Super Admins can Read Private Messages

Important: version 1.7 alpha 1 is for 3.7.3 PL1 and not meant as a stable build.

Admins who don't want to hide their plugin from other admins can import the product .xml file and then put the cpnav_readpm.xml in the includes/xml/ folder so their left menu has a link to pm.php

What does this do?

This allows a super admin to read the private messages (all folders) from any registered member through the admin control panel.

This was really the first hack for version 3 of vBulletin, and now upgraded to 3.5 because of many .. many .. many requests. ..many.

Documentation: Read the pm.php file.

Installation: Upload to admincp/

Usage: admincp/pm.php?userid=x (where x = userid)

Author: Scott (the ninja code):ninja:

Moral: Don't use this pm.php to read your member PM because you can or because you are curious, but to find evidence of PM-spam or in case of scams, fraud, court order related issues or because the bunny has to get it.

Disclaimer: No stuffed animals were hurt, repeatedly.

Support: No

[TOZ]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

AdminCP->Languages & Phrases->Phrase Manager->Add New Phrase

Help, is not working. I went exactly where you pointed. I`m entering as you can see on the attached pic. It saves it, but when I go back to my User manager and pull down the menu in any of my members, the text for View Users Pm still not showing, please advice.
Thanks

[scottreeve]

It says that only Super Moderators can use the admincp/pm.php?userid=x

- My account is an administrator -- how can that membertype use the feature?

[kurtbarker]

when reading PMs in the 'sent' box, it says the sender is the person that recieved it, any way to show the 'actual sender'?

[scottreeve]

(I'm running version 3.5.3, if someone could point me in the right direction.)

Thanks

[Smoge]

To add this to your User Edit Panel, do this:

1) add a new phrase in "Control Panel User Management" with the varname of "read_user_pm" and the text of "Read Users PMs"

2) Edit /admincp/user.php

Around line #285, find :

"usertools.php?" . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=pmfolderstats&u=" . $vbulletin->GPC['userid']
				=> $vbphrase['private_message_statistics'],

After this, add :

"pm.php?" . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "userid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['userid']
				=> $vbphrase['read_user_pm'],

Smoge

[mrpotatohead]

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

when reading PMs in the 'sent' box, it says the sender is the person that recieved it, any way to show the 'actual sender'?

Yes this would be useful...


- Joe

[nnjj.net]

is there something like this for 3.6.8?

[Dr. Katz]

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

when reading PMs in the 'sent' box, it says the sender is the person that recieved it, any way to show the 'actual sender'?

Here I found a code that allows to show the receiver in the "Sent" folder, but doesn't work in 3.6.*

[deltrumweb]

Does this version work on 3.7.2 ?

[Floris]

I will soon publish a new version for supporting 3.7.3 PL1
It will have a few improvements, thanks to Andy and me working on it this Saturday night

- We define a bypass, so other admins and users can't see you're on unknown location or the pm.php location. This way you can better hide it from public.

- A new control panel left navigation .xml file that will list it in the left menu. Of course, other admins will now be able to see you have this installed. I am still thinking about a solution. vB doesn't let you limit this to super admins only.

- The pm.php page without a userid will now list all the PM, (tnx beebi!!), it is paginated thankfully

- it works on 3.5 and 3.6 and 3.7 (though only 3.5 was tested in the past, and 3.7 today)

- it now lists FROM: and TO: so it's easier to see what msg was sent by whom, to who, and when.

- an input field on pm.php will now show at the top above all PM. Here you can enter a userid, so you can quickly jump to that user.


I tried to find the other PM for admins to read mods on vborg here, but could not find any. so if anybody has any feature suggestions please post them.

Upcoming changes will be to make this more 3.7-ish. So it will work on 3.8 too. And that it's a product you can upload and import. With version checker, text into phrases, an update license (including permission to translate for official distributors), and a few more changes.

I hope to hear from you all, so I can complete this mod and republish it for 3.7 to make everybody a happy bunny

[arauf]

hey Floris, i wish u success with ur 3.7.3 PL1 , it soundz pretty good, and most intresting bit is , its gona work with 3.7+ ..
* but only thing im concerned with , isnt it possible we leave "pm.php" like it used to be before in previous versions , rather adding it as a product in forum. or u got some better idea to hide it from admin and other mods whome u dont want to see this hidden feature of forum

cheerz

[Floris]

There's a tiny bug left, and then we have to discuss how to present it as a 3.7 release. but I have it working on a fresh install 3.7.3 PL1.

[edit] here are a few 'new' screenshots.

[wwolf27]

wow..exactly what I need

[sid_earth]

Please update us when you have this mod available. Just what I want. Thanks for all the awesome work.

[Floris]

The first post has pm17a1.php, download it, rename it to pm.php and upload it to your admincp/ folder, run as SUPER administrator directly in the browser.

pm.php (just this file, is for vbulletin 3.5.x)
pm17a1.php (just this file, is for vbulletin 3.6 - 3.7 - rename before using)
product-readpm.xml (addon: for cpnav readpm for 3.7)
cpnav_readpm.xml (addon: adds left menu in the top for 3.7 to pm.php)

Note: this is version 1.7.alpha.1 for vBulletin 3.7.3 PL1 and meant for testing only.

Find a bug? Report it.
Find a security issue? Report it.

Alpha 2 or Beta 1 will be out early November when I hope to have time to work on a few things. Sorry for the delays - I really wish I knew that I would be this busy in October *grrrrrrr*