Email Notification when New User Registers

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Is there any way to have jForum email me when a new user registers so that I can configure their rights right away versus them having to wait for me to grant them user rights beyond the basics?

The number of people that will be using and registering to this forum is very small so it is easy to manage.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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If you are using e-mail notification on registration (e.g. they get a new user gets an e-mail with a link they have to click to verify the address), you can modify the ActivationSpammer class to include the admin e-mail address in the recicients list.

If you're not using that, you can modify the UserAction.insertSave method to send the admin an e-mail when a new user is added. Not sure, but you may have to consider the case when the id is added via the admin screens. They may use the same code.
[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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monroe wrote:If you are using e-mail notification on registration (e.g. they get a new user gets an e-mail with a link they have to click to verify the address), you can modify the ActivationSpammer class to include the admin e-mail address in the recicients list.

If you're not using that, you can modify the UserAction.insertSave method to send the admin an e-mail when a new user is added. Not sure, but you may have to consider the case when the id is added via the admin screens. They may use the same code.

I am using the email notification upon registration. Where would I find that ActivationSpammer class at? Sorry, I am not the greatest with this stuff usually.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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Ok I found the classes you were talking about and Im guessing that you mean the ActivationKeySpammer.class file. My only problem is that I have no idea what to do with Java stuff and how to decompile the class files or whatever I need to do to edit them. Is there something specific I can/should do to modify that file? If so, how do I do it?
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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Yes that is the class I meant.

You'll need to get the Source Distributions and modify this by finding the lines:

List recipients = new ArrayList();
recipients.add(u);

And adding code like this below them:

UserDAO um = DataAccessDriver.getInstance().newUserDAO();
User admin = um.selectByName("admin");
recipient.add(admin);

[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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so when there is that line that says:

User admin = um.selectByName("admin");

It is going to search through all of the current users and try to find someone with the username of admin and use that email address correct?
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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Yes, the "admin" part can be any user name in jForum's user table. The e-mail address for this user will get a copy of the "Click here to finish registering" message.

FYI if you want to have multiple people notified, you just have to repeat the last two lines. E.g.

UserDAO um = DataAccessDriver.getInstance().newUserDAO();
User notifyUser = um.selectByName("user1");
recipient.add(notifyUser);
notifyUser = um.selectByName("user2");
recipient.add(notifyUser);

[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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Gotcha. I am downloading the source pack right now because I just tried a decompiler (DJ Decompiler) and it didnt seem to like that. I will try the straight source way.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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Ok I am getting a little confused. I downloaded the source files and the class file is still compiled? How do I make my change and recompile that .class file to work? I dont know my java at all and how this stuff works. I am able to see code when I decompile it but after I make my change, I dont know how to recompile it so that it doesnt go back to plaintext.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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You do not need to decompile, just compile de sources to regenerate the .class files when you are ready to try your modifications.

To compile, change to the jforum directory and type:

ant dist

That command will compile and generate a distribution file like the one you downloaded in the beginning, in the dist subdirectory.

[originally posted on jforum.net by andune76]

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I do not have ant installed or configured tho and I have never been able to get it working properly with XAMPP. I will see what I can do and go from there I guess. Either that or have someone compile that file with the code needed already in there so that I can just pop it right in.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA>ant
Buildfile: build.xml

init:

compile:
    [javac] Compiling 335 source files to C:\Documents and Settings\administrato
r\Desktop\jForumBETA\build\classes
    [javac] C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA\src\net\j
forum\util\mail\ActivationKeySpammer.java:86: cannot find symbol
    [javac] symbol  : class UserDAO
    [javac] location: class net.jforum.util.mail.ActivationKeySpammer
    [javac]             UserDAO um = DataAccessDriver.getInstance().newUserDAO()
;
    [javac]             ^
    [javac] C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA\src\net\j
forum\util\mail\ActivationKeySpammer.java:86: cannot find symbol
    [javac] symbol  : variable DataAccessDriver
    [javac] location: class net.jforum.util.mail.ActivationKeySpammer
    [javac]             UserDAO um = DataAccessDriver.getInstance().newUserDAO()
;
    [javac]                          ^
    [javac] C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA\src\net\j
forum\util\mail\ActivationKeySpammer.java:88: cannot find symbol
    [javac] symbol  : variable recipient
    [javac] location: class net.jforum.util.mail.ActivationKeySpammer
    [javac]             recipient.add(admin);
    [javac]             ^
    [javac] Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
    [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
    [javac] 3 errors

BUILD FAILED
C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA\build.xml:92: Compile
 failed; see the compiler error output for details.

Total time: 10 seconds
C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Desktop\jForumBETA>

Ok I finally got ant working but I cant seem to compile it successfully. Above is the errors that it is giving me. Below is my ActivationKeySpammer.java file

/*
 * Copyright (c) JForum Team
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 * 
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 * with or without modification, are permitted provided 
 * that the following conditions are met:
 * 
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 * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the 
 * following  disclaimer.
 * 2)  Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the 
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 * the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or 
 * other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 3) Neither the name of "Rafael Steil" nor 
 * the names of its contributors may be used to endorse 
 * or promote products derived from this software without 
 * specific prior written permission.
 * 
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT 
 * HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY 
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
 * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
 * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL 
 * THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, 
 * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, 
 * OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER 
 * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER 
 * IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN 
 * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF 
 * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE
 * 
 * The JForum Project
 * http://www.jforum.net
 */
package net.jforum.util.mail;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import net.jforum.entities.User;
import net.jforum.util.preferences.ConfigKeys;
import net.jforum.util.preferences.SystemGlobals;
import net.jforum.view.forum.common.ViewCommon;
import freemarker.template.SimpleHash;

/**
 * @author James Young
 * @version $Id: ActivationKeySpammer.java,v 1.12 2007/09/21 17:26:09 rafaelsteil Exp $
 */
public class ActivationKeySpammer extends Spammer
{
	public ActivationKeySpammer(User u)
	{
		//gets the url to the forum.
		String forumLink = ViewCommon.getForumLink();

		String url = new StringBuffer()
			.append(forumLink) 
			.append("user/activateAccount/") 
			.append(u.getActivationKey()) 
			.append('/')
			.append(u.getId()) 
			.append(SystemGlobals.getValue(ConfigKeys.SERVLET_EXTENSION))
			.toString();
		
		String manualUrl = new StringBuffer()
			.append(forumLink)
			.append("user/activateManual") 
			.append(SystemGlobals.getValue(ConfigKeys.SERVLET_EXTENSION))
			.toString();
		
		SimpleHash params = new SimpleHash();
		params.put("url", url);
		params.put("user", u);
		params.put("manualUrl", manualUrl);
		
		List recipients = new ArrayList();
		recipients.add(u);
		UserDAO um = DataAccessDriver.getInstance().newUserDAO();  
        User admin = um.selectByName("admin");  
		recipient.add(admin);
		
		this.setUsers(recipients);
		this.setTemplateParams(params);

		this.prepareMessage(SystemGlobals.getValue(ConfigKeys.MAIL_ACTIVATION_KEY_SUBJECT), 
				SystemGlobals.getValue(ConfigKeys.MAIL_ACTIVATION_KEY_MESSAGE_FILE));
	}
}

[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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BTW, I am using XAMPP 1.6.6a. I am using MySQL for my DB.
[originally posted on jforum.net by confused2gether]

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OK, Java 101 is in session...

Java is a "tightly typed" language. This means that any variable has to be tied to a definite Object or primitive type. (As opposed to languages like Basic and Perl which let you assign anything to a variable and cause lots of grief down the line...) E.g. If a variable is declared as type String, only String values can be assigned to it. The same is true of variables that are defined to real Objects, e.g. UserDAO and the like.

Java does not limit it's "namespace" to having just one unique object named "UserDAO". It lets you use this name for other objects. However, each class or object has a unique "package" that it belongs to. And so there is a fully qualified name for each object, eg. net.jforum.dao.UserDAO is different from com.my.jforum.dao.UserDAO.

However, to keep programmer from typing the long fully qualified name, Java has a variety of ways that can be used to allow just the short class name to be used.

The "can not find Symbol" class XXX means that the compiler can not link the short name of XXX to the fully qualified class you want.

The easy way to fix this is to add an "import" statement at the top of your class code to with the fully qualified classes you want to use from other packages. E.g.:

import net.jforum.dao.*;

Will allow all the classes from that package to be referred to by just the short class name. (FYI - This is where the two class missing Classes live.)

Alternatively, you can explicitly import just the classes you need. (Eclipse will do this for you automatically). This is slightly more efficient but not necessary. You can also not do an import and use the fully qualified Class name with no imports. E.g., type in net.jforum.dao.UserDAO each time you refer to this.

As to the "variable recipient" not found... try recipients as in the "List recipients =" variable declaration.

Now you know a little bit of Java programming magic...
[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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I LIKE THIS BBS!
[originally posted on jforum.net by hanwesley]

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I only want to taste.
[originally posted on jforum.net by hanwesley]