Advanced Mass PM

[Nam]

I'd like the hack that allow me to Mass Private Message to specific users. For example, the drop down menu that has option like: "Send PM to active users in the last 48 hours" and such. I've already install Mass PM but it send to all users. As you know, every board has lots of unactive users, doing that way will save lots of useless PM to them.

Can anybody make this one? It woldn't really hard, I believe.

[Nam]

Nobody needs this kind of hack? I like mass PMs a lot because it can be subtituted to mailling list, which might annoy some members. Mass PMs is the best way to make announcements too. Anyway, just a thought.

[Cueball]

yes, I think this would be quite useful too.
Can anyone lend a hand ?

Better than email.

[amykhar]

It would probably be simple to modify the existing hack. I'll take a peek at the code and see if it does what I think it does. Back in a few.

[amykhar]

Back. If you are using the mass PM hack by Chrispadfield, here is what you need to change.

Go look at his install instructions to see where this goes.

His code:

$forums=$DB_site->query("SELECT userid,username FROM user WHERE receivepm=1 ORDER BY userid");

Change to:

$datecut = time() - (48 *60*60);
$forums=$DB_site->query("SELECT userid,username FROM user WHERE receivepm=1 and lastactivity>$datecut ORDER BY userid");

That datecut gets you everyone who was active within the past 48 hours. You can tinker with it to get the time to what you desire.

NOTE: This code is untested. I don't have the hack installed myself and cannot test it.

Amy