Sentbox and Outbox

jeffpan · 5 Jul 2023, 04:37 AM

What’s the difference between them?
Do they mean the same stuff?
Thanks.

Bamb0 · 5 Jul 2023, 04:58 AM

Well Jeff some systems the Outbox can in a way show you when your message is read....

If its not in the outbox anymore,chances are its read......

pjroutledge · 5 Jul 2023, 05:45 AM

Probably depends on the application.

IIRC, when you send a message using Outlook it goes into the Outbox until the mail server actually sends it, and then it moves to the Sent folder. So the Outbox is a bit like a buffer.
(This is particularly noticeable if you set up delayed send as in most cases it is probably sent so quickly that you wouldn't notice.)

When using Fastmail's 'Scheduled Send' the Scheduled folder seems to be used like an Outbox folder.

5 Jul 2023, 04:37 AM	#1
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,145 Representative of: tls-mail.com	Sentbox and Outbox What’s the difference between them? Do they mean the same stuff? Thanks.

5 Jul 2023, 04:58 AM	#2
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,874	Well Jeff some systems the Outbox can in a way show you when your message is read.... If its not in the outbox anymore,chances are its read......

5 Jul 2023, 05:45 AM	#3
pjroutledge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 133	Probably depends on the application. IIRC, when you send a message using Outlook it goes into the Outbox until the mail server actually sends it, and then it moves to the Sent folder. So the Outbox is a bit like a buffer. (This is particularly noticeable if you set up delayed send as in most cases it is probably sent so quickly that you wouldn't notice.) When using Fastmail's 'Scheduled Send' the Scheduled folder seems to be used like an Outbox folder.