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<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al
size=3D2>As explained in previous posts, I do NOT want the school to provi=
de
knowledge to students of each others email accounts (otherwise, we may be=
liable to fix the harassment etc. that then occurs outside school using th=
is
info).</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al
size=3D2>As teachers cannot change their email accounts without disrupting=
their
professional communication, I do not want staff emails publicly available=
OR
available to students.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al
size=3D2>Because I do not want to be responsible for the email traffi=
c that
goes on outside school purposes, AND because I do not want to complicate
students and staff lives with additional email addresses, I do not want to=
provide an additional school based email address and
server</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al
size=3D2>I do NOT want to add an extra admin burden to staff (e.g. please=
check
another email address, or please check your online messages OR please chec=
k
your voice mail). I want ALL communication in school to be funneled=
through EITHER email OR physical pigeon hole - i.e. expectations are that=
teachers MUST check their email AND their pigeon hole ONCE A
DAY</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006></SPAN><SPAN
class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BUT I DO want to al=
low staff
to contact students and vice versa, AND I do want to allow students to con=
tact
each other.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al
size=3D2>Moodle messaging has proved the answer to all
these...</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DA=
rial
size=3D2> with a very small simple hack...</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DA=
rial
size=3D2>AND the message "black-white" list enhancement download from
moodle.org</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL></UL>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>I
have changed the moodle/ message/ lib.php so that when a message is send in=
the
school, a cc is automatically sent to the users email address as
well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>I
have sent a message to all school users:</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>
<HR>
Dear Moodle Users</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>The school message system allows students to contact staff; staff t=
o
contact students; staff to contact staff and parents to contact
staff.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>IF
students provide a functional email address in their online profile,
then any moodle messages will be sent to them by email. If N=
OT,
they can check their messages online (see below).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>Staff do NOT need to check moodle for messages as all messages are=
sent
by email.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>The system does not reveal the email addresses of either the sender=
or
the receiver.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>All past sent and received messages can be viewed online until the=
end of
each term, when they are archived.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>Abuse of the messaging system will result in student being BLOCKED=
as a
sender. They will still receive emails from teachers, but not
students.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>Inappropriate messages can all be traced, and appropriate action wi=
ll be
taken. (e.g. blocking use, detention, suspension, expulsion, civil or crimin=
al
prosecution)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2><STRONG>To send an email to a teacher or a
student</STRONG>:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on your name (at the top right of most moodle
screens)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on the "Messages"</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>find the student or teachers</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on their name</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>write the message</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>send</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>wait until the message is displayed in the send section above bef=
ore
closing the window.</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2><STRONG>To reply to an email, repeat the above
process.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2>NOTE: Clicking REPLY to the email will NOT successfully send a mess=
age
back because you have not been told the email address of the
sender.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial=
size=3D2><STRONG>To check messages that have been sent or
received:</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAri=
al size=3D2>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on your name (at the top right of most moodle
screens)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on the "Messages". The names of people who have sent=
you
messages is displayed</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments>
<LI class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DAria=
l
size=3D2>click on the name of the sender, to see the
messages.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006></SPAN><SPAN
class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
class=3D104352002-11072006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=3D104352002-11072006></SPAN><SPAN class=3D104352002-11072006><FONT fac=
e=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dattachments><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<HR>
///commented out the lines that check the users preferences and the online
status so that all messages get sent by email immediately</FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/// Check to see if anything else needs to be=
done
with it</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> $preference =3D
(object)get_user_preferences(NULL, NULL, $userto->id);</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/// if
(!empty($preference->message_emailmessages)) { // Receiver wants ma=
il
forwarding Commented out by DIG to force all message to be=
emailed<BR>/// if ((time() -
$userto->lastaccess) > ((int)$preference->message_emailtimenosee *=
60))
{
// <BR> &nbs=
p;
$message =3D
stripslashes_safe($message);<BR> &n=
bsp;
$tagline =3D get_string('emailtagline', 'message',
$SITE->shortname);</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2> =
$messagesubject =3D message_shorten_message(strip_tags($message),
30).'...';</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2> =
$messagetext =3D format_text_email($message,
$format).<BR> &nb=
sp; &=
nbsp;
"\n\n--\n".$tagline."\n"."$CFG->wwwroot/message/index.php?popup=3D1";</FO=
NT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2> =
if
($preference->message_emailformat =3D=3D FORMAT_HTML)
{<BR>  =
;
$messagehtml =3D format_text($message,
$format);<BR> &nb=
sp;
$messagehtml .=3D '<hr /><p><a
href=3D"'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/message/index.php?popup=3D1">'.$tagline.'<=
;/a></p>';<BR>  =
;
} else
{<BR>  =
;
$messagehtml =3D
NULL;<BR> =
}</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2> =
$userto->email =3D $preference->message_emailaddress; // U=
se
custom messaging
address<BR>  =
;
email_to_user($userto, $userfrom, $messagesubject, $messagetext,
$messagehtml);<BR> /// } omme=
nted
out by DIG to force all message to be emailed<BR> ///
} Commented out by DIG to force all message to be emailed</FONT>=
</P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> return
$savemessage->id;</FONT></P><p>Important -=0A=
This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, pl=
ease contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments c=
heck them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequ=
ence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting direc=
tly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limite=
d to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions e=
xpressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of th=
e Department of Education & Training..</p></BODY></HTML>