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The '''eMail''' is an integrated internal mailing system for Moodle.
The '''eMail''' is an integrated internal mailing system for Moodle.
eMail is a tool of private communication between members of the same site of Moodle, particularly among members of the same course. eMail offers the advantage that only depends on the Moodle for its own operation, leaving behind all the problems leading to a mail service separate from installing Moodle, for example, spam problems.
eMail is a contribution of [http://www.cti.uib.es/ Center of Information Technologies] of [http://www.uib.es/ University of the Balearic Islands] to Moodle, whose creator, author and maintainer is Toni Mas.
==Characteristics==
The characteristics are:
*Send mail, with copies or BCC.
*Add attachments.
*Searching for:
** Folders.
** Courses.
** Users.
** Type of message (to, cc or bcc).
** For sent mails.
** For received mails.
*Management subfolders (Inbox, Sendbox and bin).
*Draft folder.
*Listings of my courses, to provide better access to them.
*Block post pending read.
*Sort and paging mails.
*Overview of all mails from all courses.(General view).
*Send mail (in personal mail xxxx@xxxx.com) staff from the new mail received from him.
*Ability to associate personal folders courses.
*Preferences.
*eMail can be configured through the configuration of the block (email_list)


==How to install==
==How to install==


* Download [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=701 eMail] version for your Moodle.
* Download [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=701 eMail] version for your Moodle.
* Unpack the archive using: tar -xzvf eMail-VERSION.tar.gz. You will now be left with a directory called "eMail", containing 3 folders ("email", "email_list" and "lang").
* Unpack the archive using: ''tar -xzvf eMail-VERSION.tar.gz'' or ''unzip eMail-VERSION.zip''.
* Enter on folder "eMail" and copy:
* Copy ''email_list'' folder (eMail/blocks) into your ''moodle blocks'' folder (moodle/blocks/).
** "email" into your moodle folder. For example, if your moodle folder called "moodle", copy "email" in there. You can use: cp ''email/'' ''path_to_moodle/''
* Login as Admin, and click in ''Notifications'' admin block link, and eMail will be install.
** "email_list" into blocks folder, using: cp ''email/'' ''path_to_moodle/blocks/''
** "lang" contain language translations. Copy corresponding files into your package languages. For exemple: ''cp lang/en_utf8/* path_to_moodle/lang/en_utf8/'' or ''cp lang/es_utf8/* path_to_moodle_'''DATA'''/lang/es_utf8/''.


For use eMail, remember that you must add the ''eMail List'' block.


[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]

Revision as of 22:33, 23 July 2008

The eMail is an integrated internal mailing system for Moodle.

eMail is a tool of private communication between members of the same site of Moodle, particularly among members of the same course. eMail offers the advantage that only depends on the Moodle for its own operation, leaving behind all the problems leading to a mail service separate from installing Moodle, for example, spam problems.

eMail is a contribution of Center of Information Technologies of University of the Balearic Islands to Moodle, whose creator, author and maintainer is Toni Mas.

Characteristics

The characteristics are:

  • Send mail, with copies or BCC.
  • Add attachments.
  • Searching for:
    • Folders.
    • Courses.
    • Users.
    • Type of message (to, cc or bcc).
    • For sent mails.
    • For received mails.
  • Management subfolders (Inbox, Sendbox and bin).
  • Draft folder.
  • Listings of my courses, to provide better access to them.
  • Block post pending read.
  • Sort and paging mails.
  • Overview of all mails from all courses.(General view).
  • Send mail (in personal mail xxxx@xxxx.com) staff from the new mail received from him.
  • Ability to associate personal folders courses.
  • Preferences.
  • eMail can be configured through the configuration of the block (email_list)

How to install

  • Download eMail version for your Moodle.
  • Unpack the archive using: tar -xzvf eMail-VERSION.tar.gz or unzip eMail-VERSION.zip.
  • Copy email_list folder (eMail/blocks) into your moodle blocks folder (moodle/blocks/).
  • Login as Admin, and click in Notifications admin block link, and eMail will be install.

For use eMail, remember that you must add the eMail List block.

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