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Old November 24th, 2008, 09:13 AM   #1
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Anyone got any suggestions for adding a newsletter option to your site? Not really keen on paying for a package just want something simple.

Just need 2 people to be able to use it and for users to sign up just with first name, last name and email address.
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Old November 24th, 2008, 05:10 PM   #2
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Re: Newsletters

txtList is a simple flat file php mailing list script. User can add/remove themselves from the list. I installed it on my nephew's site and he has 130+ subscribers. No problems so far.

The coder's site is down, but you can get the script from here...

Look for txtlist-1.5.zip

http://www.scriptspilot.com/downloads///php6/

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Old November 24th, 2008, 05:54 PM   #3
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Oooh okay I like that.

My only question would be, what do I put in the confirmation page so that it 'confirms' the subscription? It doesn't say in the read-me file.
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Old November 25th, 2008, 05:43 AM   #4
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This is what I've used on my nephew's site...

Thanks. An email has been sent to your email address with a URL which you must visit to confirm your subscription to our mailing list.
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Old November 25th, 2008, 05:48 AM   #5
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Ah yes I got that bit, sorry I didn't explain myself very well!

So the email arrives and it says 'please visit this link to confirm subscription' I created a page called confirm.php with 'thank you, you have subscribed'

But is there some code I'm supposed to put in the confirm.php file so that it subscribes them? As currently it does nothing when I click to it!
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You don't need to add any code to the confirm.php page. The link to subscribe is contained within the confirmation email. After this link is clicked, the sub.php page is displayed.
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There is no sub.php in the ZIP I downloaded? I'm really confused now lol.

What is the Confirm link I'm supposed to provide in the config.inc.php ?
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Doh! My apologies. It's been a while since I installed this script.

Take a look at config.inc.php Rather than use default messages, you can use your own. If you wish to use custom messages, make 3 pages; confirm.php, sub.php and unsub.php. Edit the config.inc.php accordingly.

To see the script in action, visit my nephew's site...

http://www.mattchurchill.com/
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Thanks for the link! I think we are getting our wires crossed though lol, here is step by step my issue:

- I enter an email address
- I receive a confirmation link (which is a confirm.php page I created)
- I click the confirmation link
- I end up at the confirmation page, it says 'thank you' etc.
- Nothing happens. No email addresses are added to the subscription list.

Is there some sort of code I'm meant to add to the confirm.php so that it tells it to add the email address to the subscribers list?
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All I can suggest is you double check your config.inc.php settings. Also, ensure the archive directory and the list.txt file within it have permissions set to 777.
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Yep that is all correct. I really can't see how it works? I have followed the directions. It doesn't tell you what to put in the confirm.php file?

I tested it by subscribing to your nephews site and when I get a confirmation email from that site it says:

http://www.mattchurchill.com/txtlist...%40email.co.uk

But on mine, the confirmation email I get is www.mydomain.com/confirm.php

Doesn't make any sense
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Try: http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html

It's free and easy to use.
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