In your admin cp under Import & Maintenance click "Diagnostics". Do the email test to verify that your vbmail() function is working. Test it with your webmaster email address.

If it works, make sure you added the last bit of code in the instructions in two places.

If you still don't recieve the failed login email try re-applying all changes to login.php.

I've tried this and I don't get any mail either.
Could this be conflicting with another hack or something?

Did you recieve an email when you ran the email test under diagnostics? If so, and you added the code in both places in login.php I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work for you.

I got an email when I ran the email test under diagnostics and I've checked the login.php and found the code added properly.

I'm stumped then. This hack uses the same vbmail() function used in all the other features, so it should work. I know this is a long shot, but try closing and re-opening your browser, then go back to your admincp login page and hit your refresh button.. Then try logging in again with an incorrect username or password. If it still doesn't work then I have no idea.

I don't get any email either. EvilLS, are you 100% positive that you are using the proper parameters for vbmail()?

Yep, because its working fine for me and about 40 other people who have already installed it. I just re-applied the hack again to a fresh login.php from vbulletin 3.0.1 and it worked perfectly. Very strange that its not working for only a few people. Has to be either a vb setting or something blocking it in the email software itself.

Are you by chance using any kind of spam guard for your emails? If so, maybe a combination of words in the warning email is triggering it? Thats all I can think of.

If for some reason you don't get a warning email when testing this hack please carefully read through the checklist below..

1) Log into your Admin CP and click "vbulletin options". From the list click on "Site Name / URL / Contact Details".
Scroll down to where it says "Webmaster's Email" (not Contact Us Link). Make sure that you have entered a valid email address there.

2) In your Admin CP under "Import & Maintenance" click Diagnostics.
In the email testing area enter the same email address that you have as your webmaster's email. Run the email test to verify that your vbulletin email is working properly. If it is, you should recieve an email after running the test.

3) If you're using vB 3.0.1 or earlier make sure that you added the last bit of code from the instructions in two seperate places. Open your edited login.php file and search for this:
Once you've found the first instance of that code, search for the same code again. You should find it twice.

4) This hack has been tested on vBulletin 3.0.1 - 3.0.5. If you're using a different version, open your register.php file and search for "vbmail" (without the quotes).. This is to make sure that the vbmail() function has the same name in your version.

5) Re-apply the file edits to login.php making sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

6) If you're using any kind of spam guard for your emails that blocks junk mail, turn it off (temporarily).

7) Now lets test it again. Close your browser and re-open it again. Go to your forum and click "logout". While still logged out go to yoursite.com/forums/admincp/ and then hit the "refresh" button on your browser. Type in an incorrect password and hit submit.
Now lets test it again while you are logged into the forum but not the admincp. Close your browser & reopen it again. Go to your forums and login with the correct info. Then go back to /forums/admincp/ and your username should already be listed. Type in an incorrect password and hit submit.

Wait 15-25 minutes before checking your email this time (sometimes it takes a while for the mail to be delivered).

Keep in mind, you only get an email when someone tries to login to your admincp or modcp... This has no effect on any of the regular login forms.

If you've carefully checked everything in the list above and it still doesn't work for you then it could be conflicting with another hack that you've installed. Other than that, I have no idea.

Actually, what causes it to not be delivered immediately is that when the vbmail function is called - it adds the email to the Queue, rather than sending it out immediately. The queue is triggered by activity on the board (clicking links/buttons/etc...).

So, if you do the test-incorrect-login, and then immediately stop and wait - if there's no one on your board, you're not going to get any email until someone does something on your board. All you have to do is just click on something - anything - and the queue will be processed.


Of course, this assumes that the rest of the checklist items are set correctly - but I thought I might shed some insight as to why it sometimes seems to take forever for someone to get the email. :)

Hmm.. I wasn't sure if the mail queue effected emails to the webmaster (doesn't seem to on my board). Maybe I should add that one to the checklist. :)