SmartMail .8 Alpha

SmartMail is a XOOPS module for creating and publishing e-newsletters. It is fully integrated with XOOPS permissions, the XOOPS membership module, and can automatically pull content from any other module. Publication can be manual, or fully automatic (with a cron tab) on an admin defined reoccurring schedule.

The SmartMail module is being developed by SmartFactory. It takes an entirely new approach to the standard newsletter module, extracting data from the various modules into the newsletter, forming the newsletter so that it can be easily updated, and features blocks, and several other novel interfaces. There are three mechanisms for the newsletter dispatch. It is easy to have several different newsletters for different user groups by preparing the separate templates and having the module extract the data. The data can then be sent using one or more cron commands.

At this time SmartMail is very much in the developmental stage. It is not recommended for production sites. With it's multiple methodologies, it has a fairly steep learning curve needing a goodly number of adaptations to get it to function for an individual site. The forums have a fair amount of information but, again, it still lacks some documentation.

From the SmartFactory site:
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Features:

* Multiple List Creation
* Newsletter Templates Management
* Subscriber Management
* List Permissions
* Module Blocks
* Content Assembly
* Dispatch Preview

.80 alpha

SmartFactory

SmartFactory

2.0.16

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web-M wrote:
Well maybe a for users only forum could be a good option for discussions that could scare off new XOOPS users.

BUT.....

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ANY AND ALL contentious arguments could be immediately moved there then there would be no more... you shut me up.
Let them have their say... Even when they don't know how to be polite but may have a point worth considering.

I think we should not want to let fall the XOOPSetiquettes overthere. It's my opinion that every discussion has to be with respect for eachother. Otherwise we still lose people(menbers) be the rude and painfull atacks of others that want to hurt them.

define('XOOPS_GROUP_ADMIN', '1');
define('XOOPS_GROUP_USERS', '2');
define('XOOPS_GROUP_ANONYMOUS', '3');


foreach ( array('GLOBALS', '_SESSION', 'HTTP_SESSION_VARS', '_GET', 'HTTP_GET_VARS', '_POST', 'HTTP_POST_VARS', '_COOKIE', 'HTTP_COOKIE_VARS', '_REQUEST', '_SERVER', 'HTTP_SERVER_VARS', '_ENV', 'HTTP_ENV_VARS', '_FILES', 'HTTP_POST_FILES', 'xoopsDB', 'xoopsUser', 'xoopsUserId', 'xoopsUserGroups', 'xoopsUserIsAdmin', 'xoopsConfig', 'xoopsOption', 'xoopsModule', 'xoopsModuleConfig', 'xoopsRequestUri') as $bad_global ) {
if ( isset( $_REQUEST[$bad_global] ) ) {
header( 'Location: '.XOOPS_URL.'/' );
exit();
}
}
//added following line for protector
include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/precheck.inc.php' ;

if (!isset($xoopsOption['nocommon']) && XOOPS_ROOT_PATH != '') {
include XOOPS_ROOT_PATH."/include/common.php";
}

//added following line for protector
include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/postcheck.inc.php' ;

}