Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Private Messages & Email Log

Port of vb.3.8 version

Features:

1. Log all PM and Emails, sent via forum forms.
2. Keep logs in separate table with automatic rotation of old records.
3. Add new menu items in topics and profiles for fast access.
4. Have nice dynamic menus in search results for cross-searches
5. Managed access for administrators (except superadmins)

How to install

1. Upload files to your server
2. Import product xml
3. Go to ACP
4. Select required settings in ?Vbulletin options → Private Message Log?
5. Set access ?Can view PM logs? to necessary members in ?Usergroups → Administator Permissions?. Super administrators can be skipped.

Notes:

This mod uses full scan for text searches, that can affect SQL-server load at really big boards. Fulltext indexes are not used intentionally, because whose can't produce sharp results and not compatible with innodb. I suppose, that if you really need this mod, you know exactly, what are you doing and what are you going to search. In my practice, ONLY exact matches were useful.

One of tradeoff to reduce SQL-server load ? make log size shorter (1-2 months instead of 6). When vB 4.0 provides refactored search framework, search method can be rewritten.

If you install this mod on your server, i recommend to clarify forum rules, and add text, that your project doesn't provide the ways of confidential communication ? only public and non public.

This mod is developped here http://github.com/rcdesign/vb-pm_log . Patches are welcome.

history

3.1
- fixed specialchars in SQL search request. Thanks to mplode

3.0
- refactoring + some fixes
- separate fields for nick & text in search form

2.5
- ported to vb4
...

2.2
- Redesigned database to improve search/paging in some cases
- Should fix conflicts with other mods, that where reported in this threads
- Sources repo is now @ github

... (not public)

1.9
- Ups... another broken link (from message list to user profiles)
- Fixed access for non superadmins, who had "Read PM Log" privilegies.

1.8
- fixed broken link in ACP popup menu
- workaround to show smiles and bbcodes

1.7
- fixed some sql-error

1.6
- first public release

[Luca_ITA]

On my forum mod works good. I'm using v4.1.5pl1.
tnx man!

[MalluParadise]

how about working in 4.1.7 ?

[Sarab]

Hello,

I was wondering who can see the pm? only the admin or even the mods?

Best Regards,
Sarab

[Luca_ITA]

works on 4.1.9
+
italian translate

[Alibass]

This mod does not work with 4.2.0 PL2. When you click on member name to read PM it redirects to the members profile.

[CharlieDelta]

That is what is supposed to do. Click on the subject to read the PM.

Works fine on 4.2.

[Alibass]

Originally Posted by Alibass

This mod does not work with 4.2.0 PL2. When you click on member name to read PM it redirects to the members profile.

Originally Posted by CharlieDelta

That is what is supposed to do. Click on the subject to read the PM.

Works fine on 4.2.

My bad, I haven't used the mod in so long I'd forgot [old age] to click on subject to view PM.

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by Alibass

My bad, I haven't used the mod in so long I'd forgot [old age] to click on subject to view PM.

No worries. We all have bad days.

[baileyjojoms]

No Moderators cannot view the PM's only Admins

[Unfolded90]

Always *Nothing Found* on 4.2