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Created:	04-23-10 11:50 PM
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MassMailer

Version: 2.1.1

by: Shirokuma [More]

Status of MassMailer in 4.01

As you may know, in the 4.01 patch, Blizzard instituted a number of throttling measures to chat channels (to prevent spamming). In the patch notes, there was no mention of this applying to sent mail messages; however, it appears that there was a server-side undocumented change that now limits the number of outgoing mails. As a result, MassMailer is effectively dead.

Honestly, I could probably get around this new limitation, but I do not plan to for the following reasons:

In the past, I have made statements in defense of MassMailer to the effect of, "MassMailer is just using standard WoW API; if Blizzard doesn't want me doing this, they would change things to break the addon." Well, frankly, it appears that they have done just that. As a result, I can no longer develop an addon that Blizzard is obviously discouraging. The purpose of MassMailer has always been to support guild and team communication-never spam-so I will not write something that is actively circumventing the security measures that Blizzard has placed in the game to protect the privacy and security of its customers.
Any work-around would probably involve adding a delay between groups of messages to reset the server-side count. Doing this would make sending messages a lengthy and frustrating process.
In full disclosure, lately I have had a pretty limited amount of time to devote to video games. What time I do have, I'd like to spend playing rather than writing code (which I do all day). I've had a lot of fun developing MassMailer, but I don't think I could continue to give it the level of attention and support that it deserves. However, if anyone is interested in taking over the project to continue to develop it in a more officially-sanctioned way, I'll be happy to provide you with all the materials necessary to do so.

MassMailer was created to fill a gaping hole in in-game communication and to facilitate the communication between players and group leaders. I think it's a little short-sighted on Blizzard's part to prevent the continued development of such addons, but, alas, such is life. I sincerely hope that Blizzard will either reconsider its position (since I've never found mail-based spam to be at all a problem) or create an improved method for communicating with offline guild and team members in a more officially sanctioned way.

Thanks,

Necramar

v1.0.2
-- Fixed issue with non-English locales
-- Fixed issue with empty entries appearing in the groups section of the SavedVariables file.

v1.0.1
-- Removed an unused reference to AceConsole

v1.0.0
-- Removed unused library files
-- Updated locale files with new translations
-- Fixed bug where the minimum officer rank was not saving
-- Fixed bug where pressing enter was not saving a new group

Beta v0.2.1RC
-- Default groups no longer insert the player's name in the address list
-- Fixed missing locale string (I somehow reverted back to an older copy of the locale files)
-- User can no longer make two groups with the same name (group shortcuts were having issues)

Beta 0.2.0
-- Added Russian and Korean locales
-- Adjusted MassMailer button position in the "Send Mail" window so as not to overlap with the Postal drop down
-- Added a Signature option
-- Added group shortcuts (e.g. typing "[Group1]" into the address box will insert the names from "Group1").
-- Changed the Address Box to multi-line for easier viewing large numbers of addresses
-- Complete rewrote the way the default groups find members. No more "Finding" messages.
-- Fixed bug where Arena team members didn't populate after 10 sec of a reload/login
-- Added small delay between sending message to ensure multipart messages will be received in order

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06-03-10, 08:02 AM
Swal A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 34 Uploads: 0	HELP "There was an error sending your message" Okey, that message must be fixed, I mean when I send mails to ~50 people, and I get this in the middle of the sending, how am I supposed to know which person has the problem with the name? Would be nice to see something like: "There was an error sending your message to Swal" or "Swal is not part of your faction" and "There is no player named Swal" This update would be greatly appreciated.

04-25-10, 06:06 PM

Shirokuma

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 0

File comments: 10

Uploads: 1

Re: cool

Originally posted by Kangdeokwon
thx useful addon.
but, I have problem.

custom group create => Enter the Group members => saving have error.

Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:960: table index is nil
Count: 1

Call Stack:
[C]: ?
Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:960: in function <Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:959>

have a nice day~!

Ah, yeah, think I figured out what the problem is. If you don't hit "Okay" after typing in a new group name (or you don't enter a group name at all), it causes that error. It's a quick fix though, and largely just due to crappy coding on my part (>.<). I was already planning on posting an update tonight, so I'll include that when I do.

Thanks for the report,
Shiro

EDIT: New version uploaded (includes a fix to this issue) and is pending approval.

Last edited by Shirokuma : 04-25-10 at 07:59 PM.

04-25-10, 01:29 PM
Kangdeokwon A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 23 Uploads: 0	cool thx useful addon. but, I have problem. custom group create => Enter the Group members => saving have error. Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:960: table index is nil Count: 1 Call Stack: [C]: ? Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:960: in function <Interface\AddOns\MassMailer\MassMailer.lua:959> have a nice day~!

04-24-10, 04:12 PM
mankeluvsit An Onyxian Warder Forum posts: 354 File comments: 46 Uploads: 0	awesome +

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