...show a short preview of a new post/thread when users are auto-notified by e-mail?

[spaceman]

I think the question is all there in the title.

If I post a new message, then certain users who have subscribed to a thread will receive auto-notification by e-mail.

How can I configure/edit vBulletin such that in this email they also receive a preview of, let's say, the first 100 characters of the new message? This would help such users decide whether or not to click through from their email to the new post.

Thanks.

[etones]

I think wluke wrote this hack ages ago, try searching for it.

[Freddie Bingham]

..or perhaps I did ;)

[etones]

sorry m8, i knew someone did :D

[Wayne Luke]

Freddie released as part of Email Notification 0.1.

I just happened to use it.

[Freddie Bingham]

I don't know why we didn't put it in v2.0, something for v2.1 I guess.

[spaceman]

If I follow the conversation correctly, does this mean that this feature/facility was available in v.1, but not in v.2 of vB?

b4 I posted the question, I did a thorough search on keywords such as 'email' , 'notify', 'notification', 'preview', and suchlike, but with no luck.

Please can someone therefore advise me where I stand on this issue right now with v.2? Is a hack available perhaps?

Thanks very much!

[Freddie Bingham]

No it was a hack for v1.x but should work pretty much the same in v2.0.

Here it is ->

Email Notification Hack for v1.x (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2822&highlight=email+notification)

[Streicher]

hmm, i can't get the hack working for vB 2. Can someone help me?