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PM Messages stuck in outbox?

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Thanks for looking into my issues.

I find my PM are stuck in outbox (folder). It usually go to send box.

Is there a technical glitch or my account has issues ?

Please investigate.

Thanks.
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Neither. Messages stay in sender's Outbox until the recipient opens them.
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livesoft wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:20 pm Neither. Messages stay in sender's Outbox until the recipient opens them.
Which can sometimes be never.
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livesoft wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:20 pm Neither. Messages stay in sender's Outbox until the recipient opens them.
Yep - a "feature" of phpBB forum software.

Drove me nuts at another message board until someone pointed that out.
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If your sent messages box is full, or if the recipient’s inbox is full, there can be a logjam.

Both are full at 150 but I’m not sure many people necessarily realize this or clean their in and outboxes.
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Thanks.

Are you saying:

Even if my messages in my outbox, it will show up in senders inbox?

It is confusing.
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RIMDBogle wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:31 pm Thanks.

Are you saying:

Even if my messages in my outbox, it will show up in senders inbox?

It is confusing.
No I’m saying, check your sent items folder. Do you have 150 sent items? If so, delete a few. Then maybe your outbox will empty.

It might be a problem in the recipient’s side. If they have 150 items in their inbox, the PM you sent them may not have space to go through, so it is stuck in your outbox.

Alert: I’m not in tech so maybe I’m wrong, but cleaning my in and outbox once I reach 150 works for me if I have items stuck in my outbox.

If people are in tech and this is wrong, save it as an example of non tech people trying to figure out and explain tech.
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This design feature of the board software comes up periodically and is covered in this FAQ entry
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Thanks,

My in box and send box are not even to close to 150 messages. It shows around 30% FULL.
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RIMDBogle wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:42 pm Thanks,

My in box and send box are not even to close to 150 messages. It shows around 30% FULL.
Ok so either the recipient is busy or their inbox is full.
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@livesoft

@ AnnetteLouisan

I sent text PM . Did you see those in your inbox?

Did you get a notification ?
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AnnetteLouisan wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:30 pm If your sent messages box is full, or if the recipient’s inbox is full, there can be a logjam.

Both are full at 150 but I’m not sure many people necessarily realize this or clean their in and outboxes.
When a "box" is full, I think the default is to delete the oldest message, so logjam is precluded.
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RIMDBogle wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:47 pm @livesoft

@ AnnetteLouisan

I sent text PM . Did you see those in your inbox?

Did you get a notification ?
Yes I received it and responded.

So your party just hasn’t read theirs yet.
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livesoft wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:05 pm
AnnetteLouisan wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:30 pm If your sent messages box is full, or if the recipient’s inbox is full, there can be a logjam.

Both are full at 150 but I’m not sure many people necessarily realize this or clean their in and outboxes.
When a "box" is full, I think the default is to delete the oldest message, so logjam is precluded.
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Yes, that's what happens. You can also delete PMs yourself. to delete the oldest ones, go to the last page of the PM folder --> scroll to the bottom of the screen --> Mark all --> Select "Delete marked" from the drop-down --> Go.

You can do the same thing for any of the PM folders, including Sent messages, which is also clearing out a logjam like the Inbox.
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