Index: src/game/g_cmds.c
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--- src/game/g_cmds.c	(revision 910)
+++ src/game/g_cmds.c	(working copy)
@@ -913,16 +913,22 @@
 
   // support parsing /m out of say text since some people have a hard
   // time figuring out what the console is.
-  if( g_privateMessages.integer )
-  {
-    args = G_SayConcatArgs(0);
-    if( !Q_stricmpn( args, "say /m ", 7 ) ||
+
+  args = G_SayConcatArgs(0);
+  if( !Q_stricmpn( args, "say /m ", 7 ) ||
       !Q_stricmpn( args, "say_team /m ", 12 ) || 
       !Q_stricmpn( args, "say /mt ", 8 ) || 
       !Q_stricmpn( args, "say_team /mt ", 13 ) )
+  {
+    if( g_privateMessages.integer )
     {
       G_PrivateMessage( ent );
       return;
+    } 
+    else
+    {
+      trap_SendServerCommand( ent-g_entities, "print \"Sorry, but private messages have been disabled.\n\"" );
+      return;
     }
   }
 
@@ -2916,7 +2922,10 @@
   gentity_t *tmpent;
 
   if( !g_privateMessages.integer && ent )
+  {
+    ADMP( va( "Sorry, but private messages have been disabled.\n") );
     return;
+  }
 
   G_SayArgv( 0, cmd, sizeof( cmd ) );
   if( !Q_stricmp( cmd, "say" ) || !Q_stricmp( cmd, "say_team" ) )