vbmail queue help

[benroles]

Hi All,

I've been writing some stuff for my site and one thing I've done is to utilise the vbmail function. I have got this all working fine and the script is sending the mails I want. However, I have read somewhere that all emails sent through vbmail are only processed when there is forum activity. My tests seem to show this as true, as only when I visit the forum and click around do I get the emails I have sent.

As such, my question is:

Is there a way to force vbulletin to process the things in the queue - my site is new so it is unlikely there will be much forum activity initially and I don't want this to delay the sending of mails.

If this is simply a matter of calling a function - could someone please tell me which one?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Ben.