swfa wrote:
Can't you just change their password then log in under their user name? |
I think this is called "Invasion of Privacy" and this is why Bruce has made this point so many times about Private Messages and the system it uses. A forum membership need to feel comfortable that their personal messages remain confidential (and I appreciate that your reply was aimed at the question asked) so I'm not having a go at you
It would be better if forum owners who perhaps have issues with members using the Private Messaging system think about perhaps not invoking it within the admin panel. If there were real problems on a forum, then it would be best to actually have some sort of disclaimer within the registration page perhaps saying something like -
"Whilst Private Messages are not monitored, the forum owners reserve the rights to investigate the messaging system if there is evidence of abuse by members using Private Messages"
But that would be up to the forum owners to decide this