PMs Stuck in Outbox

[Deleted User 13004]

Howdy

I’ve sent a small number of PMs without problem, but the last 2 I’ve sent have sat in the Outbox and got no further.

Is there a general problem, have I done something wrong?

Ta muchly

[BigEd]

I think that just means the recipient hasn't read them yet.

[Deleted User 13004]

Thank you

I shall learn patience!

[1024MAK]

Yeah, until the recipient logs in and clicks on the message to read it (okay, open it), it will stay showing in your outbox. After they have open it, it will disappear from your outbox and appear in your sent folder.

Mark

[BeebMaster]

This topic title amused me; for unknown reasons I read it as "PM stuck in No 10 without boxes of champagne..."

Thinking though, since I have a message in my outbox which has been there since October, whether after a lapse of time, "something" could happen - like a notification sent some other way to the recipient, or a notification to the sender to say the message hasn't been read yet?

[danielj]

Thinking though, since I have a message in my outbox which has been there since October, whether after a lapse of time, "something" could happen - like a notification sent some other way to the recipient, or a notification to the sender to say the message hasn't been read yet?

I think notification for PMs is turned on by default, but people can turn it off. Those notifications could end up in junk depending on mail provider. Ultimately it's up to individuals whether they want to log in and read things - we can't make them and overriding their preferences isn't really something we can do either. You can always send another PM and see if that causes a notification to appear.

d.