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Newbie question about sending messages

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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 6 Feb 2009 13:46

You can reply to a paid up member who has sent you a message first, but you cant initiate a new contact. As it is in your sent messages then it has been sent.

Has the envelope on the left of the message been opened, or not? This will tell you if the other person has actually read it.

They can see your tree, if you allow them to, but you can't see theirs.

Thelma

Thelma Report 6 Feb 2009 12:44

I have just tried to send a message from a "free" account and I could not?

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This message has NOT been sent

Why not look at your sent messages?

fuzzykitten

fuzzykitten Report 6 Feb 2009 12:11

Hi - Until today I have been a "free" member of GR. This week I received a really lovely message from my my real half-sister who I've never met (I was adopted) and I fired a friendly response off straightaway. However, I'm not sure if it was actually sent - it says that you have to be a Standard Member to send messages, and I wasn't, although it appeared in my "Sent messages" folder. I've now upgraded to Standard Membership and was wondering if I should re-send the message, but I don't want to hassle the poor girl if it has already been sent (she hasn't got back to me yet, but that could be for any number of reasons of course). many thanks

Clara