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#223929 03/11/2009 9:27 AM
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When someone registers, my system sends them a "PM" from me. Sometimes people reply to that welcome PM with a question or comment but I never receive that PM. Is there a way for me to receive replies to PMs that are automated (another example is the automated PM the system sends people when they subscribe)

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You're speaking of the PM that includes:
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Please do not reply to this message as this is just an automated welcome message to thank you for joining our community.
,right? [Linked Image from drumlines.org]

I say if they're dense enough to reply, you probably don't want to hear their pearls of wisdom.

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True, but is is possible it's sent from another account than yours? Try reading such an PM en look from which user it's sent and see for the USERID it it, is it the same as yours?

I have an account Admin with display name similar to my own account. That's how this may happen. Just guessing.

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No I think what Basil is getting at is after a user registers they get a welcome Private message.
Even though the default message says do not reply many people do.
For auto messages such as the welcome message, If the user attempts to reply nothing happens.
But it looks like to the user their reply was sent. But in fact I think it sends a reply to the user themself.

1. No error message that it will not be sent(BUG?)
2. The message is not delivered.

At the very least, If you can't reply at least have a error message that states so.
Then you could edit the default message and add additional info on how to contact somebody.

This seems to be the case in all messages that are generated by the board, not a user,Mod or Admin.



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So he should check the participants probably...

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No, When you are a new person on the forum. You get a welcome private message. When you read the welcome private message try to reply to the message.
Then try to read the reply as administrator.
It is not there.


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I know what you mean, i registered myself as new user, received the welcome message and the participant is just me (the new user) and admin isn't. So probably it could be solved by changing adduser.inc.php

Find:
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	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','$Uid',1)
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);

Add under it:
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	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','{$config['MAIN_ADMIN_ID']}',1)
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);


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just tested it and it works like a charm...


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You're enabling idiocy! wink

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Originally Posted by DLWebmaestro
You're speaking of the PM that includes:
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Please do not reply to this message as this is just an automated welcome message to thank you for joining our community.
,right? [Linked Image from drumlines.org]

I say if they're dense enough to reply, you probably don't want to hear their pearls of wisdom.

The PM for a welcome does have a disclaimer, but other automated PMs do not. I've attached an example of the PM that a user gets sent when their subscription expires. As you can see that automated PM does not say don't reply.

Even if the PM had such a disclaimer, I have members who pay me to participate on my forum and I don't want to take an adversarial attitude with them; it's bad business. Many of my members are older folks and not always very computer savvy, so I want to make things as easy for them as I can.

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Originally Posted by DLWebmaestro
You're enabling idiocy! wink

I look at is as enabling paying members to remain paying members wink

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Originally Posted by Robje01
I know what you mean, i registered myself as new user, received the welcome message and the participant is just me (the new user) and admin isn't. So probably it could be solved by changing adduser.inc.php

Find:
Code
	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','$Uid',1)
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);

Add under it:
Code
	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','{$config['MAIN_ADMIN_ID']}',1)
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);


Rob

Thanks! That seems to do what I want!

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Well, I can see where this COULD be useful to some; though keep in mind, you'll recieve a copy of each message if this would change in the UBB in the future... That'd be every subscription message, every registration message, etc...


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Okay, replace the newly added text:
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	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','{$config['MAIN_ADMIN_ID']}',1)
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);

with:
Code
	$date = $html -> get_date();
  $dateread = $date + 1;

	$query = "
		insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}PRIVATE_MESSAGE_USERS
		(TOPIC_ID,USER_ID,MESSAGE_LAST_READ)
		values
		('$message_id','{$config['MAIN_ADMIN_ID']}','$dateread')
	";
	$dbh->do_query($query,__LINE__,__FILE__);

You'll receive the PM but it is marked as red.


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I can see working with them if they are paying, that is a good point. But as far as older people not being as 'computer savvy' it doesn't take computer savviness to understand the phrase, 'do not reply.' wink

But yeah, I agree, when working with paying customers, altruism does need to come out a little more.

P.S. Firefox does not recognize the word 'savviness' That's not very savvy of Firefox.

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Rob, your code works for the welcome message, but how would I do similar for the new subscription message and/or the automated message members get when their subscription expires?

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Basil,
I still think it is a bug as far as a user is able to reply to a board generated message without a error message. Because it never gets delivered.
It should at least bark back that the message can't be sent.


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Originally Posted by DLWebmaestro
You're speaking of the PM that includes:
Quote
Please do not reply to this message as this is just an automated welcome message to thank you for joining our community.
,right? [Linked Image from drumlines.org]

I say if they're dense enough to reply, you probably don't want to hear their pearls of wisdom.


It would say "You CAN NOT reply", I would say you are right. PM'ing with yourself is one of my irritations of the PM system. If you are all alone left in the PM, the reply button should just be turned off.


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Originally Posted by Ruben
Basil,
I still think it is a bug as far as a user is able to reply to a board generated message without a error message. Because it never gets delivered.
It should at least bark back that the message can't be sent.

Agreed 100 percent!

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Myself, as an admin, I like being able to reply to myself; a quazi notepad tongue


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That's quiet easy to solve Yarp™,

Open scripts/viewmessage.inc.php
Find:
Quote
// Track this for quick reply;
$last_post = $post_id;

$plist = "";

Paste under that lines:
Quote
$counter = 0;

2 lines ahead you see:
Quote
foreach($participants as $pvisit => $pdata) {

Paste under that line:
Quote
$counter = $counter + 1;

Find:
Quote
$postrow[$i]['replylink'] = make_ubb_url("ubb=mess_handler&replymess=1&Number=$message&id=$post_id", "", false);
$postrow[$i]['quotelink'] = make_ubb_url("ubb=mess_handler&replymess=1&Number=$message&q=1&id=$post_id", "", false);

Replace with:
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if ($counter > 1) {
$postrow[$i]['replylink'] = make_ubb_url("ubb=mess_handler&replymess=1&Number=$message&id=$post_id", "", false);
$postrow[$i]['quotelink'] = make_ubb_url("ubb=mess_handler&replymess=1&Number=$message&q=1&id=$post_id", "", false);
}

Find:
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$user['USER_TOTAL_PM'] = $total_unread;

Paste this under that line:
Quote
if ($counter <> 1) {
$qr = 1;
}
else
{
$qr = 0;
}

Find:
Quote
"quickreply" => 1,

Replace with:
Quote
"quickreply" => $qr,


See next post for turning off the quick reply function...

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Disabled the quickreply box while there's just 1 participant:
Open templates/default/viewmessage.tpl

Find:
Quote
<a name="quickreply"></a>

Paste above that line:
Quote
{if $quickreply}

Find: (Somewhere around line 94)
Quote
{if $mystuff}

Paste above that line:
Quote
{/if}


Hope this helps you...

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As you can see i'm trying to become a ubb.HELPER smile

Ah, and don't forget to remove previous made modifications...

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Rick only charges me $20.00 per month to have that title. laugh
Just kidding of course.


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Whereas I've just been spamming here for years for my nifty blue one tongue...


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Originally Posted by Gizmo
Whereas I've just been spamming here for years for my nifty blue one tongue...
Yea but Rick said it would cost me a extra $30.00 for the blue title.


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He He He.
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You get to pay someone to work. Instead of someone paying you to work


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Yeh, major percs... Moving problematic or off topic threads, pt's begging for support, email alerts for impatient users, yey! lol... I like it anyway wink


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I think version 7.5.1 should have this in it ASAP smile

Stop the Replies to Board Generated private messages smile


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Originally Posted by Mark S
Stop the Replies to Board Generated private messages smile
agree tongue


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Punishments should be automatically handed out when a (l)user replies to a generated PM that says not to reply. For example, redirect them to one of those lovely goatse photos... [Linked Image from drumlines.org]

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You will be pleased to know that using paypal subscription
a member receives a board generated private message

WITHOUT any "Do Not Reply" Notices to be seen.


"Donation Received
Thank you for your donation. You have been added to the ' xxxxx ' Subscription Group."

Ive tested it and you can reply from the user point of view
but you dont get the private message. If they need to ask
any questions.

SO version 7.4.2 there is no DON NOT REPLY Warnings in any
of the payment subscription generated private messages.

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7.5.1 If a User Leaves you a comment on your Profile page,
there is no warning in the private message?

DO NOT REPLY !


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HUH?
I did not know a pm is sent to you when someone leaves a comment in your profile.
Rick must have slipped that in on 7.5.1


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I just posted in your profile and now you should get a pm smile


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7.5 had it already.


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Originally Posted by Mark S
I just posted in your profile and now you should get a pm smile
Oh I see (Said the blind man)
The PM actually comes from the admin (Rick). Not who posted.

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Originally Posted by Ruben
HUH?
I did not know a pm is sent to you when someone leaves a comment in your profile.
Rick must have slipped that in on 7.5.1


I did not know you could leave a comment on user profiles
Not sure if I like it as it look like more areas to Spam, to watch, and moderate

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