Can’t Delete Outbox Messages
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Printed Date: 03 April 2026 at 4:33pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Can’t Delete Outbox Messages
Posted By: sundaytricky
Subject: Can’t Delete Outbox Messages
Date Posted: 08 June 2003 at 8:50am
| Outbox messages are supposed to be deleted when they are read by the received, but mine (and my members) are being stored up, this could really slow down the db in time, is this a known glitch in the latest forum or is there something i need to enable ? |
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Posted By: pam b
Date Posted: 08 June 2003 at 9:31am
if you re read it actually say outbox messages will be deleted when the rescipient deletes theres,if your box gets sort of space you could always increase the capacity!  ------------- regards,pam |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 08 June 2003 at 9:40am
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To save space in the database and keep performance better the PM is only stored in the database once, what you see in your outbox is the same message as the recepient has, it stays in your outbox till the receipent deletes the message from the database. If you are finding that you have to many PM's in your database there is a batch delete function for PM's in the admin section that you can use to clear out all PM's over a certain date. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: ljamal
Date Posted: 08 June 2003 at 1:55pm
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My suggestion (for a future release) would be to change the Read_Post field to a integer value and adding 1 more value that would signify that the the PM was "deleted" by the sender, so that the sender does not see it in there outbox. This would allow senders to clean out there outbox without affecting the receiver and not relying on the admin or receiver to clear out the outbox. ------------- L. Jamal Walton http://www.ljamal.com/" rel="nofollow - L. Jamal Inc : Web/ Print Design and ASP Programming |
Posted By: ctscott
Date Posted: 10 September 2003 at 8:06am
ah, the power of the "search" function. my question has been answered.
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Posted By: Pure P10
Date Posted: 18 October 2003 at 5:47am
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I agree that it would be nice to be able to remove messages sent from the outbox without removing it from the recivers inbox. ------------- |