[JTMON]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

This is a despicable hack and I cannot understand why vb.org administrators can allow it.

There is a reason why "private messages" are called "private". And it's NOT valid to say that the admin can read them easily with phpMyAdmin - this is so because it cannot be avoided. But the hack even encourages an admin to read PNs!

I doubt that this is even legal in most countries ...

Ya, they are called private because they are private from OTHER members and not PUBLICLY posted. Most privacy policies say what you will use the info for...not that you don't have access or won't access the info at all. People who think this encourages admins to read their user pms need help. Most of us have enough of a life to not just have some desire to read user pms unless a need or problem occurs. We don't have the time or the will to just go crazy and read pms, especially if you run a busy site. I currently don't have this installed on my new board simply because there is NO problem currently and its still very small so no need. I WOULD NOT count on other users, nor place the burden of them having to forward me certain pms that should not be floating around. The legal aspect was covered in the other thread too and as the wording of the law goes it wouldn't even seem to apply to this....