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vBMS : vBulletin Mail System
Version: 3.0.0p, by Krofh Krofh is offline
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Category: Major Additions - Version: 3.6.5 Rating:
Released: 02-28-2007 Last Update: 03-14-2007 Installs: 243
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vBulletin Mail System

Finally, for vBulletin 3.6, there is a port from filburt1's original hack. For those of you who aren't aware, he essentially declared it open source, and it's been a bit of a wait for someone to fix it up... I've wanted it for my site, too, so I finally sat down and just did it.

What is this?
The vBulletin Mail System is a way to give your users webmail access from your site. They can have a name@yourwebsite.com address, send and receive emails and attachments, etc. Options such as mailbox quotas, limits on numbers/types of attachments, a message trailer ("Free mail at yourwebsite.com!") at the end of each message, etc. are all available as well.

Please note: this is a pre-final version. As far as I have seen, it is working so far for me, but I have not tested it completely and thoroughly and it's very likely there'll be a number of bugs popping up. However, I have successfully been able to install this on a clean board, exchange emails regularly (including attachments), go through all the basic options/etc. without any errors popping up, so it should be fine. Still, make sure you back up your database before installing this, just due to the nature of its "beta"-ness.

To install: upload all files from the "upload" directory to your server in the proper directories. Then, navigate to admincp/vbms_install.php on your server and run the installer. It will make several template additions. If your navbar or header templates hav been modified, it will not be able to do it automatically, and you'll have to add these edits yourself.

In template navbar, find:
Code:
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
Add after:
Code:
			<if condition="$show['popups']">
				<td class="vbmenu_control" id="navbar_vbms">
					<a href="vbms.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[email]</a>
			
					<if condition="$vbms_newmessages['newcount'] > 0">
						<span style="font-weight: normal; padding: 1px 1px 1px 2px; margin: 0px 3px 0px 2px; border: 1px inset" class="alt1">
							<phrase 1="$vbms_newmessages[newcount]">$vbphrase[x_new]</phrase>
						</span>
					</if>
				
					<script type="text/javascript">
						<!--
							vbmenu_register("navbar_vbms");
						// -->
					</script>
				</td>
			<else />
				<td class="vbmenu_control" id="navbar_vbms">
					<a href="vbms.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[email]</a>
				
					<if condition="$vbms_newmessages['newcount'] > 0">
						<span style="font-weight: normal; padding: 1px 1px 1px 2px; margin: 0px 3px 0px 2px; border: 1px inset" class="alt1">
							<phrase 1="$vbms_newmessages[newcount]">$vbphrase[x_new]</phrase>
						</span>
					</if>
				</td>
			</if>
Find:
Code:
<!-- / header quick search form -->
	</if>

	<if condition="$show['member']">
Add after:
Code:
		<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_vbms_menu" style="display: none">
			<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
				<tr><td class="thead">vBulletin Mail System</td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_inbox]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms_new.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_write_message]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms_ab.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_address_book]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms_folders.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_folders]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms_filters.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_filters]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbms_options.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[navbar_options]</a></td></tr>
				<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]faq=faq_vbms">$vbphrase[navbar_help]</a></td></tr>
			</table>
		</div>
In your ACP, there should be a new set of options in a "vBulletin Mail System" category. That set of options is your main set of management stuff, and is pretty straightforward.

Feel free to post with any bugs or questions you find, etc. I'm trying to get this working again thoroughly, for all of us.

FAQ
  • Is POP support available for my users?
    No, this is similar to a webmail system.
  • What is a catch-all email address, and how do I set it up?
    A catch-all address is an email address that any mail sent to your server that isn't picked up by another account will go to. For example, if someone sends an email to randomgibberish@yoursite.com and you do not have a "randomgibberish" account defined, it would forward to your catch-all account that you have set up, such as all@yoursite.com.
  • Can I run this if my server doesn't let me have a catch-all mail account?
    Yes, but it's not recommended. As has been suggested by a few members, you can set up one mail account to the be "catch-all" and have vBMS connect to that, then set up mail accounts for each member who wants one and have it forward to the catch-all. All this has to be set up manually with your web host, and takes a great deal of willpower and availability from the website administrator, and is thus not recommended.
  • I'm receiving the following error:
    Code:
    Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imap_open()...
    If you're getting an error similar to this, you do not have IMAP functionality available in PHP. Find your php.ini file on your server (usually /usr/local/lib/php.ini on Linux, C:\Windows\php.ini on Windows), and find the extensions section. Uncomment the line ";extension=php_imap.dll" (that is, remove the semicolon at the beginning) and restart your web server. If you don't have access to your web server to do this, contact your web host about installing IMAP support for PHP. If they won't do it, then this hack is not for you.
  • I can't connect to the mail server, with this error:
    Code:
    Warning: imap_open() [function.imap-open]: Couldn't open stream {localhost:110/pop3}INBOX in /includes/vbms_class_installer.php on line 791
    First, make sure that your port number and server information are right. Some mail servers are on non-default ports (this is common), and some you may have to connect to a different host besides localhost (this is very rare). Also, try using the "Force no-TLS connection" option in the vBMS Options in the ACP.
  • I can connect to the server just fine, but it won't get any email!
    Check the "Mail checking logs" in your ACP (under the vBulletin Mail System area). If there are no logs, then the cronjob probably isn't running. If there are logs, see if there are any errors in there. If it's checking the mail account fine and simply says there are no messages, check with a webmail to see if the catch-all account is even receiving mails. If the webmail shows that the account has mail stuck in it and vBMS isn't picking them up, but vBMS is saying it's checking the account alright and finding 0 messages, then you're likely connecting to the wrong account. By doing these steps, you should at least be able to figure out where the problem is occurring.

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Old 04-23-2008, 01:45 AM
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FYI: Just purchased and installed SocketMail per a suggestion to replace this mod, unfortunately it does not work with vBulletin at all, the last supported version is 3.0.3.
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Anyone have this working with PHP 5.2.5?
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Does anyone know of a way to remove the "Email" link from the navbar?

Ive got a few members testing it out and dont want everyone to see the email link before its rolled out. Or failing that, making it so its only visable to Admins/Super mods.
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To remove the email link from the navbar you need to edit the navbar template and comment out the email section.

I have found a couple of problems as well.

Firstly when I send an email using VBMS it gets sent to the recipient twice. How can I change this so that the mails get sent once ?

Also when I send an email to a Gmail account the email displays all the HTML in the message body. I think this is a Gmail setup problem but I'm not sure. Any ideas ?
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Quote:
Firstly when I send an email using VBMS it gets sent to the recipient twice. How can I change this so that the mails get sent once ?
there is a solution in this thread, just search it



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Also when I send an email to a Gmail account the email displays all the HTML in the message body. I think this is a Gmail setup problem but I'm not sure. Any ideas ?
read my post above this is happened to everyone to gmail https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=400
yeah i hope someone can give solution/fix here about this
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Does anyone know of a way to remove the "Email" link from the navbar?

Ive got a few members testing it out and dont want everyone to see . . .
Rogue, taking out the "Email" will remove the menu access as well. Rather than remove thru comment out (ie:"<!-- -->") in the navbar wrap a condition around it instead like:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]=10">
. . . do Menu LINK
</if>

I'd like to use the stock notifications that comes with 3.7.0 (runs fine by the way) but not sure where or how to add in but still leaves the problem of where to place the menu access.

Is this the format?
PHP Code:
{
    
$notifications['dup_repcount'] = array(
        
'phrase' => $vbphrase['dup_new_reputation'],
        
'link'   => $vbulletin->options['duppath'].'usercp.php?'.$vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'],
        
'order'  => 11
    
); 
Rabbit
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Had to fix line 790 of vbms_class_installer.php

replace:

$usersettings['notls']);

with

$usersettings['vbms_forcenotls']);

To get it to install properly.
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Had to fix line 790 of vbms_class_installer.php

replace:

$usersettings['notls']);

with

$usersettings['vbms_forcenotls']);

To get it to install properly.
i dont need to change anything like this, i can install perfectly with default file
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I see from the first post this is still regarded as pre final version, are we likely ever to see it issued version or would it be worth looking at something else?

For the record I think its a great hack and have tested it on a closed board but it would be nice to go live with it.
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i use it in a live board and works normally
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