Can I view as admin the private messages sended to a user?

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  • SimonVlc
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2005
    • 112

    Can I view as admin the private messages sended to a user?

    I need to check the private messages received by a member of my forum. He told me that he received a PM telling about download cracked programs, and that the links conducted him to a trojan infection.

    He told me, that now, the message is now deleted. Is that possible? Could the sender of a PM edit or delete it? If the answer is yes, can I access to my friend PMs?

    Thanks, Simon.
  • Steve Machol
    Former Customer Support Manager
    • Jul 2000
    • 154488

    #2
    The sender cannot delete a PM, only the receiver can do that. If this PM still exists, have him forward it to you.
    Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
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    • Michael Dengler
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2004
      • 285
      • 3.0.3

      #3
      Hi Steve, I routinely delete received and sent PMs from my folders. However, I notice some old PMs I sent dating back to 2004 still reside in the database. Is that because the recipient or receiver hasn't deleted them from their folder?

      No, that can't be right because some old PMs received by me still exist on the databse even though I have deleted them from my Inbox.
      Last edited by Michael Dengler; Fri 24 Mar '06, 11:16am.

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      • Steve Machol
        Former Customer Support Manager
        • Jul 2000
        • 154488

        #4
        Yes, the recipient has not deleted these.
        Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
        Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

        Steve Machol Photography


        Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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        • Michael Dengler
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2004
          • 285
          • 3.0.3

          #5
          I just edited my previous post when I noticed that some old PMs received by me still exist in the database even though I have deleted them from my Inbox. That tells me that the PM will only be deleted from the database when both Sender and Receiver have deleted their copy. Is that correct?

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          • Steve Machol
            Former Customer Support Manager
            • Jul 2000
            • 154488

            #6
            Yes.
            Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
            Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

            Steve Machol Photography


            Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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            • Michael Dengler
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2004
              • 285
              • 3.0.3

              #7
              Thanks Steve.

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