Private Message maximums question.

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Caitlin Black

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Okay, so I understand that you can only have 150 total private messages, combining Inbox and Outbox.

But the question I was wondering about was: If you have 150 stored messages, and someone tries to send you a new one, do they receive a message saying, "That user's PM box is full."? Or does it seem to them that their message has gone through, only you never receive it?

I was just wondering, as I'm fast approaching the 150 total. I expect I'll be culling some messages soon anyway, but it did get me wondering.

And this question might help some others. :)

Thanks!

ETA: I forgot to add - part of my curiosity is that once or twice I have sent a PM to someone who would in all likelihood get a lot of PMs, and they have never replied. Only once or twice, but it still got me thinking.

Follow-up question: If you try sending a message to someone with a full PM box, do they then receive the message once they've deleted at least one stored message?

Thanks again!
 
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I could be wrong, but I believe the sender just gets a message that someone's box is full, and the message doesn't go through at all (even if they later delete some of their PMs). In other words, it doesn't try to keep resending the message.
 

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You may be able to nudge the person with a visitor's message (if they allow them).
 

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I could be wrong, but I believe the sender just gets a message that someone's box is full, and the message doesn't go through at all (even if they later delete some of their PMs). In other words, it doesn't try to keep resending the message.

That is correct.

The sender gets a dialog indicating that the PM box is full.

The message is not saved or automatically re-sent.

Cleaning out Sent messages is a Smart Thing.
 
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