PM Auto Reply

So, a little something this time I had on my mind for quite a while now....

PM Auto-Reply MOD by ---==> HELLCAT <==---
This adds an "auto responder" to the PMs.

When enabled, everytime you get sent a PM the sender is automatically returned a PM containing a predefined message (editable in options).
To tell the sender you're offline for a while and answer should be expected sometime later or such....

Features:

• Adds an auto responder (auto reply) option to the PMs
• Can be turned ON and OFF in useroptions
• A date can optionally be specified between automated replies are sent
• Another user can optionally be specified to whom a copy of the recieved PM is forwarded to
• Admin can specify usergroups not allowed to use the auto responder

Installation:

• Import the product .XML
• One tiny template edit:
  Open template "modifyoptions " (in "Modify Useroptions" group) and FIND THIS:
  

  $customfields[messaging]

  AFTER it, ADD:
  

  $pmautoreply_option

  Save the template.

Done, and enjoy!

The admin option for excluding usergroups is in "vBulletin Options" -> "Private Messaging Options" at the bottom: "Exclude usergroups from using the PM auto reply feature"

I intentionally didn't do it with usergroup permissions since that would require a .XML file to be uploaded and I wanted to stay this as a single product/plugin file

[hint]I'd also like something like this on vb.org [/hint]

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Cool any idea when? I will keep this hack installed for a few if your going to fix the 3.5.3 issues?

Any fix to this?

[vau7]

I have an Idea, and i would be so glad if i had this feature that i'd pay for that:

It would be great if the Auto-Pm only will be send if an, in options, predefined PM-Title is given.
e.G.: I set up in the options the Title "Please gimme", the Auto-Pm only will be send if an PM arrives with that title.

Would it be possible?

[bada_bing]

Any updates from the author of this hack?

[vau7]

Or another Idea: If you had an Option where just the first PM you get, will be answered by the PM-Reply-Machine. That would be very usefell and make much sense.

[Nathan2006]

Originally Posted by vau7

Or another Idea: If you had an Option where just the first PM you get, will be answered by the PM-Reply-Machine. That would be very usefell and make much sense.

Me too I know when I send one of my mods a pm and we are sending them back and too and it drives me mad lol

[bada_bing]

Hellcat .

Are you going to step in and start helping out here with this hack?

[serhat_kk]

Good work. Thanks.

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Any fix to this?

Any fix to this? I have unistalled this hack from one of my sites already since it does not work with 3.5.3 untill the author can fix it

[Hellcat]

I read a lot about 3.5.3 issues, but no details.
What exact issues are there with 3.5.3 that are not present on the others?

Originally Posted by vau7

I have an Idea, and i would be so glad if i had this feature that i'd pay for that:

It would be great if the Auto-Pm only will be send if an, in options, predefined PM-Title is given.
e.G.: I set up in the options the Title "Please gimme", the Auto-Pm only will be send if an PM arrives with that title.

Would it be possible?

Sounds like a nice addition.
[high]* Hellcat puts on ToDo
[/high]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Any updates from the author of this hack?

Yes

Originally Posted by vau7

Or another Idea: If you had an Option where just the first PM you get, will be answered by the PM-Reply-Machine. That would be very usefell and make much sense.

You mean like a sort of "auto deactivate" after the first auto-replied PM?

[vau7]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

You mean like a sort of "auto deactivate" after the first auto-replied PM?

Sure, i dont make a sense that the PM is everytime resend to a user who has already got it.