| If the administrator has enabled
the Private Messaging
system, registered members may send each other private
messages. Sending Private Messages
Private messages work a little like email, but
are limited to registered members of this board. You may be able
to include Blah Code, smilies and images in private messages
that you send.
You may send a private message to a member of
this board by clicking the 'Send A Private
Message' link in the private messaging section of your
user control panel, or by clicking the
 button in a
member's posts.
When you send a message, you have the option
to save a copy of the message in your Sent Items folder.
Private Message Folders
By default, you will have two folders in your
private message area. These are the Inbox and the Sent Items
folders.
The Inbox folder
contains any new messages you receive, and allows you to view
all the messages you have received, along with the name of the
person who sent the message to you, and the date and time the
message was sent.
The Sent Items
folder contains a copy of any messages that you have sent, where
you have specified that you wish to keep a copy of the message
for future reference.
You may create additional folders for your
messages by clicking the 'Folders'
link.
Each folder has a set of message controls
which allow you to select messages, then either move them to one
of your custom folders, or delete them completely. You may also
have a button which allows you to forward multiple messages from
a folder to another member of the board.
You will need to periodically delete old
messages, as the administrator has probably set a limit to the
number of private messages you can have in your folders. If you
exceed the number of messages specified by the administrator,
you will not be able to send or receive new messages until you
delete some old messages.
Whenever you read a message, you will have the
option to reply to the message, or forward that message to
another member of the board. You may also have the ability to
forward that message to multiple members of your buddy list.
Message Tracking
When you send a new private message, you may
have the option to request a read-receipt for that message. This
will allow you to check whether or not a message has been read
by its recipient by viewing the Private
Message Tracking page.
This page is divided into two sections: unread
messages and read messages.
The unread messages section shows all
messages that you have sent with a read-receipt request, that
have not yet been read by their recipient. The time of the last
activity of the message recipient is also shown. Messages in
this section can be cancelled if you decide that their contents
are no longer relevant, or for any other reason. Cancelled
messages can also be restored to active status if the
administrator has enabled this feature.
The read messages section shows all
messages you have sent with a receipt request that have been
read and acknowledged by their recipient. The time that the
message was read is also shown.
You may choose to end the tracking on any
message you choose by selecting the message and clicking the
[end tracking] button.
When you receive a message with a read-receipt
request, you may have the option to read the message while
denying the read-receipt request. To do this, simply click the
'deny receipt' link rather than the title of the message, if it
appears.
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button on
any post made by that member.