Mass Email to Users

happydude

How do I send a mass email to my users? If this is not possible from Vanilla, is there a plugin for this?

DanDevine

I have a plugin that does exactly what you need. It is called MassDelivery and the author is listed as "Ronnie" I have no idea where I got it, I thought I got it here on the add-ons page but it is not listed Since I am not the author and don't have an programming knowledge I am hesitant on distributing someone else's work. Perhaps you can research MassDelivery or "Ronnie".

fh111

this is where you got it
https://github.com/downloads/johnsimpson/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

too bad it's not there anymore. i'd be interested in it as well. mind sharing the version you have?

edit:
actually....here it is
https://github.com/downloads/unlight/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

peregrine

get a list

SELECT `Email`
FROM `GDN_User`

put  the list into  a file 
that looks like this called maillist.txt

joe@none.com
happydude@none.com
unhappydude@none.com
moe@none.com
larry@none.com
curly@none.com

the program

happydudemailer.php

<?php

$filename = "maillist.txt";

$fp = fopen($filename, "r");
if($fp)
{
   while(!feof($fp))
   {
      $to = fgets($fp);
     $subject = "Hi!";
    $body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
   if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
     echo $to;
     echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
      } else {
   echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
      }


   }
}



?>

peregrine

you could even do a selective message to users who haven't logged in since the beginning of the year by creating a mailing list with these results.

SELECT Email
FROM GDN_User
WHERE DateLastActive < "2012-01-01"

<?php
$filename = "maillist.txt";
$fp = fopen($filename, "r");
if($fp)
{
while(!feof($fp))
{
$to = fgets($fp);
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nI see you have not logged in for a while, why not?";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo $to;
echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
}
}
?>

happydude

Honestly, I could do all that if I wanted to. I just wanted to know if there was an in-built feature or plugin for that.

Something nice and easy in the backend. Perhaps you could build one My vanilla plugin development skills are not all that great.

peregrine

happydude said:
Honestly, I could do all that if I wanted to. I just wanted to know if there was an in-built feature or plugin for that.>

Sorry I misinterpreted your message

How do I send a mass email to my users? >

see above, but you could have done that if you wanted to. Apparently you don't want to.

If this is not possible from Vanilla, is there a plugin for this?>

no.

Something nice and easy in the backend. Perhaps you could build one My vanilla plugin development skills are not all that great.>

the above is already easy. maybe somebody else will produce a plugin. it doesn't interest me. Maybe you could hone up on your skills "if you wanted to"
http://vanillawiki.homebrewforums.net/index.php/Main_Page

check out the various references to plugins.

422

I couldnt Have done that, thankyou Peregrine

DanDevine

I have a plugin that does exactly what you need. It is called MassDelivery and the author is listed as "Ronnie" I have no idea where I got it, I thought I got it here on the add-ons page but it is not listed Since I am not the author and don't have an programming knowledge I am hesitant on distributing someone else's work. Perhaps you can research MassDelivery or "Ronnie".

fh111

this is where you got it
https://github.com/downloads/johnsimpson/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

too bad it's not there anymore. i'd be interested in it as well. mind sharing the version you have?

edit:
actually....here it is
https://github.com/downloads/unlight/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

peregrine

@422 I may have overreacted. but others came to the rescue :> I guess I tire of people who don't say thank you or don't click the like button or don't accept buttons, to at least signify that they appreciate in some samll way that you tried to solve their problem. Not doing these things seems to signify that the person asking the question, couldn't care less about your time and effort.

happydude

@peregrine I am very sorry. I didn't mean to come across that way, and I actually appreciate your responses.

@fh111, @422 and @Dan Devine Thanks for your contributions.

peregrine

@peregrine I am very sorry. I didn't mean to come across that way, and I actually appreciate your responses.>

Accepted, no worries (as they say down south).

hbf

peregrine said:

@peregrine I am very sorry. I didn't mean to come across that way, and I actually appreciate your responses.>

Accepted, no worries (as they say down south).

we say that in the west too

peregrine

West Sydney or West Texas.

hbf

peregrine said:
West Sydney or West Texas.

west coast (California)

ahmedaladdin

Hi @peregrine, @fh111, is this addon still valid?

GaryFunk

I know I'm late to the game, but..

SELECT `Email`
FROM `GDN_User`
INTO OUTFILE 'maillist.txt'

Nouralis

@fh111 said:

this is where you got it
https://github.com/downloads/johnsimpson/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

too bad it's not there anymore. i'd be interested in it as well. mind sharing the version you have?

edit:
actually....here it is
https://github.com/downloads/unlight/MassDelivery/MassDelivery-1.0.zip

Thanks for the link to the MassDelivery Plugin. This puts me closer to what I am aiming for. But I have a question.

I'd like to access a category (with specific permissions) and use the discussion(s) as a newsletter that can be mailed our via MassDelivery. Is this doable, or do you know of a self-contained newsletter plugin?

hgtonight

@Nouralis I would suggest using an email campaign service like Mail Chimp, if you want to send out mass emails. There is even a Mail Chimp Integration plugin in the addons repository that will make managing it a breeze.

That said, this seems like a pretty straight forward plugin to make yourself.

Good luck!