Sent Items doesn't contain any PMs

Posted 28 July 2009 - 09:12 PM

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 09:16 PM

I remember that when you're writing a personal message there is an option saying "Save this message on the sent folder" or something similar.

Would this help?

I remember Jaclaz also mentioned this detail some time ago as he likes to keep track of all messages that he sends.

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 09:22 PM

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 09:30 PM

Ok, sounds good.

But some googling is required since this is not a setting that can be defined in the admin control panel.

Would you or anyone else interested in this feature do some googling to see how this can be achieved?

Our forum software is IPB and version is the 2.3.x series.

A good site to find resources is http://invisionize.com

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Nevertheless, I'll try to find this checkbox option by myself but it might take a few days until I finish some other tasks.

Maybe THE finder would be available to help us on this case?

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 10:02 PM

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:06 AM

Please don't enable globaly. I like it just the way it is.

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:16 AM

No dice.

This is all we can change:


But MedEvil has made a good point, this should be optional.

Will ask at invisionize if someone knows how to solve this.

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:41 AM

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:52 AM

I remember Jaclaz also mentioned this detail some time ago as he likes to keep track of all messages that he sends.

Just to clear the idea, it's more about the method (or philosophy ) than anything else.

I mean, if the "Add a copy of this message to my sent items folder" is NOT checked (by default or because you forgot checking it) you press the Send button and the message is gone "poof" FOREVER, NO WAY to retrieve it.

If the "Add a copy of this message to my sent items folder" IS checked (by default or because you remembered checking it) you press the Send button and the sent message is silently stored in your "Sent Items", where you can re-access it at will.

Once every week, month, or year, your choice, you just access the Sent Items folder and delete anything that is not anymore needed.

I find that "forcing" anything to the user is BAD.
But "forcing" anything that may provoke losing DATA, ANY kind of DATA, is WORSE.



jaclaz

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:56 AM

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 12:42 PM

But "forcing" anything that may provoke losing DATA, ANY kind of DATA, is WORSE.

The correct sentence would be:
"Forcing" anything that may provoke losing important DATA is bad. But destroying useless, pointless, trifle is a public service!

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 12:52 PM

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 12:54 PM

ehehe.. This is time when someone would mention that we are living in the best of both worlds.

When is natalya_ru coming to our aid?

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On a more serious note, already wrote a request for help here:
http://forums.invisi...lt-t143199.html

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 12:58 PM

On a more serious note, already wrote a request for help here:
http://forums.invisi...lt-t143199.html

I hope your request has success!

Peter

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 01:07 PM

The correct sentence would be:
"Forcing" anything that may provoke losing important DATA is bad. But destroying useless, pointless, trifle is a public service!

The fact that you use PM's to send mostly or exclusively "useless, pointless, trifle" data, does not necessarily mean that the rest of the world may not use PM's to send "useful, meaningful, important" DATA.


Or are you suggesting that we implement a software to check for meaningfulness/usefulness/intelligence of contents of PM and automagically delete whatever doesn't make any sense?



jaclaz

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 01:52 PM

What i send may be important to the other person, but definitly not for me.

But then, maybe Mr. Alzheimer is not visiting me as often as you two!

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 02:45 PM

But then, maybe Mr. Alzheimer is not visiting me as often as you two!

...that nice old German gentleman that makes me lose my mind, you mean, I thought his name was Al Zheimer, well, you know how it is, I just forget things?



jaclaz

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 02:58 PM

What i send may be important to the other person, but definitly not for me.

Should I put you onto my 'PM ignore' list?

It is not nice if you send me topics which are not important for you.

(Things important for me for the development can be written in the forum)

Peter

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 04:19 PM

Should I put you onto my 'PM ignore' list?

So when you ask me a question, you need to archive it? For what?
Maybe the answer is worth keeping for later use, but the question?
And in this example, neighter your question nor my answer to it is worth keeping, for me. When i know the answer now, i will also know it tomorrow and not need to search for it in my PM archive!

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 05:17 PM

Imagine that:

I answer a PM of yours with "Consider what you wrote. That looks like a message of a fool"

You feel confrontated and go to an attourney of law 'He said that I'm a fool'

No chance for me to present the original.

Peter

Just a sample. You know that I'm a fool, and I know that you are a fool!

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 06:50 PM

There is no need for you to present the original.
Eighter i can present the original or i can't.

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:24 PM

When is natalya_ru coming to our aid?

sadly natalya_ru not available for a long while, I missed her , Maybe i should add to my msn
Current adv: http://img124.images...isnatalyaru.png

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