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See viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8534viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8534” class=”bbcode_url”> Recently a bulk PM went out. Someone, I forget who, sent out a PM that went to the following:
Sheldon, Administrators, Registered users
Which I think means it went out to every single user registered with the site. Maybe the system got overwhelmed and something went wrong. I never got an email notification for that PM.
Some time afterwards someone else replied, I’m thinking they opted to reply all, meaning every board member got sent a PM with their reply.
In the admin control panel I see:
Maximum number of allowed recipients (PM): 12
In this case they may have skirted around that rule; there were only 3 recipients but one of them was “Registered users” (over 2000 recipients). I don’t know if it overwhelmed the system but maybe we should consider restricting people from PMing user groups.
There’s an option in user group permissions: “Can send messages to groups”
This bulk PM thing may or may not be related to the permission denied error. I’m mentioning it just in case.
Maybe it’s a chmod issue with ucp.php?
I was able to get the site working again. It was very strange. The permissions for ucp.php were changed to “0000” meaning that nobody could access the login. I changed them back to “0644” which is the appropriate levels for that file. I suspect that mass PM triggered a security lockdown routine by the hosting service. I will look into locking down the ability to PM user groups. There’s no need for anybody to be able to do that.
I did reply to the mass PM – I don’t believe I reply-alled, but I can’t be sure (I don’t often do a reply all). If it was my reply – I am so so so sorry.
Thank you Brian and Nibbler for helping us out here. I had addiction withdrawal yesterday. It was painful.
Here’s to a better week.
I went into the permissions settings and changed it for the “Registered Users” group. They can not send PMs to groups now. They have always had a lower multiple users PM setting at 5. That overrides the board-wide setting Nibbler saw which is 12. “Newly Registered Users” can not send PMs at all. Those are people who successfully registered, but have not yet been approved by a Moderator. They have tighter security and lack most permissions.
Everything looks functional now. Email me at
brianj.roaming@gmail.com if anything still isn’t working correctly. You can also text message me at 240-462-3134 if it’s an emergency. I usually don’t answer calls from unknown numbers.Thank you Brian! Thanks. I recommended she send Sheldon a Private Mesaage and also write a post to everyone asking for input regarding her question . It appears she misunderstood my request and sent one PM to everyone. Sorry for the confusion.
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