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Auto Post Google Alerts · **Released**: 01-31-2006

I will no longer be supporting this hack as 3.6.x supports feeds, making this hack obsolete.

This hack will automatically post to a forum of your choice, as a user of your choice, any Google alert received. In fact, it should work for any alert service.

If you do not know what Google Alerts are, see this page:

Quote:

Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

Requirements:

A POP email box to receive Google Alerts.

Install is simple. Upload the PHP file, install the product, define the settings in adminCP, test, and set up a scheduled task in the adminCP then:

Click Install

You can limit who can post alerts by restricting domains allowed to email the POP box. I advise you use a secret, previously unused POP box/email address. Any mail in the POP box that is not in the domain list is deleted, otherwise it is posted.

I will offer support as I can here, or in the forum at my website at www.worldwidecreations.com

This modification is FREE of charge, but if you wish to reward me for my work, and encourage future modifications by me, please donate below:

The Chief · #2 02-01-2006, 04:46 PM

this looks awesome, ill surely check it out!!

TTG · #3 02-01-2006, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Loading Directly.

Warning: imap_open(): Couldn't open stream {localhost:110/pop3/tls/novalidate-cert} in /vbox.php on line 24

Warning: imap_num_msg(): supplied argument is not a valid imap resource in /vbox.php on line 26
done processed 0 of mails

and if I add my email details the same message appears !?

Jafo232 · #4 02-01-2006, 05:50 PM

Either the popserver, username, port or password are wrong or, on some servers, you may be required to edit vbox.php where it says:

Code:

/pop3/tls/novalidate-cert

To:

Code:

/pop3

Snake · #5 02-01-2006, 06:06 PM

How about a screeny?

Jafo232 · #6 02-01-2006, 06:15 PM

Screen added of a google alert based on the keyword "bush" and a screen of the settings in adminCP..

GamerJunk.net · #7 02-01-2006, 06:21 PM

Do the posts add to the user defined post count?

Jafo232 · #8 02-01-2006, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RasMasta

Do the posts add to the user defined post count?

No it does not.

bashy · #9 02-01-2006, 06:37 PM

Hi

I am 99% sure i done this right....
When i run the script it says

Loading Directly.
done processed 0 of 0 mails

Even though i have run the test and have sent an email to the address used...

I know my domain has pop and i have inserted the mail.*****.com into the domian box, is this correct?

swa · #10 02-01-2006, 06:48 PM

thanks!