How do I check my messages?

[Willasue]

There is a message box? Mailbox? Yes? Sorry, I'm so new to this site and I can't find it. I looked all over and even tried to google it which just got me a lot of smutty stories about mailboxes.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

There is a message box? Mailbox? Yes? Sorry, I'm so new to this site and I can't find it. I looked all over and even tried to google it which just got me a lot of smutty stories about mailboxes.

When you get a message, Literotica forwards the message to the e-mail that you provided when you signed up. As far as I'm aware, there's no mailbox here to check.

 

[KimGordon67]

It's the 'private message' link - on the screen I'm looking at right now, it's in the top right hand corner, just under where says 'Welcome KimGordon67'

 

[KimGordon67]

Also, I now want to know what a 'smutty story about mailboxes' looks like.

 

[Willasue]

Thank you! Also... uhm, I'm not sure? I didn't read any of them, but there sure were a lot in Google search, haha.

 

[ElectricBlue]

When you get a message, Literotica forwards the message to the e-mail that you provided when you signed up. As far as I'm aware, there's no mailbox here to check.

Only if you have that alert turned on.

If you've received a PM, there will be a bold number top right of this page. The bit that says Private Messages: Unread. Click on that link and voila, there's yourur message in box. Hidden in plain sight, I guess .

 

[ElectricBlue]

Only if you have that alert turned on.

If you've received a PM, there will be a bold number top right of this page. The bit that says Private Messages: Unread. Click on that link and voila, there's yourur message in box. Hidden in plain sight, I guess .

Oops - I posted before I read KimGordon's note - I was responding to Nyx' comment mainly.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Only if you have that alert turned on.

If you've received a PM, there will be a bold number top right of this page. The bit that says Private Messages: Unread. Click on that link and voila, there's yourur message in box. Hidden in plain sight, I guess .

Ohhh... Duh! I was thinking about the Private Feedback messages. Yes, if one doesn't manage the PM inbox, it will overflow very quickly. Sorry for the misdirect, OP!

 

[ElectricBlue]

Ohhh... Duh! I was thinking about the Private Feedback messages. Yes, if one doesn't manage the PM inbox, it will overflow very quickly. Sorry for the misdirect, OP!

The capacity grows once you reach certain thresholds - I don't know what they are but I think it's xxx number of posts. I've got an allowance, for example, of 750 (total, send and receive), but I can't recall when I reached that level. Several years ago, I remember that much.

You can get email notification for PMs too, if you want. I don't bother with notifications, and the Private Feedback happens automatically - although you can turn PF off. The site gives you a range of options to control engagement with readers, which is good. Some writers turn everything off and just publish stories - they would get the View count only, no comments, no scores.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

The capacity grows once you reach certain thresholds - I don't know what they are but I think it's xxx number of posts. I've got an allowance, for example, of 750 (total, send and receive), but I can't recall when I reached that level. Several years ago, I remember that much.

You can get email notification for PMs too, if you want. I don't bother with notifications, and the Private Feedback happens automatically - although you can turn PF off. The site gives you a range of options to control engagement with readers, which is good. Some writers turn everything off and just publish stories - they would get the View count only, no comments, no scores.

I mean "overflow" in the sense that a triple-digit pile of mail gets as anxiety-inducing as a my work email. Who wants that? The hard cutoff at a certain point is almost merciful.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I mean "overflow" in the sense that a triple-digit pile of mail gets as anxiety-inducing as a my work email. Who wants that? The hard cutoff at a certain point is almost merciful.

Ah, got you.

I can remember receiving my very first email, back in 1988. I was on the phone to a colleague in the US and she said, let's see if this attachment feature works... three seconds later a WordPerfect document showed up. "That'll change things," I said. It did. The bloody document still needed editing though .

 

[MC_Deviant]

Related question, really clarifying above comments. I see the inbox for this forum. But what about an inbox for a profile on www.literotica.com? Is that the case where messages are just sent toy your email account?

Thx

 

[otacotora]

Related question, really clarifying above comments. I see the inbox for this forum. But what about an inbox for a profile on www.literotica.com? Is that the case where messages are just sent toy your email account?

Thx

I want to know the answer as well, as I've been trying to contact a few authors and they never reply

 

[ElectricBlue]

I want to know the answer as well, as I've been trying to contact a few authors and they never reply

There are two ways to contact an author directly. One is the PM system (envelope icon, top right); the second is the Feedback Tab on the author's profile page.

You can send Feedback anonymously, obviously with no chance of a reply.

If you would like a reply, the Feedback form allows you to put in your own email address. From then on, any communication is running outside the Lit system.

Note, however, that authors can block both PMs and Feedback, and it's completely up to them whether they reply or not.

"They never reply" - they might not want to, that's their call.

 

[NewGuy2022]

Sorry to be obtuse, I'm looking at the Options page and don't see anything about PMs. I see the feedback option but nothing abouto PMs. I'd guess that the feedback is for the comments section but I could be wrong. I just sent myself a test PM and got nothing.

I put in a fake email address for the picture.

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[ElectricBlue]

Not trying to make much noise on here but I sent a message to myself on "feedback" while logged out and never received the message through my registered email on here? Is there a delay between when a message is sent and when it is received?

Depends on the collective server latencies, I think. There's no reason Lit would need to delay despatch of a message - they're not screened for anything, to my knowledge - but who knows.

When I've tested myself into my email, it's pretty quick.

What happens when you send yourself feedback, when you're logged in?

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

Not trying to make much noise on here but I sent a message to myself on "feedback" while logged out and never received the message through my registered email on here? Is there a delay between when a message is sent and when it is received?

Nope, system's just broken. I don't get any feedback through that function either when I try to send some to myself. Others have complained about it taking days, sometimes up to a week, for messages to arrive in their inbox.