Problem in Accessing Private Messages

reds1 · 04-12-2026, 01:07 AM

I've noticed a problem when accessing my Inbox and Sent Items and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same issue.

When I click on the little box to go to 'Sent Items' for example, it just sends me to a corrupted view of the OOTP forum main page. But when I use the down arrow, things work normally.

Is vBullietin aware of this issue or is this just another feature that's no longer functional (like the 'Thank you' button and the 'Show Printable Version' option, etc.)?

Cap · 04-12-2026, 10:22 AM

I'm seeing the same thing. Thanks for the workaround. I notice you can't see older posts and threads.

Cap

Winnipeg59 · 04-12-2026, 06:10 PM

Same.
Anything other than InBox in the dropdown.

Clovidequano Dovatha · 04-12-2026, 10:14 PM

Same here, actually, reds1. Posted in another thread about that sort of thing a couple of days ago, I believe. CD out.

Lukas Berger · 04-13-2026, 09:38 AM

This is part of our anti-bot fixes to get and keep things running faster and avoid the bot related slowdowns.

Probably not fixable until we get new forums.

kq76 · 06-03-2026, 04:01 AM

I just noticed this got fixed. Thank you to whoever did that!

PSA: People might want to download their PMs in case they can't some time in the future. To do so, go to your PMs screen, scroll to the bottom and select one of the links from "Download all Private Messages as: XML | CSV | Text". Unfortunately, it looks like it wasn't saving sent messages when it went down, but it'll still give you your old PMs and if the people you PMd replied to you by quoting your PM, which thankfully many people do, you can read your PM to them that way.

04-12-2026, 01:07 AM	#1
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,985	Problem in Accessing Private Messages I've noticed a problem when accessing my Inbox and Sent Items and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same issue. When I click on the little box to go to 'Sent Items' for example, it just sends me to a corrupted view of the OOTP forum main page. But when I use the down arrow, things work normally. Is vBullietin aware of this issue or is this just another feature that's no longer functional (like the 'Thank you' button and the 'Show Printable Version' option, etc.)? Attached Images __________________ United Leagues of Braeland

04-12-2026, 10:22 AM	#2
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,054	I'm seeing the same thing. Thanks for the workaround. I notice you can't see older posts and threads. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

04-12-2026, 10:14 PM	#4
Clovidequano Dovatha Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Somewhere in the United States of America on God's Earth Posts: 7,181	Same here, actually, reds1. Posted in another thread about that sort of thing a couple of days ago, I believe. CD out. __________________ Some Favorite Bible Verses: Proverbs 16:7 KJV Romans 12:18 KJV Philippians 2:1-11 KJV DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/clovidequano-dovatha GBA: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=316515 EC's IPA: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=158631 Updates to my various threads may be delayed or sporadic, and requests may still be some time away, while I continue working on LUtD and G&K:THOS. CD out.

04-13-2026, 09:38 AM	#5
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,248	This is part of our anti-bot fixes to get and keep things running faster and avoid the bot related slowdowns. Probably not fixable until we get new forums. __________________ lukas@ootpdevelopments.com Buy Out of the Park Baseball 27! Need to upload files for us to check out? Instructions can be found here

06-03-2026, 04:01 AM	#6
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,079	I just noticed this got fixed. Thank you to whoever did that! PSA: People might want to download their PMs in case they can't some time in the future. To do so, go to your PMs screen, scroll to the bottom and select one of the links from "Download all Private Messages as: XML \| CSV \| Text". Unfortunately, it looks like it wasn't saving sent messages when it went down, but it'll still give you your old PMs and if the people you PMd replied to you by quoting your PM, which thankfully many people do, you can read your PM to them that way. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project) For Beta/Devs: Full screen (1920x1080)

04-12-2026, 06:10 PM	#3
Winnipeg59 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,036	Same. Anything other than InBox in the dropdown.