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sr #107914: How to see messages sent to other users?

Submitter:  Steve White <Stevan_White>
Submitted:  Tue 20 Dec 2011 10:45:24 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Savannah mail server Priority:  5 - Normal
Severity:  3 - Normal Status:  Wont Do
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  mjflick
Operating System:  None Open/Closed:  Closed
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Thu 22 Dec 2011 11:34:57 AM UTC, comment #2: 

Hi Michael,

It's OK that you don't want to develop (or implement) a full mail interface for Savannah.  But the issue remains that the existing interface loses information, in a way that surprises some people (me anyway).

Now that we've established that the thing is to be used for special cases only, I would suggest something like the following textual explanation in that page:

"This interface may be used to contact members who do not make an e-mail address public.  Note that no record of the correspondence is retained."

That would make the purpose and behavior clear, and avoid the problem.

Steve White <Stevan_White>
Wed 21 Dec 2011 02:35:45 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Hi,

The send message function simply sends the message via email.

This feature is most useful when a user decides keep their email address private.

I don't think it's necessary to develop an internal web-mail interface for Savannah, since the idea here is to interface with email.  It's quite possible the message you sent was caught in the recipients spam filtering.


Michael J. Flickinger <mjflick>
Tue 20 Dec 2011 10:45:24 PM UTC, original submission:  


On the pages of other users, like
https://savannah.gnu.org/users/<username>
there is an interface "Send a message to...".

I have used this, but have problems with its intended purpose.

The first problem is, I sent someone a message, and they didn't respond, and claim they didn't get it.  I wanted to tell them when I had sent the message, but I find no interfaces for seeing sent messages (My Items perhaps... no).

Now I'm wondering, what purpose does this serve?  Is it possible that some users don't give outside e-mail addresses?  If not, then I see no point in the thing at all.

But suppose that is just the point, that some users prefer not to give outside e-mail addresses.  Then this mechanism should at least provide basic services one expects of a web e-mail interface, such as seeing sent messages.

Thanks!

Steve White <Stevan_White>

 

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