Hi,

I am running vb3.5.3 and have the problem of empty Return Path which has popped up before in this thread. I am using the spool file method and my bounce emails are being collected correctly in the bouce mailbox. However, all mails end up with an empty Return-Path setting:

Even if manually modify the Return-Path value in the mailbox file, the vbouncer Stats still does not pick up these emails.

Any idea what is going wrong? I am using postfix as mail system by the way.

Regards,

Pat.

What does the diagnoastics results show? Make sure you enter the bouncer email in the settings. If you use smtp, switch to PHP and see if this makes a difference.

Hi Tamarian,

The diagnostics screen show all PASSED except for the IMAP/POP settings which I do intend to use. The bouncer email address is filled in. I am also using PHP's mail() function rather than SMTP.

Regards,

Pat.

Just wanted to say everything worked just fine for me... 3.5.3 windows installation with remote POP mailbox. No hiccups at all! Fantastic!

Make sure the plugin is active. When testing, make sure to test with a thread notification, and inspect the header.

Hi tamarian - great idea, nice hack and thanks for the effort !

Mine's installed on 3.5 (patched to 3.52) and all seems fine - but for some reason I now get a parse error when emails are sent:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<' in /home/XXXXX/public_html/community/includes/class_mail.php(254) : eval()'d code on line 10

The emails go through OK - I'm using IMAP/POP and get green lights on the diagnostics:

vbouncer.inc file exists Passed
vbouncer.inc file is readable Passed
Your PHP installation supports IMAP/POP Passed
Your IMAP/POP settings can connect Passed

If I disable the plugin the error stops - any ideas?

Thanks - Mike :)

I run PLESK and can't get this to work. I get:

Warning: imap_close(): supplied argument is not a valid imap resource in /includes/cron/vbouncer-collect.php on line 162

Thanks This did it :rolleyes:

This sounds like a cool hack and much needed on my site. Has this been verified for vb 3.5.3 or will it be updated to work on that version?

I just installed it on my 3.5.3 and it seems to run perfectly, now I'm just waiting to see some ++++ing rats fall into the trap :)

I get 50-100 bounced subscription emails per day now that I have entered a correct webmaster email.

I will try and install this hack but I'n only a novice. The instructions look fairly simple (extracting files, running installer, uploading plugin, creating a blank text file (what is a spool file?) because I use qmail. I'm not sure about the task part...hopefully it can be done by the admincp?

Anything I should watch out for?

This is a simple add-on, I'm a complete idiot at php and I made it run in minuttes on a qmail (Look a few post earlier for a little mod to the default script about pop3 access) And made it connect thrugh pop3 and it's working fine for me.

My hosting provide run on plesk / unix freebsd 4.9 whit qmail. And yes this is simple and easy to setup. Go and enjoy the your forum and not your mailbox after this mod :)

when I try to import the xml file it is telling me it is an invalid file. What am I doing wrong?

Its not working. The bounced email keep getting sent to my old address. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I have Qmail and I followed the exact steps outlined in post #2 (remmeber I'm a dummy so if you left out something I didn't do it).

I made an email account and put in the login info into the vbouncer settings (not in the post 1 installation instructions btw).

My forums are on a different server and accessed with a subdomain. Could this be an issue? My server admin wanted to setup an email called subscriber_notify@forums.montrealracing.com but we couldn't get EV1 Servers to give us the correct mx or something so he told me jsut to use subscriber_notify@montrealracing.com and it woudl work.

I'm lost and I might have to punch my comp if I get another bounced email. :disappointed:

if your mail server is located on another server than vBulletin, then you have to use the IMAP method, to retreive the emails through POP.

to make sure it's working, run the diagnostics, and bounce an email from a thread notification email, and check the headers of that email.

hi wolfyman! What are you doing in this thread?!

ok in the vbouncer settings where it says IMAP/POP connection I entered this:

{mail.montrealracing.com:110/pop3}INBOX

Then just below I entered the normal login info for my email account for the login and pw and it still didn't work. The email gets sent to my old addy.

If this isn't how you setup IMAP/POP then can I have a detailed explanation on how to do it? I logged in as a test user to bounce the email and he didn't recieve a PM either and I have it set to 1 infraction in the settings.

Works with VB 3.54?

looks like it to me

help :(

hoping somebody will show me the way! Thanks for noticing, can I get you something? Beer? Wine? Some cheese, perhaps?

*Waits for a detailed reply to DannyITR. I have the same server setup as Danny with qmail.

Not to worry. I sent tamarian the email headers so hopefully he will be able to diagnose the problem ;)

Thanks

ok I just realized that I never installled and activated the plugin. Man I'm stupid.

I did a test and the bounced emails stopped however the test user I used didn't recieve a PM telling him to change his email and he is still subscribed to threads.

How do I test the program? I have limits set to one offence only.

Please for the love of all that is spam compliant READ MY QUOTE. I have no idea what I am doing wrong, and apparently neither do you. None of you have ever experienced this in your life. I am all alone in this small tiny internet, and - is this really happening?


Will somebody please help me here?!!!

wolfyman, what file are you trying to import, and where are you trying to import it from?

Check the statistics, to see if they were caught. Then check the cron times when the task will be run, or run it from the cron manager.

Thank you for your response :)

I am trying to import the xml file attached in this thread from my desktop.

The attached file should be copied to the includes/xml directory.

The file that needs importing in step 4 is the plugin xml file included in the package.

My stats are completely empty:

Total bounced emails currently logged
Top bouncer [] - -
Last run with results 19:00, 31st Dec 1969

hmm:

Your IMAP/POP settings can connect Failed


I just hooked it up in outlook and I was able to access it fine. I had 500 emails to download. Why wont vbouncer do this?

I'm sure the problem lies here:

Leave empty if your prefer using the file method below. This setting allows you to define an IMAP or POP connection for vBouncer to access the bounced emails account for processing. Here are a few examples, replace the domain name with your own:
For local IMAP: {localhost:143}INBOX
For local POP: {localhost:110/pop3}INBOX
For remote POP: {myisp.com:110/pop3}INBOX

I have this in my box but I have no idea if its correct.

{mail.montrealracing.com:110/pop3}INBOX

how do I uninstall this asap?

My members don't receive any mails at all now. I just want to get rid of it asap please :s

Why is there no uninstall option anyway?

Make sure it's the same settings as your POP account, correct login and password. Might want to try with the notls option as someone tried a few posts above.

Run the install script, it has an uninstall option, and remove the plugin and cron tasks.

It is and I tried this as you suggested

{127.0.0.1:110/pop3/notls}INBOX


but the connect still fails.

anyone can help?

Danny, you must use your email's connection information. 127.0 IP may not be the right one, if you say you use an external email server.

Hey looks like its working!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/03/14.jpg

Apparently if I send a user a normal email using the admincp and it bounces then it is not caught by vbouncer. I was going to use it as a way of getting anyone with a faulty email to change it.