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Operation in the outbox
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:30 am
by Inigo
Dear sirs,
Just maybe my ignorance... But when I try to send a PM to another member, the message is written, then I click on SUBMIT and the message window closes. But the message rests in the Outbox and doesn't appear in the SENT folder, so I don't know for certain if it has been sent out not.
Can you help me?
I'm doing this with a Huawei smart phone.
Thanks,
Inigo Cubillo
Re: Operation in the outbox
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:38 am
by fran604g
It will remain in your outbox until the recipient opens the message. After that, it automatically transfers to the sent box for storage.
Cheers,
Fran
Re: Operation in the outbox
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:36 am
by phonogfp
Yep, I have one message in my outbox from October 22, 2017! Someone asked for a date on their Edison Home Phonograph and I sent an answer. They never read it.
George P.
Re: Operation in the outbox
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:38 pm
by Inigo
Ok, thanks for the info.
Re: Operation in the outbox
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:31 am
by ymg200
fran604g wrote:It will remain in your outbox until the recipient opens the message. After that, it automatically transfers to the sent box for storage.
Cheers,
Fran
That is a weird definition of an Outbox! Usually a message stays in the Outbox until it is sent, not until it is read. Anyway, thank you Fran for the explanation. I came across this post looking for the explanation why my PM stays in the Outbox. Now I know.
Re: Operation in the outbox
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:44 am
by AZ*
ymg200 wrote:That is a weird definition of an Outbox! Usually a message stays in the Outbox until it is sent, not until it is read. Anyway, thank you Fran for the explanation. I came across this post looking for the explanation why my PM stays in the Outbox. Now I know.
That's just how phpBB works. The behavior is identical on some other forums I am a member of that are powered by phpBB. Once you realize how it works, it's not a bad feature. If you send someone a PM, you can tell whether they opened it or not. Not everyone on the forum logs in everyday.