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Views Send allow sending mass mailing using Views Bulk Operations - VBO
(http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations). The messages are queued in a
spool table and delivered only on cron. You can control how many messages will
be send per cron run.

INSTALLATION

Proceed as with all modules in Drupal (see http://drupal.org/node/70151). Views
Bulk Operations must be enabled before.

CONFIGURATION

General settings can be configured at: Site Configuration > Views Send

USAGE

 1. Create a view and add at least one column containing e-mail addresses.
 2. [Optional] Expose Views filters to let the user easily build list of
    recipients using UI.
 3. Create a "Page" display and set the Style to "Bulk Operations".
 4. On "Bulk Operations" Style configuration, under "Selected operations",
    select Send mass mail (views_send_mail_action).
 5. Save the view, load the page, use exposed filters to build the list, select
    all or some rows and choose "Send mass mail".
 6. Fill the message form to configure the e-mail. Use tokens to personalize
    your e-mail.
 7. Preview and send the message.

KNOWN ISSUES

Views Bulk Operations (VBO) version 1.16 (or newer) requires Views Send 6.x-1.0-rc1.

DEPENDENCIES & INTEGRATION

 * Views Send depends on Views Bulk Operations.
 * The module integrates features from:
  o Mime Mail. When the Mime Mail module is enabled, the user can choose to send
    rich HTML messages and/or use attachments.
  o Token. When the Token module is enabled, the user can insert context tokens
    into the subject or body of the message. Note that row-based tokens are
    available even if Token module is disabled.

SIMILAR MODULES

You may want to try also:

 * Simplenews | http://drupal.org/project/simplenews
   Some pieces of code were inspired by Simplenews module.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

 * Write a review for this module on http://drupalmodules.com/module/views-send
 * Help translate this module at Drupal Localize Server
   http://localize.drupal.org/translate/projects/views_send

MAINTAINERS & SPONSORS

 * Module maintainer
   Hans Fredrik Nordhaug (hansfn) | http://drupal.org/user/40521
 * Module author of original Drupal 6 version
   Claudiu Cristea (claudiu.cristea) | http://drupal.org/user/56348
 * This module was sponsored by Grafit SRL | http://www.grafitsolutions.ro

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  1. 

  2. Views Send allow sending mass mailing using Views Bulk Operations - VBO

  3. (http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations). The messages are queued in a

  4. spool table and delivered only on cron. You can control how many messages will

  5. be send per cron run.

  6. 

  7. INSTALLATION

  8. 

  9. Proceed as with all modules in Drupal (see http://drupal.org/node/70151). Views

  10. Bulk Operations must be enabled before.

  11. 

  12. CONFIGURATION

  13. 

  14. General settings can be configured at: Site Configuration > Views Send

  15. 

  16. USAGE

  17. 

  18.  1. Create a view and add at least one column containing e-mail addresses.

  19.  2. [Optional] Expose Views filters to let the user easily build list of

  20.     recipients using UI.

  21.  3. Create a "Page" display and set the Style to "Bulk Operations".

  22.  4. On "Bulk Operations" Style configuration, under "Selected operations",

  23.     select Send mass mail (views_send_mail_action).

  24.  5. Save the view, load the page, use exposed filters to build the list, select

  25.     all or some rows and choose "Send mass mail".

  26.  6. Fill the message form to configure the e-mail. Use tokens to personalize

  27.     your e-mail.

  28.  7. Preview and send the message.

  29. 

  30. KNOWN ISSUES

  31. 

  32. Views Bulk Operations (VBO) version 1.16 (or newer) requires Views Send 6.x-1.0-rc1.

  33. 

  34. DEPENDENCIES & INTEGRATION

  35. 

  36.  * Views Send depends on Views Bulk Operations.

  37.  * The module integrates features from:

  38.   o Mime Mail. When the Mime Mail module is enabled, the user can choose to send

  39.     rich HTML messages and/or use attachments.

  40.   o Token. When the Token module is enabled, the user can insert context tokens

  41.     into the subject or body of the message. Note that row-based tokens are

  42.     available even if Token module is disabled.

  43. 

  44. SIMILAR MODULES

  45. 

  46. You may want to try also:

  47. 

  48.  * Simplenews | http://drupal.org/project/simplenews

  49.    Some pieces of code were inspired by Simplenews module.

  50. 

  51. HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

  52. 

  53.  * Write a review for this module on http://drupalmodules.com/module/views-send

  54.  * Help translate this module at Drupal Localize Server

  55.    http://localize.drupal.org/translate/projects/views_send

  56. 

  57. MAINTAINERS & SPONSORS

  58. 

  59.  * Module maintainer

  60.    Hans Fredrik Nordhaug (hansfn) | http://drupal.org/user/40521

  61.  * Module author of original Drupal 6 version

  62.    Claudiu Cristea (claudiu.cristea) | http://drupal.org/user/56348

  63.  * This module was sponsored by Grafit SRL | http://www.grafitsolutions.ro