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argees
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Are private messages still working?

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Are private messages still working?
I replied to a received message and found out my reply automatically went to outbox, and cannot be found as "sent messages".
Please let me know. Thanks.
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Usually PMs go to the outbox until read.

OP, I just sent you a PM.

Did you get it?
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It stays in the outbox until the recipient reads it, this is normal.
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argees wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:06 pm Are private messages still working?
I replied to a received message and found out my reply automatically went to outbox, and cannot be found as "sent messages".
Please let me know. Thanks.
That's the way it works with phpBB Forum Software.

From phpBB User Guide - Message Folders
phpBB User Guide wrote:SENT MESSAGES will appear in either the OUTBOX or the SENT MESSAGES folder. As long as the recipient(s) have not yet read the message, it will stay in the OUTBOX. As soon as someone reads the message it will be archived to the SENT MESSAGES folder. If the administrator allows it, you can edit messages after sending them as long as they are in the OUTBOX and the recipients have not yet read them.
This comes up periodically, and I've previously answered it this way.
Peculiar_Investor wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:11 pm The Posting FAQ for the Bogleheads® forum entry in the wiki, specifically Was my private message read? covers it. Unfortunately phpBB's built-in help/faq doesn't cover it.
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Re: Are private messages still working?

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I got an awesome response via PM today - so still receiving.
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Thanks all for the help.
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