vBulletin Mods

ln -fs /home/example/mail/example.com/subscription_bounces/inbox /path/to/admincp/subscriber_notify

Now you should be able to use /path/to/admincp/subscriber_notify as the file location (also make it chmod 666

It's not in the zip file. There are file edits in class_mail.php ( vBouncer is no longer a plugin) due to code needed for the header re-writes.

sym link no work either.

also, I added a clearstatscache() before the diagnostics happen

can you post the cron job you have that copies the file etc?

Use the -f flag within PHP mail function to declare the sender address.

What didn't work? The diagnostic, or the log collection cron task? Was the link and the target both 666?

The "-f " is added by the code edit, so it's on regardless of the vB settings :)

Nope - the shortcut is created correctly, but it doesn't bypass the security, php still cannot read it.

So I see, but as I said - I got round it by changing the plugin to this ;

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

The pregreplace is not actually required by myself, but I left it in.

Sure;

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

zmail is a folder I created just for this system. I put the above in a file which is run via cron once a day.

:)

My next problem is that it's failed to detect the bounced e-mail message.

Was there any bounced emails in the file? Check the scheduled tasks log to see the output summary. Once you have bounced emails in the box, save me a copy and send it, so I can check the headers. :)

As to why the symlink doesn't work, I'm not sure, as I don't use cpanel. Check the apache error log, there might be some clues.

Paul, buro9 and 7thgen:

Are you guys on similar setups? CPanel+Exim?

If so, there might be an alternative solution. Exim allows forwarding through .forward file and can use pipe the emails to the shell. So if the symlink for some reason doesn't work, you might be able to capture the emails to an alternative file within your public_html space.

Well that's basically what I'm doing anyway by moving the spool once per day. I'm quite happy to process the rejects daily. That bit works now.

To answer your other question - yes, the file had exactly one rejected e-mail in it that i did as a test.

The reject headers are ;

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

(Some addresses changed obviously)

Yeah, Cpanel + Exim here :)

Paul, I'd like you to do a little test for me. Send several test emails from the vB diagnostics in the admin panel. Send them to bogus83y4ds (something not likely to be a real email) @ aol, comcast and hotmail, and show me the full content of the bounce file afterward, including the attachments (by PM if you prefer).

The header you showed will not be picked up by vBouncer since it's not RFC compliant, I think. Exim maybe re-writing them. If AOL, Comcast and hotmail result are in the same format, then Exim on your server might be intefering, since those ISP's do send (most of the time) RFC compliant non-delivery.

Sure - I'll PM you the results.

vBouncer 0.4 now works as a plugin, without code changes. (Thanks to Paul M)

To upgrade from 0.2 or 0.3, simply delete the old plugin and replace with the new one.

Thanks tamarian!

I am also on cPanel/Exim. Will be upgrading my server to a new box this month, but I anticipate that will be the same as I believe this is core cPanel behaviour on mail handling -- I don't think it is an option?

I will gladly help with testing as well. Just let me know what you would like done.