[6.7] [beta] Instant Messenger

Modification Name: Instant Messenger

Author(s): Brett

Description: Lets the users IM other online users, using PNTF, through an alert javascript.

Demo: http://www.pavioni.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=msg

Requirements: UBB 6.7.x

Download Link: https://www.ubbdev.com/ubb/upload/00006378/IM6.7.zip

Credits: LK

This mod does require the CP mod addon .

will try as soon as pavioni is working again

Well your site is working, but I'm getting a corrupt zip

Oops, ascii mode bad. Fixed.

btw Brett, people are gonna have trouble installing this without the spellcheck addon, may I suggest having them find the post don't count links in the cp?

psssttt.

Code

				vars_modifications::instant_message_refresh

You didn't give us the declaration of that, ie

Code

		instant_message_perms => {
			type => "radio",
			values => [qw(none admins mods all)],
			default => q!all!,
			req => 0,
			final_code => sub { return "FIXME"; },
		},

heh, too early for meh.

ZIP updated again, changes only to cp2_vars.cgi.

/me wonders why you escaped the "s in

Code

    q!vars_modifications-_-instant_message_time-description! => q!Every IM includes the date and time that it was sent. If you set to "Show it", it shows that time in the IM window.!,

Brett, ubb_checkmsg.cgi has been giving me a huge error log, so I fixed it to the best of my ability.

https://www.ubbdev.com/ubb/upload/00020028/ubb_checkmsg.txt

What were the errors in your error log?

premature end of header scripts, uninitialized value, use of useless something.

I really enjoyed the last one

OK, how exactly does this work? I tried to send an IM to another test user and they don't get any messages. They send to me and I don't get them. I'm guessing this might have to do with me hosting the site on a different port than port 80(because it's blocked on my ISP)? How to fix is the question... Any ideas?

Looks like your ubb_checkmsg.cgi is erroring out.

on the topline of ubb_checkmsg.cgi

change it to just:

#!/usr/bin/perl

Damn, you guys are so smart! I bow to your scripting wisdom...

Nice hack brett .. It's realy a pleasure to have it back ...

I had a problem with ubb_checkmsg

IMs still appearing to me until I refresh the page <<< the same problem that I had on 6.5

===
Ian ..
ur file is not workin

What would be the proceedure to block certain user(s) from being able to use IM?

change

Code

if ($ubb eq 'msg') {
	&RequireCode("$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_msg.cgi");
	&im_form;
	exit(0);
} # end if

if ($ubb eq 'send_msg') {
	&GetOrPost("POST");
	&RequireCode("$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_msg.cgi");
	&im;
	exit(0);
} # end if

to

Code

if ($ubb eq 'msg') {
	if($user_number =~ m/^(00000247|0000023|00000003)$/) {
		&StandardHTML("Go away!");
	}
	&RequireCode("$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_msg.cgi");
	&im_form;
	exit(0);
} # end if

if ($ubb eq 'send_msg') {
	&GetOrPost("POST");
	if($user_number =~ m/^(00000247|0000023|00000003)$/) {
		&StandardHTML("Go away!");
	}
	&RequireCode("$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_msg.cgi");
	&im;
	exit(0);
} # end if

Thank you Ian

Quote

Originally posted by AllenAyres:

What would be the proceedure to block certain user(s) from being able to use IM?

Wouldn't a better one being only allowing specific users? hehe

The "IM" link is not showing up on my {Forum Summary} page, as well as several others. Any ideas..?

Eedited to add, that I'm not so sure it's working at all... I see the options in thew CP, and have selected them, then I tried sending a etst message, and it seems that it isn't functioning properly.

If the link in the header isn't showing up then you need to re-do the public_common.pl steps (As the header links are contained in that file).

The strange thing is, they DO show up on several pages...

Things that make ya go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

If you would be so kind as to take a look, my URL is: http://www.gr-outdoors.com/index-forums.htm

There might be a collision with another hack. Can you ZIP up your /noncgi/Templates/public_forum_summary.pl file, upload it and send me a link to the ZIP file?

http://www.gr-outdoors.com/uploads/public.zip

Any thoughts yet..?

odd, it only works on some pages

There's other issues as well, when you click into a forum, the breadcrumb link back to the forum index isn't there, just the category.

Bizarre ... I would love to have this mod, but I guess it wasn't to be.

It should work on your forum... I'd check your install of it.

I've put the original files back, so I'll attempt a re-hack of it to see if I made a mistake somewhere along the line...

Double-check your work in public_common.pl mostly...

I should be able to get to re-hacking it today, as I've pretty much been flat on my back since the day after Christmas, when I had a nasty rock climbing accident that screwed up my left leg & foot...

ouch... glad you are doing ok'ish

Is there a way to allow specific users a different Maximum # Of Files instead of the group option?

For example, I want member 00000387 to be able to upload 10 files rather than his group's 5 files max.

^ Please ignore the above. Posted in wrong thread.

So does this mod work?

Thanks,

- Bill

It worked fine for me in 6.7.3 when i was running it last year...

An interesting point was made by a user; If someone selects "Don't Allow anyone to IM Me" - shouldn't they have the right to actually SEND IM's revoked? Anyway or anyone willing to see if thats possible?

Thanks

Still debating the Threads thing, maybe someday!