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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.

ryee · #**672** 11-17-2004, 01:47 AM

Can anyone recommend a NNTP provider that provides NNTP access over port 80? I need to use port 80 for my gateway.php because my hosting provider blocks all traffic on port 119.

Thanks.

James T Brock · #**673** 11-17-2004, 01:53 AM

I *think* giganews.com allows traffic over port 80. Someone else in this thread said so. You can sign up with them for a 3-day trail before they will charge you.

Stephan Whelan · #**674** 11-17-2004, 08:47 AM

Guys,

I'm having a small issue. When a user posts to our usenet forum it gets posted to the relevant Newsgroup, however during the next import run means the posted message gets imported as a seperate post on the thread. I suspect it isn't supposed to work that way.

Any ideas?

jcrash · #**675** 11-17-2004, 05:32 PM

Anyone else having problems with imported posts not getting added to the original thread and instead creating a NEW thread with the exact same title? This is getting to be a real bother.

lierduh · #**676** 11-20-2004, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephan Whelan

Guys,

I'm having a small issue. When a user posts to our usenet forum it gets posted to the relevant Newsgroup, however during the next import run means the posted message gets imported as a seperate post on the thread. I suspect it isn't supposed to work that way.

Any ideas?

If you go through the settings, you will find the answer.

The Prince · #**677** 11-20-2004, 12:16 PM

Hi lierduh PLEASE HELP,

I'm having signature problems. Posts are being sent no problem. Footer is sent no problem. Username sent too. But signatures only appear in local forum and are not sent in usenet. And the signature box before posting is selected.

Signature: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

NNTP Settings:

nosignature = 0
nofooter = 1
default_footer = http://www.mywebsite.com
send_message = 1

Result in usenet:

--
The Prince

http://www.mywebsite.com

Also, you modified the email sent to usenet, is it still possible to have the emails sent the old way?

ThePrince.1dnp9z@mywebsite.com

Finally, is it possible to strip the footer of a message? The reason I'm asking is that in the newgroup I'm using there are many similar footers used by other websites, and I'd like to prevent my users from seeing the link of a competitor. I'd like for these footer not to show. (it says in the settings that the killfiles are not set to work with usenet)

thanks!

lierduh · #**678** 11-21-2004, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Prince

Hi lierduh PLEASE HELP,

I'm having signature problems. Posts are being sent no problem. Footer is sent no problem. Username sent too. But signatures only appear in local forum and are not sent in usenet. And the signature box before posting is selected.

In file functions_nntp.php

Around line 340. Replace the block of the code with the following:

PHP Code:


			
                $userinfo = $DB_site->query_first("

                        SELECT email, signature, usertitle, customtitle                   

                        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS user

                        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "usertextfield AS usertextfield

                        ON user.userid = usertextfield.userid

                        WHERE user.userid = $newthread[userid]

                ");

Quote:

Also, you modified the email sent to usenet, is it still possible to have the emails sent the old way?

ThePrince.1dnp9z@mywebsite.com

Finally, is it possible to strip the footer of a message? The reason I'm asking is that in the newgroup I'm using there are many similar footers used by other websites, and I'd like to prevent my users from seeing the link of a competitor. I'd like for these footer not to show. (it says in the settings that the killfiles are not set to work with usenet)

thanks!

Leave the email as default (empty), then it will behavour the same way as before.

I think someone posted a modification about the chopping of footer for the usenet in this thread somewhere.

mcncyo · #**679** 11-21-2004, 11:25 PM

last couple of days i am gettting this error

[quote]
Invalid SQL: UPDATE forum
SET replycount = replycount + 1,
threadcount = threadcount + 1,
lastpost = '1101084923',
lastposter = 'Alexandr B.',
lastthread = 'tet',
lastthreadid = 10889
WHERE forumid IN ()

mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')' at line 8

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Sunday 21st of November 2004 06:56:01 PM
Script: http://forum.*.com/gateway.php
Referer:
Username: Unregistered
IP Address: **.**.***.**

James T Brock · #**680** 11-22-2004, 03:41 PM

How do I change the blue font color on the usenet quotes to a different color? Im using a black background, and it's kind of dark. What file do I have to edit in-order to change it?

SaN-DeeP · #**681** 11-24-2004, 03:40 PM

oops suddenly stopped receiving/sending usenet posts to/from my forum

I am assuming this is a problem from server end related to port 119, i tried confirming the same with provider he says nothing has been changed.

Any one can confirm what is happening ? I have scheduled this task to run every hour in my task manager of vbulletin.. Here is the log according to same :

Code:

  10246 Gateway Messages Import 22:29, 24th Nov 2004 Ran NNTP Gateway
Gateway version 2.3.2 10 group(s) gatewayed.
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected
Could not connect to NNTP-server. (Connection timed out (110)) 
Not connected
Not connected

Please let me know what would be wrong ? It was running fine since months then suddenly since 2 days getting those messages.

Regards,

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