how do I send a private message to someone who has posted a previous question or answer?

[AdrianB]

I have a similar question to one which was posted earlier and I would like to contact the person who asked this question, to see if the advice received helped sort out his problem

[Molly K]

AdrianB,

Unfortunately, our current system doesn't have private messaging functionality.

If the thread was recent, the person you are looking for may still be subscribed to it. If they are, then you can post to the thread and a notification will be sent to them and they may respond to you.

If the thread wasn't recent, then the notifications to it have probably all expired. The best thing to do in this case would be to post a new question and reference the old thread in your question. The original person may reply to it or other users may reply and let you know their opinion of the advice given.

Thanks,

Molly K.
NI Web Support & Operations

[KoppCM]

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@Molly K wrote:
AdrianB,

Unfortunately, our current system doesn't have private messaging functionality.

If the thread was recent, the person you are looking for may still be subscribed to it. If they are, then you can post to the thread and a notification will be sent to them and they may respond to you.

If the thread wasn't recent, then the notifications to it have probably all expired. The best thing to do in this case would be to post a new question and reference the old thread in your question. The original person may reply to it or other users may reply and let you know their opinion of the advice given.

Thanks,

Molly K.
NI Web Support & Operations

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Hi Molly,

What qualifies as "recent"? In other words, how long until subscriptions have expired?

Thanks,

Corey

[Molly K]

KoppCM -

All subscriptions to threads/messages posted prior to November 19th, 2004 have been expired because the URLs have changed and they were not migrated to the new system.

The new system no longer expires subscriptions to threads/messages.

Thanks,