Private Message stuck in Outbox

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Private Message stuck in Outbox

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I attempted to post a PM on 6 May, and today noticed that it was still sitting in the Outbox. So I tried another PM to HansV and it is also stuck in the Outbox. Any suggestions?

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Re: Private Message stuck in Outbox

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I have just viewed your latest PM, so hopefully that has now left your Outbox.

I don't see another PM in my Inbox...
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Wendell wrote:
11 May 2020, 21:30
I attempted to post a PM on 6 May, and today noticed that it was still sitting in the Outbox. So I tried another PM to HansV and it is also stuck in the Outbox. Any suggestions?

Wendell
I believe messages stay in your "Outbox" until they have been read by the recipient.
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That is correct, Leif. This is different from the way e-mail programs behave.

And if you have sent a PM to multiple recipients, it will stay in the Outbox until at least one recipient has read it. There is no way to know when ALL recipients have read it.
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Thanks for looking into it - I don't remember the older software working that way, but it's been quite a long time since I used the PM function - 2015 I think.

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It has always worked that way here in Eileen's Lounge. It's a feature of the forum software that we use - phpBB.
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You may also find that you can't read a new message sometimes - this will occur when your message count hits the limit - I think 60 messages.