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Grozilla · 04-06-2008, 01:31 PM

Hello all

I think the following is a very important privacy issue.

My whole forum is closed to uneregistered visitors (they can see the forum, but not read. Despite this, non registered guests continuously proceed through the topics.

I've tracked them several times, and it appears that they are most probably google bots sniffing the posts.

That would be annoying, but not dangerous if only the posts were visited. But today I catched a google bot reading private messages. That's terrific as often private data are exchanged within these messages.

What can you do : this is urgent !

Many thanks

http://petizilla.8.forumer.com/

guthix121 · 04-06-2008, 01:33 PM

Hi, this is simply a bug with the Admin CP. The Admin CP says that it is reading Private Messages, but in reality, all it is doing is seeing the 'You must Log In' screen.

There is nothing to worry about, and this happens on all phpBB forums.

Grozilla · 04-06-2008, 02:11 PM

hope you're right

Thanks anyway for this quick answer.

guthix121 · 04-06-2008, 04:06 PM

Feel free to lock this: Go to Thread Tools>Mark as Solved.

04-06-2008, 01:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Grozilla Junior Forumer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 4 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 480 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 480 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	[RESOLVED] Extreme importance : google bots snif personal messages Hello all I think the following is a very important privacy issue. My whole forum is closed to uneregistered visitors (they can see the forum, but not read. Despite this, non registered guests continuously proceed through the topics. I've tracked them several times, and it appears that they are most probably google bots sniffing the posts. That would be annoying, but not dangerous if only the posts were visited. But today I catched a google bot reading private messages. That's terrific as often private data are exchanged within these messages. What can you do : this is urgent ! Many thanks http://petizilla.8.forumer.com/

04-06-2008, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
guthix121 Senior Forumer Join Date: Oct 2007 Tournaments Won: 4 Location: New York Posts: 1,393 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 2 fTrader: (21) fBuck$: 19,840 Bank: 14,646 Total fBuck$: 34,486 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Extreme importance : google bots snif personal messages Hi, this is simply a bug with the Admin CP. The Admin CP says that it is reading Private Messages, but in reality, all it is doing is seeing the 'You must Log In' screen. There is nothing to worry about, and this happens on all phpBB forums.
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04-06-2008, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grozilla Junior Forumer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 64 Rep Power: 4 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 480 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 480 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Extreme importance : google bots snif personal messages hope you're right Thanks anyway for this quick answer.

04-06-2008, 04:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
guthix121 Senior Forumer Join Date: Oct 2007 Tournaments Won: 4 Location: New York Posts: 1,393 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 2 fTrader: (21) fBuck$: 19,840 Bank: 14,646 Total fBuck$: 34,486 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Extreme importance : google bots snif personal messages Feel free to lock this: Go to Thread Tools>Mark as Solved.
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