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By DLZJ on
Hi there,
I am currently using Drupal 5.1, I would like to ask whether if there is any private message module for Drupal 5.1 ? Meaning users have to login to my Drupal site first, before they can send private message to each other and email address is not required.
If this module does exist, how can I install it? Or what should I do to achieve this result?
Thanks for showing me the way to improve my Drupal site.
(The "contact" module is a bit different from what I need, because it sends the message via email.)
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There are 2 modules
There are 2 modules available.
http://drupal.org/project/messenger
http://drupal.org/project/privatemsg
Read the included documentation for specific installation instructions. But basically all you need to do is :
1) download
2) un-compress
3) copy to your sites/all/modules directory
4) activate on admin/sitebuilding/modules
5) set access control
6) activate blocks on admin/sitebuiling/blocks
and PM away!
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Drupal 5.1 is 6 rleases behind tghe most secure release of Drupal at the time of this posting. To be as secure as possible and have as many bug fixes as possible you should be using Drupal 5.7.
Upgrade your installation ASAP or risk being exploited by publicly known security vulnerabilities which you may not make it back from.
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Thanks!
Thanks to pcs305, I have just installed the private message module to my Drupal site.Without your advise, I might have a splitting headache looking around for an a solution.
Meanwhile, thanks to VeryMisunderstood as well, thanks for concerning about my Drupal site. As I mentioned before, I got my Drupal 5.1 installed in my Freehostia account and I am actually a Newbie without much knowledge and experience in SQL, php, html....etc. So, I find it very difficult to understand and upgrade my existing site to Drupal 5.7. Do you mean that it may not be safe to continue to use Drupal 5.1 due to this version is a bit out dated? and someone can easily hack into my system? I am a bit worry about this issue. Please advise.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Thanks!
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not , may not be safe to use. Just flat out isn't safe to use.
yes you are vulnerable to security exploits that would allow someone who knows what to do to hack your site.
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My posts & comments are usually dripping with sarcasm.
If you ask nicely I'll give you a towel : )