Is there a way I can have comments posted directly to email instead of on the page.

WHY?
I did a mailinglist to forum integration [using mailhandler and listmanager] but my client now says his mailing list has "moderation and translation" so he wants the forum posts/comments to first go through the mailing list before being posted to the site.

Currently its the other way around, mailhandler posts the post/comment to the drupal site and then to the mailing list, but I dont want drupal to post to the site at all. All messages should pass through the mailing list. Drupal then at intervals retrieves these messages and posts them after moderation and translation.

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R.A.Smith
Manager/Technical Lead
Exterbox - "Thinking outside of the box"
http://www.exterbox.com
rohan@exterbox.com
1-876-449-7506

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z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

Are you looking for a way to do the inverse of what mailhandler does: sending site content to a mail, instead of a mail to the site?

frazras’s picture

frazras commented

yes but when the user makes the comments to the forum, it should not show on the site, until mailhandler retrieves it - thats the hard part I think, is that possible?

frazras’s picture

frazras commented

Hmmm.... the modules already know how to retrieve email from the mailing list and post them to the site. It is done the way when it is posted directly TO the mailing list.
My issue is, how can I make drupal totally ignore posting to the site when a forum post is made [not unpublished], the current settings ignore unpublished nodes or comments and do not post them to the mailing list.
Is there a way for me to make a node post or comment that does not have a node id or comment id.
It basically operates like a post in the contact form, no asscociation with the drupal content system, it just sends an email with the proper title and from and to addresses BUT it also appears in the section where comments are to be made. That way drupal only gives it an id when it retrieves it from the mailing list.

frank ralf’s picture

frank ralf commented

I'd say that is a job for Drupal's build in and powerful Trigger & Action system:

"Using the new Actions and Triggers functions in Drupal 6"
http://drupal.org/node/199254

"Writing triggers (Drupal 6.x)"
http://drupal.org/node/375833

"Writing actions (Drupal 6.x)"
http://drupal.org/node/172152

hth
Frank

frazras’s picture

frazras commented

unfortunately im in drupal 5.x
Besides, the comment/node in the forum would still be posted from the website end, i want it so that the comment/node is not posted at all.

frank ralf’s picture

frank ralf commented

Fortunately there are some similar modules around for D5: http://drupalmodules.com/search/node/trigger+category%3A2 ;-)

Or you could look at the various workflow modules: http://drupalmodules.com/search/node/workflow+category%3A2

IMHO the Mailhandler issue queue is not the right place for looking for a solution to your problem.

Cheers,
Frank

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Sorry, but Frank is right. This isn't the right queue...
I'd use his links for further research.