Board Optimization - vMail Converter - Send out your emails in different encoding

By Syrian Medical Society & Milad

Introduction:
In order to solve the problem with unicode (UTF-8) in some Email Service Providers (such as Hotmail, Yahoo and many others), I created this product.
It converts the sent out messages only, from your real encoding into an encoding of choice, both encodings, the source & destination must be supported by iconv.
You may know, I had converted to UTF-8 and faced this problem, now it's solved.

Caution:
This product is provided As Is without warranties.

Requirements:

• vBulletin 3.6.4+
• iconv PHP extension is installed on your system, or your PHP version is 5 and above.

Supported Encodings:
See http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/#introduction

Installation or Upgrading:

1. Import the product file product-vmail_converter.xml (Choose Yes when Upgrade).
2. Go to vBulletin Options -> Email Options -> vMail Converter - Destination Encoding.
3. Set your Destination Encoding and save (For me, It's windows-1256).
4. In /includes/class_mail.php Replace every
   
   PHP Code:

   $stylevar['charset'] 

   WITH
   
   PHP Code:

   $this->get_charset() 

5. In /includes/class_mail.php Find
   
   PHP Code:

       function start($toemail, $subject, $message, $from = '', $uheaders = '', $username = '')
    { 

   Add after:
   
   
   PHP Code:

           // vMail Converter START
        $subject = $this->vmail_convert($subject);
        $message = $this->vmail_convert($message);
        // vMail Converter END 

6. In /includes/class_mail.php Find again
   
   PHP Code:

       function start($toemail, $subject, $message, $from = '', $uheaders = '', $username = '')
    { 

   Add before:
   
   PHP Code:

       // vMail Converter START
    function vmail_convert($item)
    {
        global $stylevar;
        
        if (function_exists('iconv') AND $item != '')
        {
            return @iconv($stylevar['charset'], $this->registry->options['vmail_converter_destination'], $item);
        }
        else
        {
            return $item;
        }
    }
    
    function get_charset()
    {
        global $stylevar;
        
        if (function_exists('iconv'))
        {
            return $this->registry->options['vmail_converter_destination'];
        }
        else
        {
            return $stylevar['charset'];
        }
    }
    // vMail Converter END 

7. In /includes/class_mail.php Find twice
   
   PHP Code:

               $mailfromname = $this->encode_email_header(unhtmlspecialchars($mailfromname, $unicode_decode), $encoding); 

   Add before
   
   PHP Code:

               // vMail Converter START
            $mailfromname = $this->vmail_convert($mailfromname);
            // vMail Converter END 

8. In /includes/class_mail.php Find
   
   PHP Code:

   $fromemail = $from; 

   Add before
   
   PHP Code:

               // vMail Converter START
            $from = $this->vmail_convert($from);
            // vMail Converter END 

   Save and upload the file again.
9. You're done.

Known issues:

• none.

Versions:

• 1.0.0 (initial release). (5. April 2007)
• 1.1.0 (10. April 2007)
• 1.1.1 (11. April 2007) fix a bug
• 1.2.0 (17. May 2007) Very good version, every bug fixed.

Support is given for who clicks "install" only.
Mark it as "Installed" to receive updates and support.

[Fenriz]

I've just installed this hack. I have vb 3.6.7pl1, utf8 charset. I followed all the instractions, but it's not working! I receive only the heaer and beginning of the message. When it would be converted foreign text I have blank..
I can send you the file class_mail.php, sure the problem somewhere here.

[Milad]

Just make sure you apply those changes to a fresh class_mail.php file.

Also make sure you upgrade the product using the final xml version.

Regards

[ahmedeldeep]

very nice Milad
but i think this problem not found now with new versions

[nahhh3075]

GoDaddy hosting company isn't supporting iconv.
is there no way to use this mod if the hosting company not supporting iconv?? i'm so upset when my members complaining that the email is broken.

[Milad]

No there is no way!

[nahhh3075]

Originally Posted by Milad

No there is no way!

crap, i SO regret to use GODADDY!!!!!
not only this iconv but the crappy customer service!

[nahhh3075]

well, now i'm testing in different hosting company....
the contents and the e-mail sender name are not broken and readable but the e-mail subject is broken.

=?utf-8?q?=27_=BF=C2=B6=F3=C0=CE=B0=D4=C0=D3=2C_=C0=DA=B 5=BF=BB=E7=B3=C9=2C_=B0=D4=C0= D3=C0=AF=C6=BF=B8=AE=C6=BC=2C_=B8=C5=C5=A9=B7=CE=2 C_=B9=AB=B7=E1=B0=F8=C0=AF_=27 =C0=C7_=B5=EE=B7=CF=C8=B8=BF=F8=C0=CC_=B5=C7=B1=E2 =C0=A7=C7=D1_=B8=B6=C1=F6=B8=B 7_=B0=FA=C1=A4=C0=D4=B4=CF=B4=D9!?=‏

like this... any suggestion please?

[Milad]

=?utf-8?q?=27_=BF=C2=B6=F3=C0=CE=B0=D4=C0=D3=2C_=C0=DA=B 5=BF=BB=E7=B3=C9=2C_=B0=D4=C0= D3=C0=AF=C6=BF=B8=AE=C6=BC=2C_=B8=C5=C5=A9=B7=CE=2 C_=B9=AB=B7=E1=B0=F8=C0=AF_=27 =C0=C7_=B5=EE=B7=CF=C8=B8=BF=F8=C0=CC_=B5=C7=B1=E2 =C0=A7=C7=D1_=B8=B6=C1=F6=B8=B 7_=B0=FA=C1=A4=C0=D4=B4=CF=B4=D9!?=

This is encoded subject. you can't read it in a plain text. but email programs and sites should decode the title and present the correct string.

[mhmd1983]

milad , you're a life saver man

[Milad]

Originally Posted by mhmd1983

milad , you're a life saver man

I've always been like that!