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Harvey

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PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« on: April 02, 2021, 06:14:13 PM »
I've had a look around and I can't see that this has been asked before so here goes.
I know there is a two-per-hour limit on PMs. The address bar allows for multiple recipients so say, just for an example  :-[ I put 5 recipients in a PM and pressed send and off it goes, do all 5 get that message? do only the first two get it? does it roll the second lot of two over to the next hour? or does it chop off anyone after the first two? I could ask the people I sent a PM to but that's another PM!
Thanks, and apologies if I've gone full Kermit the Frog on this!

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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2021, 08:50:37 PM »
I will say that I honestly don't know!
I guess it doesn't delete the "over limit" messages as it would be really bad design.
If it's the same message that is sent CC to 5 people, I suppose it counts for 1 message that is sent. Or at least that's how I would do it.
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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2021, 08:56:30 PM »
Thanks Francois. I did get a 'You have exceeded...' warning when I tried to send another email.

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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2021, 09:29:36 PM »
I got the postcard exchange list. Does that help in any way to answer the question?

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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2021, 10:08:24 PM »
It’s definitely another clue Manuel, you were the third addressee on the email so we know it doesn’t chop off at two. Thanks.

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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2021, 04:21:32 PM »
Mine arrived today (5th April) just before noon, so maybe that came in a different batch?

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Re: PMs - How does the 2 per hour limit work?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2021, 04:32:04 PM »
Hi, yes, I sent yours today.
I’m just glad this wasn’t something everyone knew the answer to but me!