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bethy Devoted Fan

Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 858 Location: Follow the yellow brick road...
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: Vanishing PMs |
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So....I get an email with a timestamp of 5:30am or so saying I have a new PM here. I was asleep, of course, but several hours later I read the email, go to check my inbox...nope no new PM.
Now, I'm familiar with phpBB and I know that there are ways for people with the proper access to "manage" private messages. I even know how to go right into the sql data and "manage" information. Not that I would...but I know it can be done since I've set them up before for people because, as a hobby, I host several websites for friends and family.
I'm not saying that's what's happened here...but I just find it interesting. |
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Ziola The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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I've had that happen before. I think that its a server issue, because the missing PM turns up eventually. |
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bethy Devoted Fan

Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 858 Location: Follow the yellow brick road...
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Does it?? I've never seen it happen before, not on phpBB. I know that the copies of sent messages are pretty buggy, though. |
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Broken Kid Site Admin

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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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None of the moderators (myself included) have access to the servers and could do this. _________________ President of the Owen Fan Club |
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bethy Devoted Fan

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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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BK, I'm not saying that's what happened...it wasn't an accusation against anyone inparticular. |
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silvermoon Guest
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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I've had PM leave and come back as well. Just a glitch, I think. No one could possibly be interested in my boring ol' PMs, lol! |
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bethy Devoted Fan

Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 858 Location: Follow the yellow brick road...
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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If others are having it happen, that's good to know. I've never seen it happen on this particular software before...not vnaishing once they're in the inbox, that is. Sent message? Oh yeah...all the time...but not inbox ones.
(But..yeah.....anyone with server level access might be able to go right into the sql table and read, delete, move PMs on a whim. Although, a good server admin would make sure certain things are encrypted and would only venture in there to solve an issue not snoop. Let's just say guys...that no PM is really private if stored on another server like it is here. Chances are nobody's going to do anything at all...but it is possible for someone with the proper access.) |
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Killthesmiley The Order of Denderah

Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 4732 Location: Halifax NS Canada
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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some one might have just deleted it from their sent box. _________________ kelly
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Ziola The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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bethy wrote: | If others are having it happen, that's good to know. I've never seen it happen on this particular software before...not vnaishing once they're in the inbox, that is. Sent message? Oh yeah...all the time...but not inbox ones.
(But..yeah.....anyone with server level access might be able to go right into the sql table and read, delete, move PMs on a whim. Although, a good server admin would make sure certain things are encrypted and would only venture in there to solve an issue not snoop. Let's just say guys...that no PM is really private if stored on another server like it is here. Chances are nobody's going to do anything at all...but it is possible for someone with the proper access.) |
Can I just say that I don't think your parathensized paragraph didn't seem to be in english to my technoligically challenged brain  |
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lonelyelendi The Order of Denderah

Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 4898 Location: Bellevue, WA
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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bethy wrote: | If others are having it happen, that's good to know. I've never seen it happen on this particular software before...not vnaishing once they're in the inbox, that is. Sent message? Oh yeah...all the time...but not inbox ones.
(But..yeah.....anyone with server level access might be able to go right into the sql table and read, delete, move PMs on a whim. Although, a good server admin would make sure certain things are encrypted and would only venture in there to solve an issue not snoop. Let's just say guys...that no PM is really private if stored on another server like it is here. Chances are nobody's going to do anything at all...but it is possible for someone with the proper access.) |
I got an email like that last night. _________________ My plays: Random Incoherence
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stuart2004 The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:30 am Post subject: |
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ahh the server eats my PMs a lot actually it happens mopst to me when my inbox reaches 100% capacity and I get a new before I can delete the old ones.. I have actually click on one and it go to an old one...when I click back to my inbox the new message is gone and my inbox is at 99% full _________________ Official Guard dog of the LG Defense Force
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Luv2Skydive The Order of Denderah

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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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stuart2004 wrote: | ahh the server eats my PMs a lot actually it happens mopst to me when my inbox reaches 100% capacity and I get a new before I can delete the old ones.. I have actually click on one and it go to an old one...when I click back to my inbox the new message is gone and my inbox is at 99% full |
Well, are you popular Mr. 100% Capacity?  _________________ LG15 needs more COWBELL!
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tiltingwindward Devoted Fan

Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 549 Location: The Land of Nefarious Purposes
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Bethy, I frequently get two messages notifying me when I receive a PM...one when I first receive the PM, and one several hours later. However, no additional PM ever shows up in my inbox. Could that have happened? _________________ "A step in the right direction? It only turns out to be so if you're willing to step much further."
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Onewen Devoted Fan

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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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I have a quick question because I am new to this PMing on the forum...I have a couple of msgs in my Outbox (that I thought I sent)...they don't seem to be leaving, and I don't see a way to send them again...
Does anyone know if they WERE sent, but just sit in my Outbox for awhile? Or does "outbox" mean something different here than on email where it means "mail not yet sent"? Does that make sense?
Thanks for any help!!  |
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trainer101 Moderator Manager

Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 2671 Location: Wasting away again ILLUMINATIVILLE...
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Onewen wrote: | I have a quick question because I am new to this PMing on the forum...I have a couple of msgs in my Outbox (that I thought I sent)...they don't seem to be leaving, and I don't see a way to send them again...
Does anyone know if they WERE sent, but just sit in my Outbox for awhile? Or does "outbox" mean something different here than on email where it means "mail not yet sent"? Does that make sense?
Thanks for any help!!  |
Messages will sit in your Outbox until opened by the receiver. Then they will show up in your "Sent" folder. That's how you know it was read. _________________ It's STILL all connected... |
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