modules/enewsletter/README.txt


WHAT THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER MODULE DOES
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This module enables an administrator to set up email newsletters for a site, and also to send out one off announcements

Email newsletters are created from site nodes, based on taxonomy - taxonomy terms are chosen for each newsletter by the administrator (the 'allowed' taxonomy).

Users who sign up for the newsletter can then choose which terms from the allowed taxonomy they wish to receive nodes from - the 'selected' taxonomy (default is all).

Newsletters can be scheduled to be sent out every X hours/days/months.

When a newsletter is sent out, every node from the selected taxonomy, that was added after the last send out, is included in the email that is sent to the subscriber.

The newsletter can also be customised with user info from profiles to make it personalised.

Sending is handled by cron, and there are settings for how many messages get sent per cron run so as not to flood the server.

The module also handles bounced back emails, and has options for plain text and HTML email formats.


! ! ! ! !  WARNING ! ! !
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This module is still in development, so don't use it on a live site, use only for testing.

The module is completely self contained, storing all it's data in database tables with names begining 'enewsletter_' and never affecting any data in the rest of Drupal database.

However, because it's still in development, I may have to change some of the fields of these tables ('enewsletter_') before the final release, and I may not be able to provide an update script.... so be prepared to loose the settings for email newsletters when the finished "version 1" gets released.

Apart from that everything seems stable, so enjoy!


MORE INFO
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More info:
http://www.cortextcommunications.com/development/newsletter

Developer Forum:
http://www.cortextcommunications.com/forum/47

(gratefull for your feedback!)


Author
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Robert Castelo [MegaGrunt]
robert@cotextcommunications.com


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2	WHAT THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER MODULE DOES
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5	This module enables an administrator to set up email newsletters for a site, and also to send out one off announcements
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7	Email newsletters are created from site nodes, based on taxonomy - taxonomy terms are chosen for each newsletter by the administrator (the 'allowed' taxonomy).
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9	Users who sign up for the newsletter can then choose which terms from the allowed taxonomy they wish to receive nodes from - the 'selected' taxonomy (default is all).
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11	Newsletters can be scheduled to be sent out every X hours/days/months.
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13	When a newsletter is sent out, every node from the selected taxonomy, that was added after the last send out, is included in the email that is sent to the subscriber.
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15	The newsletter can also be customised with user info from profiles to make it personalised.
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17	Sending is handled by cron, and there are settings for how many messages get sent per cron run so as not to flood the server.
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19	The module also handles bounced back emails, and has options for plain text and HTML email formats.
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22	! ! ! ! ! WARNING ! ! !
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25	This module is still in development, so don't use it on a live site, use only for testing.
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27	The module is completely self contained, storing all it's data in database tables with names begining 'enewsletter_' and never affecting any data in the rest of Drupal database.
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29	However, because it's still in development, I may have to change some of the fields of these tables ('enewsletter_') before the final release, and I may not be able to provide an update script.... so be prepared to loose the settings for email newsletters when the finished "version 1" gets released.
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31	Apart from that everything seems stable, so enjoy!
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34	MORE INFO
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37	More info:
38	http://www.cortextcommunications.com/development/newsletter
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40	Developer Forum:
41	http://www.cortextcommunications.com/forum/47
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43	(gratefull for your feedback!)
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46	Author
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49	Robert Castelo [MegaGrunt]
50	robert@cotextcommunications.com
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