Guest Reading Private Message

[Barry_White]

I was just having a look at who was on line and noticed that a Guest was reading a private message.

As Professor Sumner Miller says "How is So"

[RETIRED]

It shouldn't happen. I will get Neil to check it out.

How did you know? I don't think even I can do it.:eek:

[Barry_White]

I didn't click on the link but on the line it just had Guest reading private message.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Strange things happen on the whos online section ......

[Grunt]

I think the late professor would have said "Why is this so?"

[soundman]

""Why is it so? Many people ask me this question an I say,"I don't know & if I did I wouldn't tell you""

[Larry M]

Just a thought. If a member chooses "Invisible mode" in their profile would they show up as a guest in the "Who's online" section, but still be able to edit posts and read PM's etc? Would that explain why it is so?

Larry

[Neil]

There's a Who's on Line.....?????!!! Well pickle my sainted old granny!!

'Twouldn't be a guest reading a message but a member in "Invisible mode" as Larry suggests. No one can read the PM's except the person they are sent to.

Guests can however send a PM to any member they like and maybe this could also explain what you saw.

Cheers - Neil :D

[Sir Stinkalot]

Sorry to flog a dead horse but at this time there were no moderators on the boards .......

Oh my God the guests have taken over ......

[Neil]

No one ever said that all the moderators are visible on the forums. You just don't know who is keeping an eye on things.

Cheers - Neil :D (not always visible)

[Shane Watson]

YEah ya just never know when us guys have a hidden eye on things here.... Mwahahahaha!

[Red neck]

Maybe some wag has called himself "Guest"!:D

[soundman]

It occurs to me that this in a computer related matter, therefore nothing has to be the way it seems.

Has anybody ever seen an error mesage that means exactly what it says?

I'm sure the BB software has a limited range or responses. So perhaps a visitor entering the private messages section & being denies any usefull access regesters as "visitor reading private message", or something simmilar.

As for administrator or moderator activities, most IT industry people understand these individuals are "phantoms". Some even wear purple tignts!!!

Theres a thaught to scare the kiddies, ... im purple tights???

[RETIRED]

Howdjaknow I was a Phantom fan?:D

[Taffy]

Big Brothers watching, or was that sister aunte uncle?
or just another nut in coloured tights.

[fxst]

isnt everyone ?
you mean theyre not all phantom fans out there ......................nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm gunna hide ubder me bed til the world sorts itself out
Pete:mad: