1863: Deleted accounts still show up in friends list in IM, and can't be removed

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

1863	Composr	chat	public	2015-04-18 23:20	2015-04-18 23:20

Reporter	PDStig	Assigned To	Guest
Priority	normal	Severity	feature
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed

Summary	1863: Deleted accounts still show up in friends list in IM, and can't be removed
Description	When a user deletes an account or is deleted by an Admin, they are still listed in the IM system as a random hex. They can't be removed since trying to get there results in a member doesn't exist error.
Steps To Reproduce	1. Friend a member 2. Delete that member you friended. 3. Go to chat/IM section of the forum. 4. They are listed as a random hex still.
Additional Information	See screenshot
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Chris Graham 2015-04-19 09:16 administrator ~2718	Automated response: Referenced non-existent accounts showing as random codes rather than being internally skipped Composr is supposed to recognise the possibility of referenced member accounts no longer existing, and deal with references to them in appropriate ways. This usually means skipping the references. However a fix to a recent release designed to allow deletion of a member with a blank username (a corruption seen in the wild) broke this functionality, and instead random usernames are showing for deleted members.

Chris Graham 2015-04-19 09:16 administrator ~2719	A hotfix (a TAR of files to upload) have been uploaded to this issue. These files are made to the latest intra-version state (i.e. may roll in earlier fixes too if made to the same files) - so only upload files newer than what you have already. Always take backups of files you are replacing or keep a copy of the manual installer for your version, and only apply fixes you need. These hotfixes are not necessarily reliable or well supported. Not sure how to extract TAR files to your Windows computer? Try 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/). hotfix-1863, 2015-04-19 10am.tar (16,896 bytes)