True, but like stated earlier in this thread, some admins have issues with PM spam and have a great need for this hack and they DO spell it out in the privacy agreement as well as the FAQ. That's the reason I said to check the thread because we have had this same conversation and Bira was even kind enough to point out the legal aspects for boards that are businesses.

I mention that I *can* read private messages in the pirvacy statement and it doesn't seem to bother users. I think i've used it twice in total on my live boards and it was to deal with threats via PM.
If someone says they are being threatened over PM then how do you prove it? You have to look into the database, this simply makes it easier and if you have no self restraint to use it only when needed then your simply invading their privacy.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JTMON
True, but like stated earlier in this thread, some admins have issues with PM spam and have a great need for this hack and they DO spell it out in the privacy agreement as well as the FAQ. That's the reason I said to check the thread because we have had this same conversation and Bira was even kind enough to point out the legal aspects for boards that are businesses.

yeah, and what do you do when they only send one pm but it contains a threat or something worse, but the user deletes it.

This hack wasn't designed to hunt through the users pm's for spam, it was simply to confirm any issues that people may have brought to your attention.

Many users might pm you saying SoandSo is sending you spam, you can simply deal with this by confirming that they are.

WORKS FOR 2.2.2

THANKS

Great hack, man :)

Just a tiny addition.

If find
makelinkcode("email","mailto:$user[email]").
somewhere around line 1463 and add
makelinkcode("view pm's","pm.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=list&userid=$user[userid]").
Just after, you get the option to view PM's from the PM statistics part too.

Works great, hope I never need it in 'anger'. :)

thanks Sparkz i knew i forgot to do somewhere :)

2.2.3 approved!