[gmerin]

Originally Posted by murekhalir

So does this mod still work.

Does it really create thread privacy or are there loopholes?

If I'm reading Rene correctly the mod does create fully private threads if you limit it to forums that are not searchable, and if you rebuild your search cache often.

Unfortunately constantly rebuilding the search cache is not realistic due to the time and server resources required.

So this leaves us with the option of shutting off the search function on the board or limiting the mod to forums which have the search function disabled.

I have no problem with exchanging the search functionality for the private threads.

I am indifferent as to where the fault lies: I prefer to fix the flaws than to affix the blame. Whether you want to say the mod is flawed or the caching algorithm of VB is flawed, is immaterial to me.

I do believe the limitations and implicit requirements should be noted prominently in the mod's documentation so that admins are forewarned, rather than finding out about it after one of your members realizes that she posted info about her adulterous affairs in a private thread that wasn't all that private...