django-postman User-to-User messaging system for Django
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User-to-User messaging system for Django django-postman is a Django app for Django-powered websites.Basically, the purpose is to allow authenticated users of a site to exchange private messages within the site. In this documentation, the word user is to be understood as an instance of a User, in the django.contrib.auth context.So it is mainly for a User-to-User exchange. But it may be beneficial for a subscriber to receive inquiries from any visitor, ie even if non authenticated. For instance, a subscriber as a service provider wants an ask-me-details form on a presentation page to facilitate possible business contacts. In this case, the visitor is presented a compose message form with an additional field to give an email address for the reply. The email is obfuscated to the recipient.What is a message ? Roughly a piece of text, about a subject, sent by a sender to a recipient. Each user has access to a collection of messages, stored in folders:- Inbox for incoming messages- Sent for sent messages- Archives for archived messages- Trash for messages marked as deletedIn folders, messages can be presented in two modes:- by conversation, for a compact view: the original message and its replies are grouped in a set to constitute one sole entry. The lastest message (based on the time) is the representative of the set.- by message, for an expanded view: each message is considered by itself.It has support for optional additional applications:- Autocomplete recipient field (default is 'django-ajax-selects'), with multiple recipient management- New message notification (default is django-notification)- Asynchronous mailer (default is django-mailer)ModerationAs an option, messages may need to be validated by a moderator before to be visible to the recipient. Possible usages are:- to control there is no unwanted words in the text fields.- to make sure that no direct contact informations are exchanged when the site is an intermediary and delivers services based on subscription fees.Messages are first created in a pending state. A moderator is in charge to change them to a rejected or accepted state. This operation can be done in two ways:- By a person, through the Admin site. A specially simplified change view is provided, with one-click buttons to accept or reject the message.- Automatically, through one or more auto-moderator functions.FiltersAs options, custom filters can disallow messages, in two ways:- user filter: a user is not in a state to act as a recipient- exchange filter: criteria for a message between a specific sender and a specific recipient are not fulfilled

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