Version: 2.3.2, by lierduh
Developer Last Online: Nov 2023
Version: 3.0.5
Rating:
Released: 05-14-2004
Last Update: 02-27-2005
Installs: 186
DB Changes
No support by the author.
The latest version: V2.3.2 (31 Oct 2004)
What is it?
This hack provides a gateway from vBulletin forums to the USENET. It allows forum members to read newsgroup messages as well as to send posts to the newsgroups. In a nutshell, it turns vBulletin forums into a basic function news reader.
For an added bonus, this package also supports mailing list archive and forum to mailing list gateway. The software retrieves messages from a pop3 account and import them into the forums threaded. It also allows a forums user to send messages to the mailing list by the forum posting interface.
Why?
The gateway will be appreciated by forum members who do not know how to set up a news reader, or people who do not have port 119 open in their network. A forum interface to read and post news are often considered to be better than a news reader.
The gateway adds more contents to your forums and allows the members to interact with wider audience. It is common to see new users signing up to use this feature.
History
This hack is basically a hacked vB2 NNTP gateway written by Gilby to work with vB3. The original hack can be found here:
Correct thread implementation. All imported messages and posts sent to newsgroups will be threaded correctly according to References and Message-ID headers.
Optional setting to thread by subject for mailing lists that strip references header.
Supports TABLE_PREFIX.
Imported messages will be searchable just like normal forum posts.
Similar threads are built when the messages are imported if the system setting is on.
Multiple attachments importing.
Save attachment to database or file according to vB setting.
Thumbnail created while importing image files.
Multiple attachment post to newsgroup is also supported.
Selectable X-No-Archive header honouring system.
Light on system resources.
Global Killfile to filter out unwanted messages. Killfiles can have OR and AND effectiveness.
Strip footer by setting for incoming messages. Strips out repeated message footers.
Built options to disable signatures and footers for out going messages.
Future development
AdminCP interfaces. (completed)
Installation/upgrade script. (completed, coded into AdminCP)
Traditional "> " lead posting interface.
What do you need and do not need?
You do not need to edit vB php files if you use two bookmarks
You need to edit one vB php file to insert two lines of code if you want direct click links within AdminCP.
No need to run SQL.
Installation
Basically the AdminCP interfaces take care of installation as well as upgrade in the background. Back up your database first. The scripts can modify your database without alerting you!
Please follow the instructions in the readme.txt file for more details.
Support
Please post your support questions to this thread. Please check the FAQ in the third post within this thread first.
================== UPDATES ======================
Jul 31 2004 (release version 2.2.0)
Provided option of not importing attachments
Provided option of pause between messages
Provided option of not sending messages to USENET
Provided mechanism to skip importing a message if it was crashed on it
Provided "Default Footer" option
Provided strip_footer function for mailing lists
(written originally by KevinM)
Provided Killfile functions with Header/Body/AND/OR settings
Provided ability to thread messages by subject for mailing lists
Provided ability to use a single POP3 account for different mailing lists
(use prefix)
Merged KevinM's attachment routine, save thumbnail to hard drive
as vB3.0.3
Official support to have the script run by Scheduled Tasks
Many bug fixes
Please note, when you manually run the script, you must turn on the debug mode. Otherwise nothing will be displayed on the screen.
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110))
Not connected
Not connected
message via gateway.php?debug=1 it's a message from the NNTP-server...you're screwed...go look for another NNTP server. (For those of you in Rio Linda, they banned your server!!)
For a simple way to find out if you've been banned with a server, via SSH...
telnet SERVER 119
if you get...
Quote:
Trying 202.177.16.121...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
you're banned. If you get
Quote:
telnet msnews.microsoft.com 119
Trying 207.46.248.16...
Connected to msnews.microsoft.com (207.46.248.16).
Escape character is '^]'.
200 NNTP Service 6.0.3790.1830 Version: 6.0.3790.1830 Posting Allowed
Guess what!!! You're not banned...atleast not *yet*!!! Quick, download a few million threads before they do ban you!!!