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Why are PM messages stuck in the Outbox ?

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Thanks for weighing in.

I see my PMs are stuck in outbox. How can I make to SEND ?

Thanks for your guidance.
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Re: Why PM messages are stuck in outbox ?

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RIMDBogle wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:17 pm Thanks for weighing in.

I see my PMs are stuck in outbox. How can I make to SEND ?

Thanks for your guidance.
PM will remain in your outbox until it is read by recipient, at which time it "moves" to "sent".

Yes, a bit confusing.

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You can't "send" it further - it has to be "picked up" by the recipient (then it will move to your "sent messages" box :happy
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Re: Why PM messages are stuck in outbox ?

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ResearchMed wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:21 pm
RIMDBogle wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:17 pm Thanks for weighing in.

I see my PMs are stuck in outbox. How can I make to SEND ?

Thanks for your guidance.
PM will remain in your outbox until it is read by recipient, at which time it "moves" to "sent".

Yes, a bit confusing.

RM
Would make more sense if it was called "read" instead of outbox. Normally if something is in the outbox, it means it hasn't been sent.
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Re: Why PM messages are stuck in outbox ?

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Probably, but I didn't write the software. It's a common question that I put in the wiki: Was my private message read?
A Private Message (PM) stays in the "Outbox" folder until it is read by the recipient.
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Re: Why PM messages are stuck in outbox ?

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rich126 wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:28 pm
ResearchMed wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:21 pm PM will remain in your outbox until it is read by recipient, at which time it "moves" to "sent".

Yes, a bit confusing.

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Would make more sense if it was called "read" instead of outbox. Normally if something is in the outbox, it means it hasn't been sent.
By "read" did you mean reed or red? :twisted:
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Eagle33 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:51 pm By "read" did you mean reed or red? :twisted:
Maybe they meant "unread."
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Private Message Confusion with Outbox / Sent Messages

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[Thread merged into here --admin LadyGeek]

Hoping for clarification on the Forum's Private Messages.

I just sent some messages tonight and they are all in Outbox. There are now 5 of them there. There are a lot of messages in Sent Messages.

Makes it unclear whether or not the messages I sent tonight actually were sent as intuitively you'd think you'd be seeing them in Sent Messages and those in Outbox are waiting to be sent.
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Re: Private Message Confusion with Outbox / Sent Messages

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vnatale wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:26 pm Hoping for clarification on the Forum's Private Messages.

I just sent some messages tonight and they are all in Outbox. There are now 5 of them there. There are a lot of messages in Sent Messages.

Makes it unclear whether or not the messages I sent tonight actually were sent as intuitively you'd think you'd be seeing them in Sent Messages and those in Outbox are waiting to be sent.

Messages stay in the "Outbox" until the recipient reads them. THEN they move to the "Sent" box.
Yes, a bit strange until one "knows"...

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Re: Why are PM messages stuck in the Outbox ?

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I merged vnatale's thread into a similar discussion.

(Thanks to the member who reported the post and provided a link to this thread.)
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Re: Why PM messages are stuck in outbox ?

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livesoft wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:53 pm Maybe they meant "unread."
It’s hard to unread something after you’ve read it. That’s why I’m careful about what I read.
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