doc update, put more telemetry on notifier and try to ensure that private posts have recipients.

include/items.php

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ function collect_recipients($item,&$private) {
 
 	require_once('include/group.php');
 
+	if($item['item_private'])
+		$private = true;
+
 	if($item['allow_cid'] || $item['allow_gid'] || $item['deny_cid'] || $item['deny_gid']) {
 		$allow_people = expand_acl($item['allow_cid']);
 		$allow_groups = expand_groups(expand_acl($item['allow_gid']));

include/notifier.php

@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(($private) && (! $env_recips)) {
+		// shouldn't happen
+		logger('notifier: private message with no envelope recipients.' . print_r($argv,true));
+	}
 	
 	logger('notifier: recipients (may be delivered to more if public): ' . print_r($recip_list,true), LOGGER_DEBUG);