diff --git a/core/fse.js b/core/fse.js
index 3c1b70d3..5e018df7 100644
--- a/core/fse.js
+++ b/core/fse.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule = exports.getModule = class FullScreenEditorModul
             fromUserId          : _.get(this.message, 'meta.System.local_from_user_id', localUserIdNotAvail),
             toUserId            : _.get(this.message, 'meta.System.local_to_user_id', localUserIdNotAvail),
             fromRemoteUser      : _.get(this.message, 'meta.System.remote_from_user', remoteUserNotAvail),
-            toRemoteUser        : _.get(this.messgae, 'meta.System.remote_to_user', remoteUserNotAvail),
+            toRemoteUser        : _.get(this.message, 'meta.System.remote_to_user', remoteUserNotAvail),
             subject             : this.message.subject,
             modTimestamp        : this.message.modTimestamp.format(modTimestampFormat),
             msgNum              : this.messageIndex + 1,
diff --git a/core/message_area.js b/core/message_area.js
index f06c21a4..353430ce 100644
--- a/core/message_area.js
+++ b/core/message_area.js
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ exports.getAvailableMessageAreasByConfTag   = getAvailableMessageAreasByConfTag;
 exports.getSortedAvailMessageAreasByConfTag = getSortedAvailMessageAreasByConfTag;
 exports.getDefaultMessageConferenceTag      = getDefaultMessageConferenceTag;
 exports.getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag   = getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag;
+exports.getSuitableMessageConfAndAreaTags   = getSuitableMessageConfAndAreaTags;
 exports.getMessageConferenceByTag           = getMessageConferenceByTag;
 exports.getMessageAreaByTag                 = getMessageAreaByTag;
 exports.changeMessageConference             = changeMessageConference;
 exports.changeMessageArea                   = changeMessageArea;
+exports.hasMessageConfAndAreaRead           = hasMessageConfAndAreaRead;
+exports.filterMessageAreaTagsByReadACS      = filterMessageAreaTagsByReadACS;
 exports.tempChangeMessageConfAndArea        = tempChangeMessageConfAndArea;
 exports.getMessageListForArea               = getMessageListForArea;
 exports.getNewMessageCountInAreaForUser     = getNewMessageCountInAreaForUser;
@@ -185,7 +188,10 @@ function getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag(client, confTag, disableAcsCheck) {
             }
         }
 
-        defaultArea = _.findKey(areaPool, (area) => {
+        defaultArea = _.findKey(areaPool, (area, areaTag) => {
+            if(Message.isPrivateAreaTag(areaTag)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             return (true === disableAcsCheck || client.acs.hasMessageAreaRead(area));
         });
 
@@ -193,8 +199,47 @@ function getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag(client, confTag, disableAcsCheck) {
     }
 }
 
+function getSuitableMessageConfAndAreaTags(client) {
+    //
+    //  Attempts to get a pair of suitable conf/area tags:
+    //  * Where the client/user has proper ACS to both
+    //  * Try to use defaults where possible
+    //  * If default conf/area is not an option, use any
+    //    that pass ACS.
+    //  * Returns a tuple [confTag, areaTag]; areaTag
+    //    and possibly confTag may both be set to '' if
+    //    if we fail to find something.
+    //
+    let confTag = getDefaultMessageConferenceTag(client);
+    if(!confTag) {
+        return ['', ''];    //  can't have an area without a conf
+    }
+
+    let areaTag = getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag(client, confTag);
+    if(!areaTag) {
+        //  OK, perhaps *any* area in *any* conf?
+        _.forEach(Config().messageConferences, (conf, ct) => {
+            if(!client.acs.hasMessageConfRead(conf)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            _.forEach(conf.areas, (area, at) => {
+                if(!_.includes(Message.WellKnownAreaTags, at) && client.acs.hasMessageAreaRead(area)) {
+                    confTag = ct;
+                    areaTag = at;
+                    return false;   //  stop inner iteration
+                }
+            });
+            if(areaTag) {
+                return false;   //  stop iteration
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    return [confTag, areaTag || ''];
+}
+
 function getMessageConferenceByTag(confTag) {
-    return Config().messageConferences[confTag];
+    return Object.assign({ confTag }, Config().messageConferences[confTag]);
 }
 
 function getMessageConfTagByAreaTag(areaTag) {
@@ -209,17 +254,23 @@ function getMessageAreaByTag(areaTag, optionalConfTag) {
 
     //  :TODO: this could be cached
     if(_.isString(optionalConfTag)) {
-        if(_.has(confs, [ optionalConfTag, 'areas', areaTag ])) {
-            return confs[optionalConfTag].areas[areaTag];
+        if(_.isObject(confs, [ optionalConfTag, 'areas', areaTag ])) {
+            return Object.assign(
+                {
+                    areaTag,
+                    confTag : optionalConfTag,
+                },
+                confs[optionalConfTag].areas[areaTag]
+            );
         }
     } else {
         //
         //  No confTag to work with - we'll have to search through them all
         //
         let area;
-        _.forEach(confs, (v) => {
-            if(_.has(v, [ 'areas', areaTag ])) {
-                area = v.areas[areaTag];
+        _.forEach(confs, (conf, confTag) => {
+            if(_.isObject(conf, [ 'areas', areaTag ])) {
+                area = Object.assign({ areaTag, confTag }, conf.areas[areaTag]);
                 return false;   //  stop iteration
             }
         });
@@ -350,6 +401,22 @@ function changeMessageArea(client, areaTag, cb) {
     changeMessageAreaWithOptions(client, areaTag, { persist : true }, cb);
 }
 
+function hasMessageConfAndAreaRead(client, area) {
+    const conf = getMessageConfTagByAreaTag(area.areaTag);
+    return client.acs.hasMessageConfRead(conf) && client.acs.hasMessageAreaRead(area);
+}
+
+function filterMessageAreaTagsByReadACS(client, areaTags) {
+    if(!Array.isArray(areaTags)) {
+        areaTags = [ areaTags ];
+    }
+
+    return areaTags.filter( areaTag => {
+        const area = getMessageAreaByTag(areaTag);
+        return hasMessageConfAndAreaRead(client, area);
+    });
+}
+
 function getNewMessageCountInAreaForUser(userId, areaTag, cb) {
     getMessageAreaLastReadId(userId, areaTag, (err, lastMessageId) => {
         lastMessageId = lastMessageId || 0;
diff --git a/core/user_login.js b/core/user_login.js
index 6c5e6813..6b9a0e00 100644
--- a/core/user_login.js
+++ b/core/user_login.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const {
     getMessageAreaByTag,
     getDefaultMessageConferenceTag,
     getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag,
+    getSuitableMessageConfAndAreaTags,
 }                       = require('./message_area.js');
 const {
     getFileAreaByTag,
@@ -128,15 +129,6 @@ function userLogin(client, username, password, options, cb) {
 }
 
 function postLoginPrep(client, cb) {
-
-    const defaultMsgAreaTag = (confTag) => {
-        return (
-            getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag(client, confTag) ||
-            getDefaultMessageAreaTagByConfTag(client, getDefaultMessageConferenceTag(client)) ||
-            ''
-        );
-    };
-
     async.series(
         [
             (callback) => {
@@ -144,23 +136,20 @@ function postLoginPrep(client, cb) {
                 //  User may (no longer) have read (view) rights to their current
                 //  message, conferences and/or areas. Move them out if so.
                 //
-                let confTag = client.user.getProperty(UserProps.MessageConfTag);
-                const conf  = getMessageConferenceByTag(confTag) || {};
-                const area  = getMessageAreaByTag(client.user.getProperty(UserProps.MessageAreaTag), confTag) || {};
+                const confTag   = client.user.getProperty(UserProps.MessageConfTag);
+                const conf      = getMessageConferenceByTag(confTag) || {};
+                const area      = getMessageAreaByTag(client.user.getProperty(UserProps.MessageAreaTag), confTag) || {};
 
-                if(!client.acs.hasMessageConfRead(conf)) {
-                    confTag = getDefaultMessageConferenceTag(client) || '';
+                if(!client.acs.hasMessageConfRead(conf) || !client.acs.hasMessageAreaRead(area)) {
+                    //  move them out of both area and possibly conf to something suitable, hopefully.
+                    const [newConfTag, newAreaTag] = getSuitableMessageConfAndAreaTags(client);
                     client.user.persistProperties({
-                        [ UserProps.MessageConfTag ] : confTag,
-                        [ UserProps.MessageAreaTag ] : defaultMsgAreaTag(confTag),
+                        [ UserProps.MessageConfTag ] : newConfTag,
+                        [ UserProps.MessageAreaTag ] : newAreaTag,
                     },
                     err => {
                         return callback(err);
                     });
-                } else if (!client.acs.hasMessageAreaRead(area)) {
-                    client.user.persistProperty(UserProps.MessageAreaTag, defaultMsgAreaTag(confTag), err => {
-                        return callback(err);
-                    });
                 } else {
                     return callback(null);
                 }