Is it possible to ban registrations from one email domain. If students register with that domain they would get an error message and an opportunity to use a different email address? If so how would I go about this?
This is important as 50% of my students use hanmail.net (a Korean web mail) that rejects every email that moodle sends them. My inbox is flooded with email bounce notices.
Sorry to bump this, but it is really important for me to get this hack implemented if possible. My students cannot seem to comprehend "do not use hanmail.net, if you already registered with hanmail.net change it" Maybe I have the same problem from the Along Comes a Better Idiot thread or it's a language issue or both.
Either way I am in desperate need of a solution.
Either way I am in desperate need of a solution.
Desperate people are welcome at moodle.com/development 
... otherwise I'm afraid you need to join the queue of people also wanting things done for free...
Martin,
I understand. I guess I'm in the queue since I have no knowledge about how to code or the time to learn (currently in graduate school as well as teaching full-time)
Matt, Howard,
I will try that in just a few minutes and get back to you. (I just woke up and need some coffee before I do this) - Hope I don't mess something up really bad!
Thanks for all the suggestions and help everyone.
Sean
I understand. I guess I'm in the queue since I have no knowledge about how to code or the time to learn (currently in graduate school as well as teaching full-time)
Matt, Howard,
I will try that in just a few minutes and get back to you. (I just woke up and need some coffee before I do this) - Hope I don't mess something up really bad!
Thanks for all the suggestions and help everyone.
Sean
Martin,
I just realized I do have a few extra dollars in my paypal account and have sent a message to moodle.com/development. Anyhow hopefully it is within budget. I didn't realize that we could pay for features to be added (if they are important enouogh).
Sean
I just realized I do have a few extra dollars in my paypal account and have sent a message to moodle.com/development. Anyhow hopefully it is within budget. I didn't realize that we could pay for features to be added (if they are important enouogh).
Sean
g.k.
the total cost was us$150 - which was a little expensive for a poor graduate student, fortunately I have two other graduate student friends who split the cost with me.
According to Martin this feature will be distributed in moodle 1.5 but if you really need it now send me an email eslteacher at gmail.com and I will forward the files to you. If you would like to help up defer the cost you can donate to my paypal account - link on my blog right sidebar - and I will split it with my friends. If you don't have any spare money, don't worry I'll send you the files regardless.
donation appreciated, but not required.
Sean
the total cost was us$150 - which was a little expensive for a poor graduate student, fortunately I have two other graduate student friends who split the cost with me.
According to Martin this feature will be distributed in moodle 1.5 but if you really need it now send me an email eslteacher at gmail.com and I will forward the files to you. If you would like to help up defer the cost you can donate to my paypal account - link on my blog right sidebar - and I will split it with my friends. If you don't have any spare money, don't worry I'll send you the files regardless.
donation appreciated, but not required.
Sean
update
This hack will be added to 1.4 cvs later today. One of the other contributers got an email in response to a query that indicated there was an incompatibility with some recent forum changes. Basically Martin is going to fix that and add this to the CVS.
So I guess you really do not need to wait for 1.5 and thus you no longer need to get it from me or even consider donating.
Sean
This hack will be added to 1.4 cvs later today. One of the other contributers got an email in response to a query that indicated there was an incompatibility with some recent forum changes. Basically Martin is going to fix that and add this to the CVS.
So I guess you really do not need to wait for 1.5 and thus you no longer need to get it from me or even consider donating.
Sean
Yes, it's in CVS for 1.4 and DEV versions. For best results, I would recommend updating the whole Moodle to the latest 1.4 version from the download page (or using CVS). Otherwise, the changed files are:
- config-dist.php (contains information about the config you need to do)
- lang/en/moodle.php
- lib/moodlelib.php
- user/edit.php
- login/signup.php
You have to put one of these config strings in your config.php (for now). If the first one is set, then Moodle will DISALLOW all domains EXCEPT those listed. Otherwise, if the second one is set, then all addresses are ALLOWED EXCEPT those listed.
$CFG->allowemailaddresses = "myschool.edu.au hotmail.com";
$CFG->denyemailaddresses = "hotmail.com yahoo.com";
$CFG->allowemailaddresses = "myschool.edu.au hotmail.com";
$CFG->denyemailaddresses = "hotmail.com yahoo.com";
I just thought I would bump this thread to the top and let everyone know that this hack is working exactly as I wanted. I no longer get tons of bounced emails and students recieve notices about class cancellations or changes that are required.
This is definately the best feature in MOODLE, IMHO.
This is definately the best feature in MOODLE, IMHO.
I added a lot of banned email addressses that were
1) common mistakes of the main email domain that students use
2) mobile phone email domains, because they can not cope with the encoding that my moodle is using.
As The Liguist says, this seemed like a great feature.
Then one of my students used one of those banned domains. Then, instead of being able to login he (we) reached a page which said 'instructions for how to login have been sent to you'.
And on the user page, I found that his username required confirmation.
But the strange things is I am using IMAP, so there should be no need for confirmation.
I had imagined that on an IMAP confirmation system, if a student entered a banned email address they would simply be sent to a page where they are told that the email address they have entered is banned.
Is is possible that when a student enters a banned email address moodle assumes that the certification method is by email?
Timothy
This is a clue for a bodge nothing more, nothing less...
in user/edit.php find the line...
if (empty($usernew->email))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
after this line add something like...
if (!strpos($usernew->email, 'hanmail.net'))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
I haven't tried it, but the idea is that if the email contains the offending domain name then it will be treated like a missing email. You *could* add a new, more sensible, error message string of course. I don't think that this will work for email registrations, but I haven't got a site with that enabled to see how it works.
Don't shout at me if it all goes horribly wrong
in user/edit.php find the line...
if (empty($usernew->email))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
after this line add something like...
if (!strpos($usernew->email, 'hanmail.net'))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
I haven't tried it, but the idea is that if the email contains the offending domain name then it will be treated like a missing email. You *could* add a new, more sensible, error message string of course. I don't think that this will work for email registrations, but I haven't got a site with that enabled to see how it works.
Don't shout at me if it all goes horribly wrong
if (!strpos($usernew->email, 'hanmail.net'))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
Or just really hack it (and possibly make it more informative) to say:
$err["email"] = "We are sorry, @hanmail.net email addresses are not accepted";
??
I ask because I probably may do my fair share of "customizations" and I'm curious as to whether or not the above approach is appropriate (assuming get_string() returns a general string...and my php coding is valid?)?
-Matt
I tried this but it didn't work, the registration still sends the email. THis is exactly what I tried
I also tried putting the second if statement before the first (I'll try anything at this point) and when I submitted a registration the email was sent as well.
I do really appreciate all the help.
Thank-you
Sean
if (empty($user->email)) {
$err->email = get_string("missingemail");
if (!strpos($usernew->email, 'seans-english.com'))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
$err->email = get_string("missingemail");
if (!strpos($usernew->email, 'seans-english.com'))
$err["email"] = get_string("missingemail");
I also tried putting the second if statement before the first (I'll try anything at this point) and when I submitted a registration the email was sent as well.
I do really appreciate all the help.
Thank-you
Sean
Do you know why the emails are rejected?
If you can figure it out (there may be clues in your bounce messages or you could even just ask someone at hanmail.net) then perhaps that problem may be more common and therefore the hypothetical bug would be a higher priority.
You could also try simply asking hanmail.net to stop bouncing your mail.
If you can figure it out (there may be clues in your bounce messages or you could even just ask someone at hanmail.net) then perhaps that problem may be more common and therefore the hypothetical bug would be a higher priority.
You could also try simply asking hanmail.net to stop bouncing your mail.
David,
I asked my wife (Korean) to send an email to hanmail on my behalf. She told me that hanmail even has a bad reputation within Korea for bouncing email. It's so bad that basically all shopping sites do not accept them.
After we sent the email she told me it was probably a waste of time, but I am hopeful.
Sean
I asked my wife (Korean) to send an email to hanmail on my behalf. She told me that hanmail even has a bad reputation within Korea for bouncing email. It's so bad that basically all shopping sites do not accept them.
After we sent the email she told me it was probably a waste of time, but I am hopeful.
Sean