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Private Message Management
by The Godfather on Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:52 am
The role of the 4 boxes
Here, I indicate what are the purposes of the different folder of private message
Inbox : This is where you find the messages the members sent you
Outbox : This contains the messages you sent and that the receiver has not READ. So, the software applies a follow-up of your mail. But, compared to Outlook, a message in the outbox is already sent, it just waits to be read by the receiver. Once read, the message goes to the Sentbox.
Sentbox : This contains the messages that you sent and that the receiver has read.
Savebox : Allows to save important messages. For that, select the message by ticking the checkbox and click on "Save Selected"
Enable/Disable PM's in our forum
For the ones who don't want their members to send private messages to each other
Go to Admin Panel > General Admin > Configuration > Private Messages & Email
Private Messaging > Tick Enabled or Disabled
Set the capacity of the Inbox and the other boxes
It is possible to restrain the number of PMs members can keep in their PM mailbox.
Go to Admin Panel > General Admin > Configuration > Private Messages & e-mail
Set the capacity of the four boxes.
The maximal capacity is 50 PMs per box. We can't make a balance between two or more boxes to exceed this limit.
How to fight against abuse of PM
It might occur that a member uses PMs abusively : advertising, spamming, even harassment. In this case, to care for your members, it's better to prevent him/her from causing trouble. To disallow him to use PMs, the directions are written below. However, there's a warning : It is possible that the member gets mad and begins to flood directly on the forum. In this case, it is possible to even ban him.
Go to Admin Panel > User Admin & Group > User Admin
Click on the troublesome member to open his profile. At the bottom of the page, in the Special Admin-only fields, tick "No" to Can send Private Messages.
If the user behaves well, it is possible to give him back the rights to use PMs. Go to the same place and tick YES instead of NO.
Here, I indicate what are the purposes of the different folder of private message
Inbox : This is where you find the messages the members sent you
Outbox : This contains the messages you sent and that the receiver has not READ. So, the software applies a follow-up of your mail. But, compared to Outlook, a message in the outbox is already sent, it just waits to be read by the receiver. Once read, the message goes to the Sentbox.
Sentbox : This contains the messages that you sent and that the receiver has read.
Savebox : Allows to save important messages. For that, select the message by ticking the checkbox and click on "Save Selected"
Enable/Disable PM's in our forum
For the ones who don't want their members to send private messages to each other
Go to Admin Panel > General Admin > Configuration > Private Messages & Email
Private Messaging > Tick Enabled or Disabled
Set the capacity of the Inbox and the other boxes
It is possible to restrain the number of PMs members can keep in their PM mailbox.
Go to Admin Panel > General Admin > Configuration > Private Messages & e-mail
Set the capacity of the four boxes.
The maximal capacity is 50 PMs per box. We can't make a balance between two or more boxes to exceed this limit.
How to fight against abuse of PM
It might occur that a member uses PMs abusively : advertising, spamming, even harassment. In this case, to care for your members, it's better to prevent him/her from causing trouble. To disallow him to use PMs, the directions are written below. However, there's a warning : It is possible that the member gets mad and begins to flood directly on the forum. In this case, it is possible to even ban him.
Go to Admin Panel > User Admin & Group > User Admin
Click on the troublesome member to open his profile. At the bottom of the page, in the Special Admin-only fields, tick "No" to Can send Private Messages.
If the user behaves well, it is possible to give him back the rights to use PMs. Go to the same place and tick YES instead of NO.
