> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.megabuild.de/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.megabuild.de/en/messages.md).

# Messages & Mail

Private messages, the mailbox and the chat filter on MegaBuild.de.

## Private messages

```
/msg <player> <text>
/r <text>
```

Use `/msg` to write to a player privately and `/r` to reply to the last private message. When you log out, `/r` forgets who you last wrote with.

{% hint style="info" %}
**If the player isn't online, nothing gets lost:** the message automatically goes to their mailbox and you get a confirmation.
{% endhint %}

## The mailbox

Open it with `/mail`. `/post` works too. The mailbox works across the whole network. Messages stay there until you delete them – so tidy up now and then.

Unread messages are shown with the name in bold. When you open a message, you can:

* **Reply**
* **Block the sender**
* **Delete** the message

When you log in, you'll see whether new mail is waiting for you. Messages from the server land here too – for example the reward for a [vote](/en/vote.md) while you were offline, or a thank-you for a [bug report](/en/discord.md#bug-bounty-and-clipcoin).

### Writing a message

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Choose a recipient

In `/mail`, click **New message** and pick a friend or search for a name.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Write in the book

You get a book and quill. Write your message in it. Paragraphs are allowed, up to **256 characters**.

You need a **free slot in your hotbar** for this.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Signing = sending

Sign the book to send the message. If you throw the book away, nothing is sent.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

It's faster with a single command:

```
/mail <player> <text>
```

If your message wasn't sent, for example because of the chat filter, you get the text back in the book and can adjust it.

### Blocking

If you block a sender, you won't get any more mail from them. They won't notice. You can lift the block again in `/mail` under **Blocked players**.

## Chat filter

Chat, private messages and mail are checked automatically. The following leads to a **kick**:

| Violation           | Example                                   |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Inappropriate words | Insults, abuse                            |
| Advertising         | IP addresses and domains of other servers |
| Begging             | Asking for OP, a rank, admin or gamemode  |

Workarounds such as numbers instead of letters or stretched-out words are detected as well.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you're **muted**, you can't write in chat or send private messages or mail. You'll see the reason and the remaining time when you try to write.
{% endhint %}

## Related pages

* [Friends](/en/friends.md)
* [Commands](/en/commands.md)
* [Support & Contact](/en/support.md)