Why do private messages stay in the outbox?

[davep700]

Why is it that when I sometimes send a private message it ends up staying in the Outbox instead of sent items? These messages seem to have a Sent timestamp, yet lack of replies might suggest they weren't sent.

[Wulfman...]

Why is it that when I sometimes send a private message it ends up staying in the Outbox instead of sent items? These messages seem to have a Sent timestamp, yet lack of replies might suggest they weren't sent.

They stay in the "Outbox" until the recipient opens it. Then it moves to the "Sent" category.

Den

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[palerider]

Why is it that when I sometimes send a private message it ends up staying in the Outbox instead of sent items? These messages seem to have a Sent timestamp, yet lack of replies might suggest they weren't sent.

Because they have not been read.

[chunkyfrog]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

[zonker]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

i did not realize that not everyone gets notified.

i can now quit grumbling when i see someone being notified via post that they have a pm.

but now the question is, why doesn't everyone get a notification?

[chunkyfrog]

It might be a setting under the control panel.
I've never messed with it.

[Julie]

Because you didn't specify wanting them in your profile set-up. There are many options for diff. features there... take a look.

[Dog Slobber]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

i did not realize that not everyone gets notified.

i can now quit grumbling when i see someone being notified via post that they have a pm.

but now the question is, why doesn't everyone get a notification?

I sent you a PM.

[palerider]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

i did not realize that not everyone gets notified.

i can now quit grumbling when i see someone being notified via post that they have a pm.

but now the question is, why doesn't everyone get a notification?

I sent you a PM.

I didn't send you a PM.

[Goofproof]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

i did not realize that not everyone gets notified.

i can now quit grumbling when i see someone being notified via post that they have a pm.

but now the question is, why doesn't everyone get a notification?

Because they didn't check the box in preferances to be notificated....

[zonker]

I have seen posts in a related thread to the effect of, "John Doe, you have a PM."
Not everyone gets auto-notified, not everyone hangs around.
Notifying the recipient in the thread is a good idea--if they are here.

i did not realize that not everyone gets notified.

i can now quit grumbling when i see someone being notified via post that they have a pm.

but now the question is, why doesn't everyone get a notification?

I sent you a PM.

but i didn't get a notification!

oh, YOU.

[beautifuldreamer]

Sometimes the notification sent goes to the person's Spam box and then they don't see the notification unless they check their "Spam" . . .

[jnk...]

Why do private messages stay in the outbox?

Same reason one's former girlfriends don't listen to the voicemail messages one leaves?

[zonker]

Why do private messages stay in the outbox?

Same reason one's former girlfriends don't listen to the voicemail messages one leaves?

this reminds me of something. i once knew a guy, not really a friend but more of a pest, who would leave five separate messages on my answering machine, asking me to call him back.

it annoyed the hell out of me, because ONE message would've done it.

**disclaimer: he wasn't my former boyfriend**

[jnk...]

Why do private messages stay in the outbox?

Same reason one's former girlfriends don't listen to the voicemail messages one leaves?

this reminds me of something. i once knew a guy, not really a friend but more of a pest, who would leave five separate messages on my answering machine, asking me to call him back.

it annoyed the hell out of me, because ONE message would've done it.

**disclaimer: he wasn't my former boyfriend**

We're not here to judge, either way.