Private Messaging

MultiChat 1.3 has introduced Private Messaging alongside the group chats and staff chat streams. This allows you to send a message to a single player on the network. It is possible to disable this feature in the config, and similarly to global chat you can exempt some servers on your network from the feature if you wish.

The default messaging command is

/msg

But there following command aliases come in the config as default:

msgcommand:
- m
- message
- t
- tell
- w
- whisper
- chat
- pm

You can add to or remove items from this list but you need to restart the server for the changes to take effect.

The command format is:

/msg <player> [message]

If you leave the message blank then your chat will be toggled to only send to that player. To disable the toggle simply type the same command again.

To reply to the latest private message you have either sent or received you can use the command:

/r <message>

The following aliases are also present:

rcommand:
- reply
- respond

Once again you can edit this list in the config as you choose.

To use these commands you must have the following permission:

multichat.chat.msg

Social spy is a staff feature that allows you to view the private messages sent by all players on the network in order to monitor them. It is off by default, you can enable it by using:

/socialspy

this is also used to turn it off.

The aliases are once again in the config:

socialspycommand:
- spy
- sspy

You will need to have the permission node

multichat.staff.spy

to use socialspy. If a previous staff member had social spy enabled then they are demoted, no need to worry, they will only be able to see messages if they also have the spy permission! :)

If you want higher ranked staff to be able to chat without other staff online seeing any conversation involving them then use the permission:

multichat.staff.spy.bypass

But note that their messages will still be recorded in the console.

Next take a look at the helpme command!