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approx how long does it take a PM to reach the party you send it to. when you both are on line? thx

its sent instantly. if the receiving party is online, they will be interrupted on their browser with the new private message box. if they are offline, the next time they sign in the box will appear immediately to notify them about new pm's. i was pming a few people back and forth last night and had two new ones when i signed in today 8-) thats how i know

you can have the pop up things removed. I do.

thx but i know all that :wink:

i ask because sometimes i PM and get insant responces and some times i don't. so guess it's just people getting back to me when every they want.

kinda like i did. haha. i'm sure internet connections and server loads play into it but its not like iming someone. or 8.90 in the quarter :-P

It cetainly is no 8.9 in the quarter. It's just ow fast the recipient responds. Internet connection may play a small factor.

certainly*

that would be 8.84 in the quarter. 8-) did'nt see my post did you?

i did after i posted. thats nasty bill congrats! oh and corey, bottom right hand corner of your post has an edit button, for when you fahq up! :D

some people have the PM notification turned off. if they do, it may take them a while to notice they have a new one. other than that PMs are sent instantly.

It's as fast as the database can execute a SQL query, so probably a few milliseconds? The notification depends on internet connection, and like Melissa said- if notification is off somebody might not notice.

thanks for the answers

And to add, if the recieving party is online but idle they have to refresh the screen or navigate to another page oni the site