# Feature request: PM status, Read/unread indication

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-pm-status-read-unread-indication/53908>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-pm-status-read-unread-indication/53908 "2016-12-07T09:04:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-pm-status-read-unread-indication/53908/5 "2016-12-08T10:41:20Z")

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Sam,  
Tracking emails would be a whole other world of hurt.

For PMs, there are other platforms which distinguish between “Outbox” and “Sent”, but this is a bit propellorheadish for many users.

Multi recipient PMs: How about a symbol placed next to the time, when the user clicks on it it shows a list of who the PM was sent to, with “Read” or “Unread” next to each username, added bonus points if it also indicates “Mail sent” for a user who has email list mode, or notifications enabled.

(I am aware that earning the bonus points won’t be particularly easy).

If it can’t be done in a way which doesn’t preclude partially correct information, then it isn’t worth doing.

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