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Admin should be able to private message any user

Nov 10, 2005, 9:02 PM
CRUZN8R
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Admin should be able to private message any user
When a user turns off "Allow private messages" why is the Admin not able to private message him?
I would think the Admin would be able to overwrite his preference in order to privately contact him, escpecially if the user is causing trouble.

Is there a workaround to allow the admin to send the private message to the user with messages turned off?

Thanks

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Nov 10, 2005, 9:34 PM
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Hargreaves
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Nov 11, 2005, 2:35 AM
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Re: [CRUZN8R] Admin should be able to private message any user In reply to
A code hack in GForum/Message.pm would be to change the following on line 745:

Code:
$recipient->{user_accept_privmsg} and $recipient->{user_enabled}
or return(
$page->{no_privmsg} => {
error => GForum::language('USER_NO_PRIVMSG', $recipient->{user_username})
}
);

...to....

Code:
(($recipient->{user_accept_privmsg} or $USER->{user_status} == ADMINISTRATOR) and $recipient->{user_enabled})
or return(
$page->{no_privmsg} => {
error => GForum::language('USER_NO_PRIVMSG', $recipient->{user_username})
}
);

There are better ways of doing this but it's just a quick hack. Bear in mind that you'll lose the change when you do an upgrade.