I am looking to expand on the PHP Autoresponder script found here:
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Also, you can use the phplist sequential autoresponder thread here:
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Look thru the thread and you can find some code.
I will also provide some HTML source of the pages I want to have - although they may need to be touched up - but they will be a good base with a lot of the form fields, etc.
I want the autoresponder to do the following:
1. Be able to create a list of characters:
- Example: Click the "characters" link on top menu of a web page.
- Fill in fields:
(Name, Gmail address of character, Reply 1 text & How many minutes of delay before sending Reply 1, Reply 2 & Delay Before Sending, Reply 3 & Delay Before Sending, etc, etc.)
- The first email received by the Gmail address of the character is responded with reply 1, the second with reply 2, etc. Communication ends when replies are exhausted - or after reply 4 (whichever is sooner if you choose to have only 4 replies possible by character) - appearing from the character with their name and Gmail address in the "from" field.
- The character can have a chain of up to 5-10 replies (or a number that can be specified). When a user replies your add they get reply #1, when they email again - they are sent the reply #2 and so on. You can have 5-10 replies set for a character (or whatever is set in the settings for the character on number of replies to give). When the set number of replies is exhausted - the character does not reply any more. This way, the communication looks natural until the cutoff point of replies.
- Set a delay to each reply in minutes and/or hours.
- If a user is scheduled for reply in reply #1, their further messages are ignored to prevent sending out reply #2 before reply #1 (if the delay of #1 is greater than delay of reply #2).
2. Keep a history of the communications with each responder. A "communication" link at the top of the page. After going to this page you can:
- Select a specific character or all characters
- Show fields (email of person who mailed in, their name, a couple other fields from character profile, how many replies to character, character name, time of last action and date)
- Ability to resulting list by any of the above fields (email of person mailing characters, characther name, all those mentioned above, etc, etc.)
3. Ability to ignore certain emails so they will not get the autoresponder reply - perhaps filtered by email address of emailer emailing in or text in email by a certain phrase, etc.
4. Setup will include forwarding all GMail mails for each character to a special address (can be one master address that then sorts responses) when they are replied to from outside people.
5. Instructions on setup with postfix / php / mysql / centos server along with all program source - source will be owned completely by me with all rights, etc.
6. I also need to purchase the right hosting package for this autoresponder and would need direction on where to purchase the right kind of hosting package. eg. Godaddy, etc.