Problem with PMs - am I stupid?

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Problem with PMs - am I stupid?

#1 Post by swordsman3003 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:13 pm

I am not able to send PMs to certain users. I get the error that the user does not exist. They definitely exist so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.

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#2 Post by bo_sox48 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:15 pm

If they haven't logged into the forum yet, their account doesn't yet exist on the forum. When you open the forum, your account is automatically registered and then the PM system on the forum works. You can still send PMs through the previous PM system.

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#3 Post by ziran » Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:21 pm

what is the difference between "outbox" and "sent messages"?

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#4 Post by RagingIke297 » Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:40 pm

Outbox messages are usually messages that are in the process of sending where as a sent message has been sent and is no longer in progress

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#5 Post by ziran » Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:32 pm

okay that's what i thought. i have some messages sitting in my outbox. is there some other step i have to take to get messages in my outbox to send? or is this a bug?

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#6 Post by kestasjk » Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:23 pm

Weird.. it's not like the messages have to go anywhere, it's all just one database.

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#7 Post by swordsman3003 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:38 pm

I also have PMs stuck in my outbox.

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#8 Post by Octavious » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:17 pm

I believe they stay highlighted in your outbox until the person you send them to had read them.

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#9 Post by Octavious » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:18 pm

That's how I think it works on PlayDip, anyway. And we've largely adopted the same system.

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#10 Post by ziran » Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:47 pm

That makes sense; I got a response and they had moved to my sent folder.

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