Unable to delete inbox messages

A historical forum for issues reported in the suggestions and bugs forum that have been subsequently fixed or resolved.
Post Reply
User avatar
The.Dark.One
Posts: 1504
Joined: 03 Feb 2003, 20:24
I've donated: $26.00!
My articles: 1
My images: 20
My cats species list: 41 (i:0, k:0)
Spotted: 16
Location 1: Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Location 2: Castleford

Unable to delete inbox messages

Post by The.Dark.One »

Hi
When I try and delete marked images I'm getting a message saying the submitted form is invalid.
I have a message in my out box that won't send.
Thanks
User avatar
bekateen
Posts: 8955
Joined: 09 Sep 2014, 17:50
I've donated: $40.00!
My articles: 4
My images: 130
My cats species list: 142 (i:102, k:39)
My aquaria list: 36 (i:13)
My BLogs: 44 (i:149, p:2653)
My Wishlist: 35
Spotted: 177
Location 1: USA, California, Stockton
Location 2: USA, California, Stockton
Contact:

Re: Unable to delete inbox messages

Post by bekateen »

The.Dark.One wrote: 14 May 2020, 19:40I have a message in my out box that won't send.
Jools will have to handle the undeleting issue. As for the "unsent" message, I can explain that:

The way the messaging system works with this code is that a message will sit in the Outbox until the other person reads it. Only then does it move to the Sent Messages folder. If you have a message sitting in your Outbox, that does not in itself indicate any problems with the software; it just might mean that the other person hasn't opened their new messages.

Cheers, Eric
Image
Find me on YouTube and Facebook: http://youtube.com/user/Bekateen1; https://www.facebook.com/Bekateen
Buying caves from https://plecocaves.com? Plecocaves sponsor Bekateen's Fishroom. Use coupon code "bekateen" (no quotes) for 15% off your order.
User avatar
The.Dark.One
Posts: 1504
Joined: 03 Feb 2003, 20:24
I've donated: $26.00!
My articles: 1
My images: 20
My cats species list: 41 (i:0, k:0)
Spotted: 16
Location 1: Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Location 2: Castleford

Re: Unable to delete inbox messages

Post by The.Dark.One »

Thanks
User avatar
Jools
Expert
Posts: 15978
Joined: 30 Dec 2002, 15:25
My articles: 197
My images: 944
My catfish: 238
My cats species list: 87 (i:13, k:1)
My BLogs: 7 (i:7, p:202)
My Wishlist: 23
Spotted: 447
Location 1: Middle Earth,
Location 2: Scotland
Interests: All things aquatic, Sci-Fi, photography and travel. Oh, and beer.
Contact:

Re: Unable to delete inbox messages

Post by Jools »

Eric is correct with the very minor amendment that the message sits in your outbox until the recipient opens their PM inbox. They don't have to read it for it to update to sent.

The "submitted form is invalid" is a terrible message, what it should say is something like "this has already been submitted to the recipient and can't be deleted by you". There should not be an option to try and delete it.

Your outbox is also their inbox, only one copy of the message exists until it is read, unlike email where they are actually transmitted. I see there is an enhancement planned for it to make it work more like modern IM clients. We will implement that as soon as it's available.

Jools
Post Reply

Return to “All Resolved Issues”