BleepingComputer.com: How to use and send Personal Messages.

Bleeping Computer has a built-in messaging system called Messenger that allows you to have private conversations with other members on the site. There a few ways to send a message depending on where you are on the site. The easiest way, which we will discuss here, is to click on your name at the top right-hand corner of every forum page to access the member menu bar. Then select the Messenger link to access the Messenger app.

Once you are in the Messenger app you will see a navigation area on your left that contains a list of your folders that store messages, the amount of space left for messages, and a search field that can be used to search for particular messages.

How to send a personal message

To send a message you simply click on the Compose New button. When you click on that button you will be presented with a screen similar to the one below:



To send the message you simply fill in the fields as described in the above image and press the Send Message button.

How to read a message

When you receive a new personal message, you will be notified of that in your member menu bar you are logged into the forums. Simply visit the messenger app to see your unread messages. To read a message simply click on the title of the message.

How to delete personal messages

Each member has a certain amount of storage space allocated towards their total amount of messages. When you reach or exceed that allocated storage space, you will no longer be able to receive any personal messages. All messages in every folder contribute to this used space, including messages in your Sent Items folder. It is therefore important to clean up your folders often by deleting messages.

To delete a personal message you would enter the folder that contains the messages you want to delete and put a checkmark next to these messages. When you are done selecting the messages on that page, scroll down and press the Go button.

For more information and answers to commonly asked questions on this site visit the New User Orientation Center.

Message Title Sender Date
Re:Hackers Commander Gman [ Block ] May 22 2007, 09:53 PM

What does [ Block ] , mean and how did it get there ?


Jove

Jove, on May 29 2007, 02:57 PM, said:

It probably came as part of one of the upgrades.

It allows you to "block" - add to a list a specific member from whom you wish not to receive PMs. You will then not be notified when that member sends you a PM, nor will you get the PM. You might consider it similar to a SPAM filter, only for the PMs.

Some boards restrict this feature since PMs are used by the Admin/Mods, and "blocking" PMs from the Admin/Mod staff would be grounds for banning from the board.

You may notice over in the left side "Menu", under "Messenger" section there is a "PM Block List" selection. Selecting it will show you your "block" list as well as allow you to add or remove names from it. You can also put a reminder "reason" for why you blocked somebody.

Quote

We have made it impossible to block PMs from mods and admins. So your stuck with us

Uem,

I just checked out of curiosity and w/o having done anything - I had "Grinler" on my blocklist
How does that work? DMIJNV,O?

You can add us to your block list, but it wont do anything. We will just ignore it

Perhaps,

in the interest of board uniformity,

we should put someone in charge of everyone's block list.

We could call that person the

Block Head.


Just a suggestion.

Grinler, on May 30 2007, 02:33 PM, said:

I didnt add you, I never went to the blocking thingy before, leaving aside clicking it. It was just there today when I checked out of curiosity

JohnWho, on May 30 2007, 02:04 PM, said:

ooh i could do that ,i have the right shaped head anyway

Ahh...anyone else have me automatically in their block list? Maybe you hit the block butto by accident?

Grinler, on May 30 2007, 05:06 PM, said:

Hi Grinler,
doubt that, as I also had Matt169 on there and I havent sent Matt a PM since before the update of the forum software

the people in my p.m buddies list were are all now in my block list except the ones that i had moved to my friends list.
i think everyones must be the same and they need to check them.thts why i have had only one p.m since the upgrade(either tht or am not that popular)

uem i seem to be too thick to send a pm to multiple users. I have this list where "others" is written in the pic above, and there are a few names in there but not all of them. what do i do if i need to cc someone who is not in that list?

Yourhighness, on Jan 20 2008, 07:04 AM, said:

Manually input their name/s in the box marked as "Carbon Copy to other members".

Thanks Animal. Problem is, I dont see the carbon copy thingy :



Thanks,

Johannes