[high]THIS HACK WILL NOT WORK IN VB 2.2.0 AND UP! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL IT!
Go to https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=33068 for the appropriate hack[/high]


This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and since someone mentioned it in the Suggestions forum, I figured I'd write the hack :)

Purpose: When a new user regsiters, he is e-mailed a password generated randomly. He will not be able to log in until he receives this e-mail and uses that password. (the same happens if an existing user changes his e-mail address).

After installing this hack, you will have three options essentially:

1) Don't verify the e-mail is valid.
In this case the user selects his own password and nothing is sent to him.

2) Verify the e-mail is valid by sending an activation code
This is how vBulletin works now: a user selects his own password during registration, and the BB Mailer sends him an activation code / link that he needs to use before he's able to post

3) Verify the e-mail is valid by sending a random password
In this case the user DOES NOT select a password but instead he receives a randomly generated password by e-mail. He will not be able to log in / post until he receives and uses this password.


The installation includes:

1) Running a script that updates your database (adds an option "Send New Users Random Password?" with default "NO" -- to preserve your currect state).

2) Editing three scripts (register.php, member.php, admin/functions.php)

3) Editing two templates (registeradult, registercoppa) and adding three new templates (small ones).


If you have questions, I'm here :)

Cheers,

Bira

A couple of images to help out understand what this hack does:

http://www.atlasf1.com/personal/bira/password1.gif

And

http://www.atlasf1.com/personal/bira/password2.gif

Thats great, I will try it today.
one question, if the user change his email, will your hack send new password?

yes, Essam, if the user changes his e-mail, it will automatically generate his a new password, e-mail it to him and log him out so he won't be able to log in until he uses this new password.

If people want to test it, they can test this on my test board at

http://www.bira.co.il/bb/index.php

*** DISCLAIMER TO JELSOFT: this is NOT a production bb but rather a test board that I've set up for Ed Sullivan. Please don't sanction me for using it (no one posts on it or anything.)

thank you bira
excellent ;)

good hack;)

it would be great to include this to 2.0 ;)

where can i change this sentence?


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Here are your login details for the bulletin board at http:// .

Username = bokhalifa
Password = +

Don't forget that they are case sensitive!

To edit your profile, go to this page:
http://

Yours,
dar bokhalifa team

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thanks;)

question, what will happen to the ppl who havn't activated themsevles? of course I mean the ones who registered before installing this hack.