Sean, That patch isn't quite right. If you look at where the string 'cantmessageuser' is used, you'll see that the same string gets displayed when you can't send a message to a user for any reason.
The user might still exist, but may have set their message preference on the settings page to turn all messages off or to only allow messages from friends. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mahara Contributors, which is subscribed to Mahara. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/503598 Title: reply to messages from deleted users lead to "access denied" page Status in Mahara ePortfolio: Confirmed Bug description: Username: crimson I received this email from a spam message: You have been sent a notification from Mahara ePortfolio System. Message follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: New message from nancy wilson nancy wilson has sent you a message. To view this message, visit http://mahara.org/user/sendmessage.php?id=6530&replyto=879010 ... The issue is that link doesn't work - it gives me access denied: "Access Denied You do not have access to view this page You cannot send this user a message" Also, navigating to http://mahara.org/account/activity/ then clicking on "New message from nancy wilson" then "More...' (same link as above) gives the same issue. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

