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Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
I want to report this slightly annoying forum feature. When I send a PM then it says "Sent" but it stays in Outbox. It's moved to the Sent messages folder after an unknown amount of time (probably less than 24 hours).
This behavior makes me question whether the PM has been sent or not.
This behavior makes me question whether the PM has been sent or not.
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Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
Forum PM's are removed from your outbox when they are read by the recipient
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FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
lenovo ThinkPad T530 - MX-18
lenovo s21e - MX-18, antiX-17.3.1 (live-USB)
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
It is actually a nice feature letting you know when a PM has been read by the recipient.
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Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
dolphin_oracle wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:59 pmForum PM's are removed from your outbox when they are read by the recipient
aha, it's smarter than email. Nice. I still live in the era when a message in Outbox means Thunderbird has no Internet connection.

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Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
took me a LOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGG time to figure that outdreamer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:10 pmdolphin_oracle wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:59 pmForum PM's are removed from your outbox when they are read by the recipientaha, it's smarter than email. Nice. I still live in the era when a message in Outbox means Thunderbird has no Internet connection.![]()

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lenovo ThinkPad T530 - MX-18
lenovo s21e - MX-18, antiX-17.3.1 (live-USB)
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
lenovo ThinkPad T530 - MX-18
lenovo s21e - MX-18, antiX-17.3.1 (live-USB)
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
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Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
PM's can sit in the Outbox for a long time if the recipient has not set up the notification system. I get a note from Admin in my regular email when a PM is posted to me.
One that I sent a couple of years ago sat the in the outbox for months. the recipient had had just disappeared from the forum. Perhaps deceased?o
One that I sent a couple of years ago sat the in the outbox for months. the recipient had had just disappeared from the forum. Perhaps deceased?o
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Backup :Homebrew64 bit Intel duo core 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Kingston SSD, Seagate1TB.
MX-17.1 64bit. Also MX17, Kubuntu14.04 & Puppy 6.3.
Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
You can also set a PM notification via the User Control Panel so a red indicator shows at the the Private Messages verbiage at the top of the Index PageGordon Cooper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 8:55 pmPM's can sit in the Outbox for a long time if the recipient has not set up the notification system. I get a note from Admin in my regular email when a PM is posted to me.
One that I sent a couple of years ago sat the in the outbox for months. the recipient had had just disappeared from the forum. Perhaps deceased?o
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Re: Sent PM stays in Outbox for a while
I have both notification methods set up. Find that the email from Admin is very useful because - force of habit - email is the first thing that I look at in the morning. Probably a hang-over from when I was moderating a group that did all their messaging by email.
Primary: Dell9010, MX-18, Win7, 120 SSD, WD 232GIB HD, 4GB RAM
Backup :Homebrew64 bit Intel duo core 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Kingston SSD, Seagate1TB.
MX-17.1 64bit. Also MX17, Kubuntu14.04 & Puppy 6.3.
Backup :Homebrew64 bit Intel duo core 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Kingston SSD, Seagate1TB.
MX-17.1 64bit. Also MX17, Kubuntu14.04 & Puppy 6.3.