Customizing PM Features

Good evening:

I'm converting our forum from PHP to the Vbulletin. I'm in the process of finishing up the settings before going live. Several other vbulletin forums I've visited have a 'read receipt' request in PM. I'd like to implement this for my site.

Additionally, I'd like to DISABLE the "BCC" option in PM.

If anyone could help, it would be appreciated.


Thanks

I don't think there is the option to disable the blind copies.

The read receipt options are usergroup controlled IIRC, so you need to check every usergroup that you want with this options enabled.

I disabled read receipts for everyone.

I hate them. Everyone hates them. What's wrong with you ??? :p

Is there a mod that allows you to upload a picture to a PM, *that* would be great!

-Raymond

Good evening:

I'm converting our forum from PHP to the Vbulletin. I'm in the process of finishing up the settings before going live. Several other vbulletin forums I've visited have a 'read receipt' request in PM. I'd like to implement this for my site.

Additionally, I'd like to DISABLE the "BCC" option in PM.

If anyone could help, it would be appreciated.


Thanks

You mean users cannot send a pm to multiple users?

BCC: Blind carbon copy - the devious art of copying in someone else to the message without letting the stated recipient know. Often used in corporate backstabbing, cover-your-ass-ing and other office politicking.

To remove the BCC field:

Open your pm_newpm template:

Find:
<span style="display:none" onclick="return swapbcc(this);" id="bccspan1">[<a href="#">$vbphrase[bcc]</a>]</span>
<span id="bccspan2">$vbphrase[bcc] $vbphrase[recipient_usernames]<br /></span>
<div id="bccpmrecips"><textarea id="bccpmrecips_txt" name="bccrecipients" rows="<if condition="is_browser('mozilla')">1<else />2</if>" cols="50" tabindex="1">$pm[bccrecipients]</textarea></div>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="bccpmrecips_menu" style="display:none; z-index:50"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
vbmenu_register('bccpmrecips', true);
bccrecip_sugg = new vB_AJAX_NameSuggest('bccrecip_sugg', 'bccpmrecips_txt', 'bccpmrecips');
bccrecip_sugg.allow_multiple = true;
<if condition="$show['bcclink']">
fetch_object('bccpmrecips').style.display = 'none';
fetch_object('bccspan2').style.display = 'none';
fetch_object('bccspan1').style.display = '';
function swapbcc(obj)
{
obj.style.display = 'none';
fetch_object('bccpmrecips').style.display = '';
fetch_object('bccspan2').style.display = '';
return false;
}
</if>
//-->
</script>
</if>Delete it

This is just a work around to remove the field from the PM form, you must make this change on all styles.

Before making changes, I recommend you copy the entire contents of the template into a text file and saving it on your computer in case you ever want to put it back the way it was.