Admins can view user's PM's

After some requests and a debate in the requests forum I've finally finished the majority of this hack. It allows the admin to find a user via the current method in the control panel then click view user's pm's. They are then shown all the pm's in the users folders.

Includes admin logging and is designed to use the cp.css file which is already used by the control panel. I considered adding a search feature but it would be hard without indexing all of the pm's the way vBulletin already does. This means it would be a very limited search.
You can also now select which admins can view user pm's this is done the same way that restriction to the adminlogging is done, the variable is at the top of pm.php

This hack involves uploading pm.php to the admin directory then following the instructions which requires you adding the two links within /admin/user.php

Updated 25th November 2001 @ 22:39

Update was to fix broken smilies by disabling them and to show pm's in all folders not just the inbox. To update simply upload pm.php to your admin folder again.

Scott

[JTMON]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
Nam, I won't go into further discussion over what MSN does or doesn't do. The point is, they actually write very clearly what they will or will not do and under what circumstances.

Some of the people here (I'll refrain from point at specifics, you figure it out) who argue most vehemently in favour of doing whatever they bloody want on their server, don't even have a PRIVACY STATEMENT on their BB. That's how seriously clueless they are about users' most basic rights.

Anyway, end of my part in this discussion.

I was posting to assist those who are perhaps misinformed and could appreciate a legal advice on the matter. not those who want to do something knowingly and with malice.

(and again, this is NOT a statement against the hack, it's merely an advice what to do if you install it).

[Farid]

Guys, this my $0.02 point of view :

Private Messaging on vBulletin is a nice feature you offer to your users and they are NOT forced to use it. They know the rules, they use it. Point.

If they want to communicate with themselves with more confidentiality, then they can simply email each other!

That's how I personaly see it...

[Scott MacVicar]

I'm just a young thing

i'm 16, 17 in December and i'm still at High School.

I do php scripts and run 4 servers for hosting to make money.

A raq, 2 Red Hat boxes and a nice Win 2k one

want my shoe size as well or are we not getting that personal

[Crinos]

At least MSN clearly points out the real score in their privacy policy ... as Bira said, some sites that use this (or want to use this) don't even have privacy policies, which implies they intend to use this as either an undocumented admin feature or for other stealthy reasons

[Nam]

Well, I wasn't here to discuss MSN's policy either, my point was they will do whatever they want without letting their users know, but they did state in their agreement.

So just put additional line (if you already had ) or a new page saying that you reserve the right to view user's PM WITHOUT letting them know IF you need to do so in order to protect your site. It's just that simple. Thanks to Bira for warning us.

[Psychdrone]

hmmmmmmm.....

CAn someone tel me where I can edit the Faqs, and also the statment in thebegging when you register, and also is that the privacy statment

Thanks!

[Hooper]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
Nam, I won't go into further discussion over what MSN does or doesn't do. The point is, they actually write very clearly what they will or will not do and under what circumstances.

Some of the people here (I'll refrain from point at specifics, you figure it out) who argue most vehemently in favour of doing whatever they bloody want on their server, don't even have a PRIVACY STATEMENT on their BB. That's how seriously clueless they are about users' most basic rights.

Anyway, end of my part in this discussion.

I was posting to assist those who are perhaps misinformed and could appreciate a legal advice on the matter. not those who want to do something knowingly and with malice.

(and again, this is NOT a statement against the hack, it's merely an advice what to do if you install it).

[JTMON]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hooper


I agree with what I've read Bira state in here. I also admire her standing alone in the debate. She is correct. You may have the right to view others Private Messages with a certain set publicly known privacy statement. But if a member found that the service you provided was indeed breaching their trust in you in any way, and could prove that you knowingly did so, you could very well be held liable by law for the situation. Not only you, but your hosting company and anyone else remotely connected to the situation. Let alone the fact that this hack is just damn tasteless, viewing someones private information should be something one would do under extreme situations where the admin felt that what was being posted as private messages could result in a legal matter itself. There is absolutley no reason to be viewing anothers private messages unless the above hold true.

So in my opinion this is not good advertisement for vBulletin for one. Jelsoft has taken great strides with the code to insure public safety and privacy. Let's not unhack vBulletin.

[Psychdrone]

Damn you guys, I am sure that all of us installing it, have better things to do with our time than to read are users, petty conversaions with each other!

THe only reason i installed it, is i have been hacked a few times, and A lot of members tell me that this member is the one doign it, and thats the only time i would check his pms!

and again

CAn someone tel me where I can edit the Faqs, and also the statment in thebegging when you register, and also is that the privacy statment

Thanks!

[JTMON]

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