to Dragonbyte Tech intact though :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.0.4
* Fix: Users with "Receive Admin Emails" turned off will no longer receive any emails regardless of their subscription status, for real this time.
* Fix: Valid Fields error on saving UserCP options

Fillip

[Eric]

Nothing stopping you from removing the affiliate link, you'll need to leave the links to Dragonbyte Tech intact though :)


Fillip

Well, I tend to be pretty careful about copyrights. :) I did not want to remove anything and then be accused of.. whatever.

You may want to include this info in the download / main post - it's within an area in the template where it mentions the copyright should not be changed or removed. So like myself, others may not realize it is not a requirement for that particular part.

[DragonByte Tech]

We'll update our descriptions stating what you can and can't remove in the future :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v1.1.0
* Feature: "Last Mail Sent" column in the Mailing List directory
* Fix: Saving options in the UserCP didn't always work as intended

Fillip

[jimsflies]

Uses vBulletin's Mail Queue system to avoid overloading servers / avoid "maximum mails per hour" server restrictions

Is this only on vb4? Is a chron system available for vb3?

[Eric]

We'll update our descriptions stating what you can and can't remove in the future :)


Fillip
Did not want to be a pain Fillip, just thought others would like to know as well. I see that you've added it now, thanks :)

Is this only on vb4? Is a chron system available for vb3?
vB3 has the mail queue system as well.

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.1
Feature: Unsubscribe stats on the Mailing List and Mail History pages
Feature: New Per-Mailing List permission for who can see Unsubscribe stats (default to off for all)
Fix: (Lite) Mail sending and viewing subscribed users will no longer fail due to incompatibility with a Pro-only feature
Fix: (vB4) Database errors for the early adopters of v1.1.0 who were hit with an incorrect installer file

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.2
Fix: Unsubscribe link will now properly allow for per-mail unsubscribe stats.

Fillip

[Post Reader]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/dbtech/vbmail/hooks/init_startup.php on line 8

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/dbtech/vbmail/hooks/init_startup.php on line

giving this error

[Post Reader]

i have to disable all my hooks due to this error because when ever i try to un install this product it makes all my styles with white pages having ugly texts showing up

[DragonByte Tech]

That error is impossible unless you have edited either /dbtech/vbmail/hooks/init_startup.php or /dbtech/vbmail/includes/specialtemplates.php.

Please try uploading a fresh copy of all files.

Fillip

[Post Reader]

i think it was conflicting with vBadvanced CMPS.. i have removed both...

[Post Reader]

just tell me how to get rid of that ugly page which appears after uninstalling this product...

[Post Reader]

your vbmail was conflicting with vboptimise everything is fine now thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail works fine in conjunction with vBOptimise :)


Fillip

[elrafei]

Great work

thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.3
Fix: Notification links should now hopefully work with vBSEO even when its "Rewrite Member URLs" setting set to No
Fix: Any un-recorded hotfixes since the last version released.
Change: You should now be able to change -some- permissions for usergroups that were previously unaccessible
Change: The products now support the Product URL and Version Check features of the vBulletin Product Manager

Fillip

[renemark]

Doesn't seem to work with php 5.3.8, 3.8.7 Patch Level 1

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 55

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 107

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 111

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 119

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 130

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 134

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 142

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 211

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/init.php on line 389

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in ..../includes/class_core.php on line 2552

[DragonByte Tech]

There is no mention of vBMail in those error messages so I'm unsure why you think they're related :)

Please upgrade to vBulletin 3.8.4 or newer, as that was fixed in that version: https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/315188-vBulletin-3.8.4-Released

In addition, open those two files and find =& new and replace with = new - that'll silence the errors :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.4:
Fix: In some rare cases, connection to the IMAP server could fail
Fix: The PM sent to a user when the bounce flag in effect will now correctly display the email
Fix: Forums without email verification would not properly un-flag a user when they changed their email
Change: IMAP connection errors are now displayed in the error message

Fillip

[weindians]

how can i add and get {musername} variable to work to supported variables in comspose mail

[DragonByte Tech]

how can i add and get {musername} variable to work to supported variables in comspose mailSorry, we don't offer support to people running illegal, pirated versions of our software.

Regards,

Fillip

[Afrika]

If I activate the addon, the vBadvanced CMPS index will not in function. maybe a conflict?
vb3.8.4

[DragonByte Tech]

It's possible, vBAdvanced has numerous compatibility issues :(


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.5:
Fix: Adding "too many" keywords produced unexpected results when saving a draft or template and opening it again later

Fillip

[JohnT]

When I add a new mailing list, the following SQL error shows up:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.7:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT IGNORE INTO dbtech_vbmail_subscription
(userid, mailinglistid)
(
SELECT userid, 3 AS mailinglistid
FROM user AS user
WHERE (
FIND_IN_SET(2, membergroupids)
OR usergroupid IN(2)
)
AND user.dbtech_vbmail_bounceflag = '0'
);

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'user.dbtech_vbmail_bounceflag' in 'where clause'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Thursday, May 10th 2012 @ 09:32:18 AM
Error Date : Thursday, May 10th 2012 @ 09:32:18 AM
Script : http://www.domain.com/admincp/vbmail.php?do=mailinglist
Referrer : http://www.domain.com/admincp/vbmail.php?do=mailinglist
IP Address : ***.**.**.***
Username : AdminUsername
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.5.21-55

Any idea?

[DragonByte Tech]

Cross-posted, dealt with in the other area :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.6
Feature: Now compatible with vBulletin 4.2.0's Navigation Manager.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.7:
Feature: The Affiliate ID setting now properly integrates with the link-back

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Affiliate ID link hotfix

Fillip

[vietConnecting]

This mod won't work with https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=178327
Anyone please help!

[DragonByte Tech]

Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee compatibility with 3rd party modifications :(


Fillip

[vietConnecting]

How we can remove or move user flag by Bounced Mail to new group?
How we can remove or move user Unsubscribed to new group (this user on Inactive Group i've try to send mail)?
And how we can remove Bounced Mail List log if we have more than 10.000 log line?
---I'll upgrade to pro 1yeah, pls confirm.

[DragonByte Tech]

The first two items are not possible at this time, sorry.

You can prune the scheduled task log by using the "Prune Scheduled Task Log" feature :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.8
Feature: List-Unsubscribe header to allow email providers to aid users in unsubscribing
Change: Altered the language of the Unsubscribe portion of the email to make it more unique to each forum

Fillip

[tsptom]

Our forum is having a lot of issues with email notifications being blocked by various large email providers (gmail, AOL, bellsouth.net, etc.) If I understand, is that was this mod does - help avoid email from being blocked or marked as spam? Thanks.

[DragonByte Tech]

No, it doesn't. This mod will help you handle emails that bounce, and help you send out mailing list emails to users.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.9
Feature: Improved logging details for Control Panel actions
Change: Changed the Branding display method to inject itself into the copyright footer (underneath vBulletin copyright) instead of the page footer.
Change: Changed the Branding Free Key to a more secure key.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.1.10
Fix: Fixed an issue that could cause a vBulletin query to error out in some circumstances

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Update

Hotfix: PHP 5.4 Compatibility fixes


This does not guarantee the mod is error free on PHP 5.4, but it will take care of the reported errors. Thank you all for your reports :)



Fillip

[Terrablade]

Have this mod installed on VB 3.8.7 PL3 BUT its doing nothing. Not managing bounced mailed, NOTHING. What to do?

[Terrablade]

Mayday Mayday

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v1.2.0
Feature: You can now manually prune bounced messages via the Bounced Mail List
(Pro) Feature: The SMTP settings in vBulletin can be overridden on a per-mailinglist basis

Fillip

[Terrablade]

vBMail v1.2.0
Feature: You can now manually prune bounced messages via the Bounced Mail List
(Pro) Feature: The SMTP settings in vBulletin can be overridden on a per-mailinglist basis


Fillip


What to do when the mod fails to moderate 1 bounced mail and sends it to my mail?
Also to upgrade just need to upload the xml or need to upload EVERYTHING again ?

[DragonByte Tech]

Not without more details than "it doesn't work", no :(


Fillip

[Terrablade]

I asked another question lol... forget about the "it doesnt work" one.

[DragonByte Tech]

I know, but I can't help when all I have to work from is "it messes up the templates". I don't know what that means.

It's not an issue anyone else has encountered, AFAIK.

You need to be as descriptive as possible - screenshots help with that - when reporting errors :)


Fillip

[Terrablade]

Grrrrr.. the template issue is with another MOD not this one. Guess I mixed it up :/
Forget about that part.

Just need to know this part..

What to do when the mod fails to moderate 1 bounced mail and sends it to my mail?
Also to upgrade just need to upload the xml or need to upload EVERYTHING again ?

[Terrablade]

Hello? DragonByte? do i need to upload all files again or just the .xml for the upgrade?

[DragonByte Tech]

To upgrade to a new version, upload the files again and re-import the XML file.

The installation and upgrade instructions are found in the readme.txt file and they are identical :)


Fillip

[Terrablade]

Dragonbyte when uploading vbmail its showing me this error...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/12/20.jpg

The file uploads but the link on the left side for vbmail doesnt get added.

whats the issue?

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm not entirely sure, but those files are vB files, not our files. I'm not sure why it's throwing warning errors for you.

Fillip

[Terrablade]

That was fixed BUT the vbmail option is not appearing on the left hand side of the admin cp. Any ideas?

[DragonByte Tech]

Add yourself to Super Administrator in config.php :)


Fillip

[Terrablade]

I am... it doesnt display the options :/

[cloferba]

Hi,

How can I automatically subscribe usergroups to a specific mail list?

[DragonByte Tech]

I am... it doesnt display the options :/Go to the Administrator Permissions page and ensure you have the Can Administer vBMail option. If you don't have access to that page, then you are not flagged as Super Admin.

Hi,

How can I automatically subscribe usergroups to a specific mail list?There's a "Default Subscribed" checkbox in the instance permissions list when you edit a mailing list.


Fillip

[Terrablade]

I now for a fact that there are mail bouncing BUT for some reason no matter what date range I specify, it shows no results.. Any idea?

http://prntscr.com/39uoa0

[DragonByte Tech]

There could be a configuration issue preventing it from fetching bounced mail. Have you tried manually running the bounced mail scheduled task?

Make sure you have display_errors turned on so that you can see any error messages thrown.

Fillip

[Terrablade]

Ok now im facing this issue.

The error code is: Fatal error: Call to undefined method class_vMail::Cleaning() in /home/andree/public_html/profile.php(182) : eval()'d code on line 42

Any fix for this?

[Terrablade]

Anyone?

[DragonByte Tech]

Ok now im facing this issue.

The error code is: Fatal error: Call to undefined method class_vMail::Cleaning() in /home/andree/public_html/profile.php(182) : eval()'d code on line 42

Any fix for this?This is unrelated to this mod, as it does not run any code in eval like that. Your issue is with a plugin running on profile_start, and vBMail does not do that.

Anyone?For priority support with issues pertaining to our modifications, please post on our support forums :)


Fillip

[andrew67]

I am very late posting this , I purchased the Pro version last year and did a mail out then. When I sent the email, there were a couple of links in it and when members received the emails the links had been shrunk and were non valid.

Here is an example of what a link looked like in a received email: http://www.austech.info/rules-inform...ge-week-2.html

Obviously I dont want this to happen again , does anyone have any ideas why the url's have been shortened ?

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

This happens if you are not using the WYSIWYG editor and you paste a block of text that had a link shortened. For instance, if I copy your post and put it into my post, I would see the truncated link just like in your post, even if the real link was expanded.

Does that make sense?

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.0.0 Beta 1

Subscription Log

Tracks every subscription/unsubscription event across all areas of vBMail
Records every piece of data available regarding any event
Browsable via the AdminCP


Maintenance: Mass Unsubscribe

Unsubscribe any combination of usergroup(s) from any combination of mailing list(s) in very few clicks
Compatible with the Subscription Log
Accessible under the DBTech - vBMail AdminCP menu group


(Pro) Require Subscription Confirmation

Requires users to click a confirmation link before they are fully subscribed to a mailing list
Controlled via vBulletin Options
Defaults to off



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.0.0 Beta 2

Subscription Feedback

Asks for feedback after an Unsubscribe link has been clicked
Pre-determined feedback items, as well as a free-form text field
Emails feedback to "Webmaster Email" address



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.0.0 Gold

New Features:

Subscription Feedback

Feedback reasons can now be customised
Accessible via a new AdminCP area
Translatable via the Phrase Manager
(Pro) Add/Delete feedback reasons



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.0

New Features:

Mailing List History

Delete emails from history
Accessible to managers and mailing list owners


(Pro) Inactive User Reminders

Turn the system on/off
Include specific usergroups
Inactivity Threshold (Days)
Inactivity Metric (Last Visit, Last Activity or Last Post)
How many emails to send per user in total



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.1

New Features:

HTML Emails

Full HTML emails now fully supported
Requires <!DOCTYPE in the body of the email



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.1 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes:

Certain replacement variables would not work if the email was sent in HTML mode



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.2

Changes To Existing Features:

Mail Sending

Saving a Draft as a Template no longer erases the draft
Saving a Template as a Draft no longer erases the template


Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue with viewing the mail history that could produce a database error



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.2 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes:

Subscribing to External mailing lists via the forum home block would not work as intended



Fillip

[johnfox]

With this mod would I be able to set it up so that it emails out inactive users after say for example 10 days of not logging in and send them a message and try and re-engage?

Thanks,

Johnathon

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.3

New Features:

Inactive Users Viewer

Displays a paginated list of inactive users

User ID
User Name
Last Visit
Last Activity
Last Post
Whether this user is "bounce flagged"

Sortable by:

User Name
Last Visit
Last Activity
Last Post




Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.3 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes:

Inactive reminders are no longer sent to users who have opted out of admin emails



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.3 Patch Level 2

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue where having multiple mailing lists could render the "Default Subscribed" functionality unusable



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.3 Patch Level 3

Bug Fixes:

In certain scenarios, the "Default Subscribed" flag would be disregarded when saving the permissions



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBMail v2.1.3 Patch Level 4

Bug Fixes:

Sending a HTML email via WYSIWYG would not display the email correctly in the mail history



Fillip