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Theseus
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Private Messages stuck?

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I am not sure if my PMs are going out. I have sent/replied to 3 PMs. And they show in the Outbox. Since the recipient never sent a message ackonledging that they received the response, I am wondering if they are going out or not. How do I check if they have actually been sent? If they were sent they should show up in the Sent box instead of the Outbox. How do I fix this?
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PM's stay in your Outbox until the recipient opens them. Then they move to your Sent folder.
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If I delete a PM sent to me without opening it, will it move to the sender’s Sent folder?
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delamer wrote: If I delete a PM sent to me without opening it, will it move to the sender’s Sent folder?
Let's do a test - I'll send you a PM, you don't open it but delete it, I'll check my Sent File - and we'll report back to the boss :D

Edit - done at 10:58 eastcoast time 8-)
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It means the recipient is ignoring you, LOL.
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Miriam2 wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:57 pm
delamer wrote: If I delete a PM sent to me without opening it, will it move to the sender’s Sent folder?
Let's do a test - I'll send you a PM, you don't open it but delete it, I'll check my Sent File - and we'll report back to the boss :D

Edit - done at 10:58 eastcoast time 8-)
Done!
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whodidntante wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:00 pm It means the recipient is ignoring you, LOL.
Well, in the case that I am thinking about, I was the ignorer...
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delamer wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:02 pm
Miriam2 wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:57 pm
delamer wrote: If I delete a PM sent to me without opening it, will it move to the sender’s Sent folder?
Let's do a test - I'll send you a PM, you don't open it but delete it, I'll check my Sent File - and we'll report back to the boss :D

Edit - done at 10:58 eastcoast time 8-)
Done!
My PM to Delamer is now in my Sent box, meaning it moved from my Outbox to my Sent box. I guess that means I now know that Delamer retrieved my private message - but doesn't tell me Delamer deleted it as opposed to read it.

What a shame, it contained all my secret passwords to my vast fortune :wink:
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Miriam2 wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:10 pm
delamer wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:02 pm
Miriam2 wrote: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:57 pm
delamer wrote: If I delete a PM sent to me without opening it, will it move to the sender’s Sent folder?
Let's do a test - I'll send you a PM, you don't open it but delete it, I'll check my Sent File - and we'll report back to the boss :D

Edit - done at 10:58 eastcoast time 8-)
Done!
My PM to Delamer is now in my Sent box, meaning it moved from my Outbox to my Sent box. I guess that means I now know that Delamer retrieved my private message - but doesn't tell me Delamer deleted it as opposed to read it.

What a shame, it contained all my secret passwords to my vast fortune :wink:
Just my luck; my PowerBall tickets never pay off either!

Thanks.
One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not. - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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