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private messages backup hack · **Released**: 04-07-2002

This hack allows users to backup their private messages to a local file.

I know that there exists allready a very similar hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=&pagenumber=1 ) but it contains a serious bug, which allows every users to read everybodys private messages (details see link).

Aditionally this hack works with templates and has some enhanced functionality.

This hack is succesfully tested with a fresh install of vBulletin 2.2.4

I post it here, not as a full release, because of the unclear situation (im new to this board...).

@mods Please excuse me, and move this thread, if you think it's located better elsewhere

lates, Cano2

Thoki · #72 03-09-2003, 07:10 AM

Hello,
today I´ve made the update from 2.29 to 2.30 with fresh templates. I reinstalled the PN-Backup-Hack and the Templates. It is not the first time I have done that, BUT: When I´m going to download the file it has a length of 0 bytes?????????

Who can PLEASE help?

Thoki.

Thoki · #73 03-09-2003, 07:10 AM

Hello,
today I´ve made the update from 2.29 to 2.30 with fresh templates. I reinstalled the PN-Backup-Hack and the Templates. It is not the first time I have done that, BUT: When I´m going to download the file it has a length of 0 bytes?????????

Who can PLEASE help?

Thoki.

Thoki · #74 04-16-2003, 05:34 PM

No one out there who can help???

cYbercOsmOnauT · #75 05-31-2003, 09:46 PM

Nice hack. [x]Installed. But I always got Parse Errors because of line 189 of the private.php

PHP Code:


			
eval(gettemplate("privbackup_header",0));

so I commented it out. I don't need no "Download Popup". :bandit:

Onkel_Tom · #76 07-04-2003, 11:42 PM

Very nice hack !
I also [x]installed. No Problems with 2.3.0

Just in the original installing instructions the part with the backuped Icon is missing. =>

********************
open private.php
********************
search for:

eval(gettemplate("privbackup_header",0));
eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("privbackup")."\"); "); //and run everything through the template
********************
after it insert:
//set status to "backed up"
$DB_site->query("UPDATE privatemessage SET messageread=4 WHERE $cond");
********************

pls update the original Instructions !!!

Gutspiller · #77 07-05-2003, 06:34 PM

How do I get this hack so it opens in a new browser when the user clicks the backup button?

sweet hack.

Thoki · #78 07-07-2003, 08:06 AM

@Gutspiller:

Just add

Code:

<base target="_blank">

in the HEAD-Section of the privbackup-Template.

Reagards Thoki.

Gutspiller · #79 07-08-2003, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Yesterday at 03:06 AM Thoki said this in Post #77
@Gutspiller:

Just add

Code:

<base target="_blank">

in the HEAD-Section of the privbackup-Template.

Reagards Thoki.

That didn't seem to work.

Red Blaze · #80 10-15-2003, 03:09 PM

Works very well. Thanks alot. ^^ I'm sure one of the users in my board will really enjoy this hack. ^^;

Silverstangs · #81 11-26-2003, 09:31 PM

I did the hack on 2.3.3 but nothing happens. I don't get any errors and I do not see the button. what did I miss?
This is a freash install.

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