Private message conversations are automatically restored when registered users connect. Your PM conversation list is rebuilt from your message history, ordered by most recent activity.
How It Works
- On connect: The Private section in the conversations sidebar is populated with everyone you've exchanged PMs with, ordered by most recent conversation first.
- Limit: Up to 50 most recent PM partners are restored.
- Auto-open: When someone sends you a PM and the conversation isn't already in your list, it automatically appears at the top of the Private section with an unread badge.
- Recency ordering: Every sent or received PM moves that conversation to the top of the list.
- Closing: Closing a PM conversation via the conversations sidebar only removes it for the current session. It will reappear on your next connection.
Requirements
- You must be registered and identified with NickServ to get PM persistence.
- Guest users get in-session PM tracking only (conversations are lost on disconnect).
Edge Cases
- PMs from ignored users do NOT auto-open conversations.
- Self-PMs are excluded from the restored conversation list.