fmera sa:
the oldest sent messages are automatically purged over time, it seems.
Yes, right now, that's how it seems. On the beta however, when you look in your Sent folder, you see everything you've sent, and you can't delete anything either.
Don't know if this is a bug though, since it's all on the same page and stuff too.
In any case though, I don't see any reason for not having the option to delete messages. I want it.
If you keep the URL of the sent message, and you enter it in your browser later, even after the message no longer appears in the list, it will still be displayed in this manner -- as long as you are logged in to that same account at the time you try to see the old message.
jsilv said:
If you keep the URL of the sent message, and you enter it in your browser later, even after the message no longer appears in the list, it will still be displayed in this manner -- as long as you are logged in to that same account at the time you try to see the old message.
i stand corrected, as two of the mods have kindly pointed out. and i do agree with your point: we should be allowed to delete our sent items.
U.G.L.Y. - changing the face of music, one artist at a time.
I agree with it as well (as I've already said). I think your message sounded a bit serious, but whatever. :D They definitely shouldn't need that serious reasons for giving you this option. It's simply an option you assume will exist. I don't know though, maybe they have some reasons for not doing this, maybe it's not possible, whatever... but a reply would be nice, as always.
Waht do you mean, "delete"? Delete the actual message from out of the recipient's inbox, or just delete the reference to the message in your sent box? The former seems like a bad idea (what if the recipient wanted to keep the message?), and I don't see the point of the latter.
gwalla said:
Waht do you mean, "delete"? Delete the actual message from out of the recipient's inbox, or just delete the reference to the message in your sent box? The former seems like a bad idea (what if the recipient wanted to keep the message?), and I don't see the point of the latter.
hmm... never thought of that. from a privacy concern pov (per jsilv's post above) deleting one without deleting the other is kinda pointless really.
U.G.L.Y. - changing the face of music, one artist at a time.
Whilst I'd support having the option to do this, I'm struggling to see the privacy concerns of having something in your outbox. Other people can't see your outbox.
How can I delete the sent items messages?