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How to attach an image to a private message - Labster - 03-30-2019
In 9 easy steps.
Step 1: Open the private message, notice no attachment box
Step 2: Go to another tab, and click "create thread"
Step 3: Go to the bottom of this thread, and click upload attachment.
Step 4: After upload, click the button at the bottom marked "Insert into Post"
Step 5: Remember the attachment number pasted into the box above
Step 6: Click the "View my attachments" link. Notice how your new file does not show up, nor does it count towards your quota.
Step 7: Copy the URL link of any file there.
Step 8: Go back to your private message, and click the image attach icon.
Step 9: Paste the URL, but change the number at the end to the number you remembered from Step 5.
Voila! You have PMed an image.
RE: How to attach an image to a private message - classicdrogn - 03-30-2019
Interesting, and useful. Does the attachment show up in the list/quota once the PM is sent, though? While keeping private messages actually private is good, not having hidden things clogging up the server forever is also important.
RE: How to attach an image to a private message - Labster - 03-30-2019
Unless there's some cron job that cleans these up periodically, it does not appear. I doubt that posting a link here will affect it either. Context: BlackAeronaut was suggesting I buy a "swanky" home from a particular location in San Antonio, so I decided to give it the McMansion Hell treatment.
Also note these images are not actually private either, so be aware it's basically a hack. You can just iterate through all of the numbers and see all of our pictures.
RE: How to attach an image to a private message - classicdrogn - 03-30-2019
Hm, well, mostly I asked to make sure it would be considered. I don't know how the server side of things works at all, but there has to be a way to spot and clean up files added this way when they're no longer needed.
RE: How to attach an image to a private message - Bob Schroeck - 03-31-2019
There is no scheduled task in the board software that "cleans up" attachments in any way.