automatic newsletter

[dethfire]

I remember there was a hack for vb2 where it would auto email your members once a month with generated top threads and new members... blah blah, anyone have plans on making one?

[joeychgo]

Is there something like this for gold?

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by joeychgo

Is there something like this for gold?

yeah, would be really nice

[knetgummi]

looking also for this hack, maybe their is a coder who can execute it?

greetz
knetgummi

[LadyBeth]

Really really really need this...

[Osterling]

there is this commbull..

[grandeur_69]

yea, the community bulletin (commbull) will do this ... there are still a few minor adjustments that need to be made for the events ... and, it is not automated yet ... other than that, it can do a lot for ya

[grandeur_69]

here we go guys ...

Since no one has done this whole next page thing for the sending out of emails (or i just couldn't find one), here is the solution:

In admincp/email.php

After:

construct_hidden_code('perpage', $perpage);

Add:

construct_hidden_code('auto_timer',stripslashes($_POST['auto_timer']));

After:

				construct_hidden_code($varname, $_POST[$varname]);
			}
		}

Add:

		$auto_timer = $_POST['auto_timer']*1000*60;
		$timeremaining = $auto_timer / 1000;
			echo <<< TEOL
  <script language="javascript">
  <!--
  countdown = $auto_timer;
  actualcountdown = $timeremaining;
  function submit_form()
  {
     document.cpform.submit();
  }
  
  function count_down()
  {
      actualcountdown = actualcountdown-1;
  	  document.cpform.timeremaining.value=actualcountdown+ ' seconds remaining';
  	  setTimeout('count_down()',1000);
  }
  //-->


	setTimeout('submit_form()',$auto_timer);
	setTimeout('count_down()',1000);
  </script>
  
  <input type=text name=timeremaining value="$timeremaining seconds remaining">
TEOL;

After:

print_yes_no_row($vbphrase['test_email_only'], 'test', 0);

Add:

print_input_row($vbphrase['auto_timer'],"auto_timer",1,0,5);

Then, you just need to add "auto_timer" to your phrase table ... something along the lines of "Auto Redirect in X Minutes"

[Bison]

What does this do ... and is this for the commbull hack?

[grandeur_69]

no, one already exists in the commbull. this is just for the standard email program that comes with vB3 ... it's so you don't have to sit at your desk waiting to press "next page" for 2-3 hours while you send out your newsletter