[Thinker]

Has anyone else had the problem of your PMs getting stuck in your Outbox? I know that they can stay there for a day or so. That is normal for this site. However, I have one that is there for a week. What's going on? Do they have to approve each message, and they are on vacation?

[Jbe]

Thinker, I've had some sit in my in-box until the recipient actually reads them. Maybe that is the case?

[FastFive]

PMs in the outbox mean they haven't yet been viewed by the recipient if I remember correctly.

[Thinker]

If the forum software is using the Outbox for this purpose, they are not using the standard usage. The Outbox is usually just used to save the outgoing email/PM until the main email/PM application can send it out. In other words, it is a temporary place for the email/PM to be until it can be sent out to the recipient.

On this site, I thought the Outbox was also used to allow a moderator to double-check if the PM is not abusive, etc. before OKing it to go to the recipient.

As a test, I am going to send a PM to John and F5. I will tell you when it leaves my Outbox. Let me know when you read it.

[Jbe]

Just read it and replied.

[Thinker]

It left the Outbox! I am so surprised. Not expected function. You learn something new every day.

[rockclimber]

If the forum software is using the Outbox for this purpose, they are not using the standard usage. The Outbox is usually just used to save the outgoing email/PM until the main email/PM application can send it out. In other words, it is a temporary place for the email/PM to be until it can be sent out to the recipient.

On this site, I thought the Outbox was also used to allow a moderator to double-check if the PM is not abusive, etc. before OKing it to go to the recipient.

As a test, I am going to send a PM to John and F5. I will tell you when it leaves my Outbox. Let me know when you read it.

I I'm not sure about that. I would be surprised if they spend that much time on moderating PMS. There are so many things that are ignored that would surprise me if messages were examined and the boards were totally ignored, as it is evident that they are.

I have even sent screenshots to people and still got no response.

I think what happens with the outbox, a message stays in the outbox until it is both received and opened and read. Then the delivery is complete.

If it's a short message someone can read the entire message without actually opening it.

You can also read it in your email and get the entire message without opening it. So, to the sender it appears as if it was never received.

However, if they have email notifications of private messages, then they got an email immediately when you sent it.

What probably happened, is the recipient read the email but since it is in email, they have not given feedback that acknowledged it and haven't gotten around to responding yet.

It is only when they log in, and open the message, that it registers as being received and read and leave your outbox and becomes a sent message.

I am NOT the IT person, & I think your expertise far exceeds my own.

If you want, send me one make it a few lines long and I'll see you when I get it.