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NNTP Gateway for Usenet ( Newsgroups ), Mailing Lists · **Released**: 05-14-2004

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:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...7&page=1&pp=15

Features

Some of the features and improvement include:

Handles both newsgroup posts and mailing lists.
Handles MIME encoded messages and attachment.
Handles UUEncoded messages.
Two Admin Control Panels for all settings.
Automated installation.
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.

To run as debug mode: http://forums.yourdomain.com/gateway.php?debug=1

25 Oct 2004

Provided the option of sending posts using the real email address
Provided the option of sending posts using a fixed email address for
each group.
Posts are now held back if they are in the moderating queue
Scheduled task log is now working
Provided the option of sending the debug messages to the vB3 cron log
Bug fixes

31 Oct 2004

Fixed bugs running the gateway by the vB3 Scheduled Tasks

1 March 2004

Uploaded the new zip file. It contains one or two bug fixes.

Odoin · #**102** 05-24-2004, 03:02 AM

This should be the tables in a SQL file for you

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike11212

Hi

I started to install the script when my server went down and only some of the tables for the database were created. When I run the settings I get a MYSQL Error.

Can someone tell me what Tables were created so I can delete them manually and reinstall it.

Mike11212 · #**103** 05-24-2004, 03:06 AM

Thanks so much odion. I tried looking in the files for it and just now saw them in the nntp settings file but with the file you supplied I won't have to look for it.

Highlander · #**104** 05-24-2004, 03:39 AM

liederuh you forgot the nntp.sql in the new version

and thx again for your help ..

The Cronjob i do is onlyy the path to gateway in vb cron added?

got another error, maybe you know something about this

.. i hope i am creating not to much errors and asking you holes in the stomach

PHP Code:


			
<b>Warning</b>:  open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in <b>/www/home93/html/board/gateway.php</b> on line <b>970</b><br>
<br>
<b>Warning</b>:  fopen("/tmp/temp.bin","x+") - Operation not permitted in <b>/www/home93/html/board/gateway.php</b> on line <b>970</b><br>
failed create a temp file

this error appears if an article in the group has many answers (over 30) or i porting more than 100 articles. It seems he wants to buffer the imported data into a file? but it also seems if i would chmod gateway.php to 777 than he would overwrite it with the buffered data, right?! so the gateway.php would be overwritten and unuseable for the nexttime, but anyway, if i start it again with the next message id it will import correctly , so that means the last message id creates this error ..

.. BUt hey its a great script .. i really like it is very useful!

Questions
1. Do you know where i can find a list of the newsgroup servers? Only search engines or similar sites wich posts the articles itself i found, the nntp servers are really under heavy secret .. nobody wants to share this information. I searched google for days now and i only found some open, but not very good, newsgroup adresses.
Where i can find the Adresses for the nntp servers?

2. The "Guests" who wrotes the usenet articles in the specified Forum i choose is signed as guest, i want to know if its not possible to integrate it in the script while it imports the articles to sign the "guest" as "usenet Guest" it would look much better

.. i will crawl trough the code

maybe i can answer this myself!

This is minimum the hack of the month, better would sound the hack of the YEAR 2004!

greetings from germany
Daniel (Highlander)

Want take a look of the imported articles:
Usenet Forums with the imported articles

Odoin · #**105** 05-24-2004, 03:40 AM

No... it makes the tables for you when you run the script from the admin panel the first time...

Erwin · #**106** 05-24-2004, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lierduh

Erwin, I would say use the latest one. Other than mailinst list support. I have improved handling for mime encoded messages, even if you do not use binary group (not really designed as a binary gateway I must say). People use mime encoding for PGP signatures and other purposes. There are a few new options available now in the setting table. I am not sure which version are you using, but chances are there were bugs fixed with the newer version. I had a quick browse through my cvs logs, there are quick a few areas changed since last release. It is not urgent though to upgrade, this release does not contain major bug fixes. Naturally, there might be new bugs created.

However, the upgrade only needs you to log in to the AdminCP and open the pages, other than uploading the files.

Alright, I'll install the latest version.

lierduh · #**107** 05-24-2004, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Odoin

I did not see a answer to my post... How can I get this to show up as something other then:

Unknown Location
/forum/gateway.php?log=cron

In the user lists with CRON runs the gateway?

It needs to hack into "who on line" script. I don't see the immediate need for this. Besides one less php script to touch is always a good thing.

lierduh · #**108** 05-24-2004, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike11212

Hi

I started to install the script when my server went down and only some of the tables for the database were created. When I run the settings I get a MYSQL Error.

Can someone tell me what Tables were created so I can delete them manually and reinstall it.

The best way to do when this happens is to delete both nntp_groups and nntp_settings tables. Open the AdminCP interfaces. These tables will be recreated by the AdminCP.

lierduh · #**109** 05-24-2004, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highlander

liederuh you forgot the nntp.sql in the new version

and thx again for your help ..

The Cronjob i do is onlyy the path to gateway in vb cron added?

got another error, maybe you know something about this

.. i hope i am creating not to much errors and asking you holes in the stomach

You are using an older version of the script. Get the new one! If you click the "Install" button on top right of this page. You will receive update/bug fix emails from me for this hack.

Just enter gateway.php without the cron bit into your vB cron job list.

From next version, the default calling of gateway.php will not involve the debugging messages displayed on the screen. If you need to see those messages, then one will need to call the script as .../gateway.php?debug=1.

I doubt many people is using a free news server. Although sometimes you can find misconfiged news servers wide open, it is not guaranteed to work the next day. Subscribe to one of cheapie news server for a couple of bucks/Euro/month is the best way to go. I have seen some need only one time registration with small fee to pay. Or change the host to one who lets you access to a news server.

lierduh · #**110** 05-24-2004, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Odoin

This should be the tables in a SQL file for you

.

There is no need for this file with the newer version. If you use this old file, extra empty no use fields will be created!

Highlander · #**111** 05-24-2004, 09:06 AM

HTML Code:

Der Hijacker ist COOLWEBSEARCH <BR>Download Hijack&nbsp; This&nbsp; http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html<BR>Poste dein Hijack This Logfile,in einer der Folgenden ?Expert Forums? <BR>[url]http://board.protecus.de/[/url] <BR>[url]http://www.trojaner-board.de/[/url] <BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ----- Highlander wrote: -----<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; also ichd enke nicht dass ihm die group suche weiterhilft :D .. er hat<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; einen wurm und den entfdernt er am besten mit einer anti wurm kur :D ..<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; noroton oder andere gute Virenentferner!<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highlander<BR>

okai thx .. what about the posting .. i mean exporting to a newsgroup. a user told me that when i post a horroble wide range of unsorted html tags showed up, so that my postings there messed up the whole style .. nearly unreadable with some vb-tags and many html tags.

i disabled html in all my forums and the img code .. should i disable also the vb and smiley code in this forums to export posts on the right way?

here an example:

Code:

Der Hijacker ist COOLWEBSEARCH <BR>Download Hijack&nbsp; This&nbsp; http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html<BR>Poste dein Hijack This Logfile,in einer der Folgenden ?Expert Forums? <BR>http://board.protecus.de/ <BR>http://www.trojaner-board.de/ <BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ----- Highlander wrote: -----<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; also ichd enke nicht dass ihm die group suche weiterhilft :D .. er hat<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; einen wurm und den entfdernt er am besten mit einer anti wurm kur :D ..<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; noroton oder andere gute Virenentferner!<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highlander<BR>

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